1980Final results

1980 election for Washington Legislative District 10-2

Name: 1980 election for Washington Legislative District 10-2
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Joan Houchen (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Eleanor Fortson (D) by 12.0 points.

Joan HouchenRepublican · winner · incumbent

56.0%23,006

44.0%18,061

41,067 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