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1998 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election?

George R. Nethercutt won the 1998 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election. George R. Nethercutt received 110,040 popular votes (56.94%). The main challenger was Brad Lyons (38.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Nethercutt and Lyons

Nethercutt +18.9 pts · won by 36,495 votes
George R. NethercuttRepublicanWINNER56.94%
110,040 votes
Brad LyonsDemocratic38.06%
73,545 votes
John Bealamerican heritage5.01%
9,673 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.