1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Harry C. James (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Ray A. Aardal (D) by 13.7 points.
Harry C. JamesRepublican · winner
56.9%23,045
Ray A. AardalDemocrat
43.1%17,490
40,535 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)