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1980Final results

1980 election for Washington Legislative District 18-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Bob Williams (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Dick Riley (D) by 14.3 points.

Bob WilliamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%15,623
Dick RileyDemocrat
42.8%11,706
27,329 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

EvenR+18.81974R+24.51976R+26.61978R+14.31980D+32.01982D+34.11984

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