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1980Final results

1980 election for Washington Legislative District 16-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Richard Hastings (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Dorothy M. Miller (D) by 39.8 points.

Richard HastingsRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.9%19,942
30.1%8,597
28,539 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

Races before and after

EvenD+11.91976R+24.91978R+39.81980R+9.01982R+4.71984D+9.61986

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