1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 3-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Margaret Leonard (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating William J. S. May (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Margaret LeonardRepublican · winner
50.3%12,372
William J. S. MayDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%12,246
24,618 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