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1980Final results

1980 election for Washington Legislative District 18-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Alan Thompson (D) won re-election with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Mark Peters (R) by 17.7 points.

Alan ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%16,085
Mark PetersRepublican
41.1%11,246
27,331 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

EvenD+26.21972D+35.61976D+17.71980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)