1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 31-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jeanette Berleen (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating John Jovanovich (D) by 2.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jeanette BerleenRepublican · winner
51.2%11,959
John JovanovichDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%11,420
23,379 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