1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 17-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Robert L. Chamberlain (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Ken Blankenship (D) by 2.1 points.
Robert L. ChamberlainRepublican · winner
51.1%20,088
Ken BlankenshipDemocrat
48.9%19,255
39,343 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET