1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 22-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
W. H. Garson Jr. (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Ron Keller (D) by 1.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
W. H. Garson Jr.Republican · winner
50.8%23,320
Ron KellerDemocrat · incumbent
49.2%22,597
45,917 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