1980Final results

1980 election for Washington Legislative District 1-2

Name: 1980 election for Washington Legislative District 1-2
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Rick S. Bender (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Dennis Hagen (R) by 3.2 points.

Rick S. BenderDemocrat · winner · incumbent

51.6%14,014

48.4%13,137

27,151 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET