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1998 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1998 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election?

Jennifer Dunn won the 1998 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election. Jennifer Dunn received 135,539 popular votes (59.73%). The main challenger was Heidi Behrens-Benedict (40.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Dunn and Behrens-Benedict

Dunn +19.5 pts · won by 44,168 votes
Jennifer DunnRepublicanWINNER59.73%
135,539 votes
Heidi Behrens-BenedictDemocratic40.27%
91,371 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.