1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 19-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Erak (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Betty Beckett (R) by 29.5 points.
John ErakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%18,952
Betty BeckettRepublican
35.3%10,323
29,275 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