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      Home/Elections/1998/US House/Washington/WA-07
      1998·US House·Washington·District profile →

      Washington District 7 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      James A McDermott
      88.2%183,076 votes
      Runner-up
      OTH
      Stan Lippmann
      9.4%19,545 votes
      Margin
      D+88.2
      207,542 total votes
      3 candidates207,542 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      James A McDermottDEM✓
      		DEM183,07688.2%
      Stan LippmannOTH
      		OTH19,5459.4%
      Jeff PowersOTH
      		OTH4,9212.4%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+74.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+1.0
      R+60R+30EvenD+30D+6020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202485.3%10.8%D+74.5437,624
      202086.8%11.3%D+75.5455,644
      201683.4%11.0%D+72.3397,414
      201282.9%17.1%D+65.8365,702
      200881.8%16.6%D+65.1357,595

      Seat History

      US House in Washington

      2024
      Pramila JayapalDEM
      D+68.1
      2022
      Pramila JayapalDEM
      D+71.2
      Redistricted
      2020
      Pramila JayapalDEM
      D+66.2
      2018
      Pramila JayapalDEM
      D+67.1
      2016
      Pramila JayapalDEM
      D+100.0
      2014
      James A McDermottDEM
      D+62.0
      2012
      James A McDermottDEM
      D+59.3
      Redistricted
      2010
      James A McDermottDEM
      D+83.0
      2008
      James A McDermottDEM
      D+67.3
      2006
      James A McDermottDEM
      D+63.7
      2004
      James A McDermottDEM
      D+61.4
      2002
      James A McDermottDEM
      D+52.1
      Redistricted
      2000
      James A McDermottDEM
      D+72.8
      1996
      James A McDermottDEM
      D+61.9
      View all US House history for Washington →

      Candidates

      James A McDermottDEM
      Record19W-1L
      Avg MarginD+37.9
      Career1970-2014
      US House / State Senate / Governor / State House
      Full profile →
      Jeff PowersOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1998-1998
      US House
      Full profile →
      Stan LippmannLIB
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1998-2002
      US House
      Full profile →

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