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1998 Washington U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1998 Washington U.S. House District 7 Election?

Jim McDermott won the 1998 Washington U.S. House District 7 Election. Jim McDermott received 183,076 popular votes (88.21%). The main challenger was Stan Lippmann (9.42%).

See the full head-to-head between McDermott and Lippmann

McDermott +78.8 pts · won by 163,531 votes
Jim McDermottDemocraticWINNER88.21%
183,076 votes
Stan LippmannReform9.42%
19,545 votes
Jeff Powerssocialist workers2.37%
4,921 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.