1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 21-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Gary Nelson (R) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating John Vernon Kamm (D) by 45.6 points.
Gary NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.8%22,876
John Vernon KammDemocrat
27.2%8,551
31,427 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