1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 17-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Dennis Heck (D) won re-election with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth G. Spires (R) by 43.3 points.
Dennis HeckDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%28,302
Elizabeth G. SpiresRepublican
28.4%11,202
39,504 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)