1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 32-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Dick Nelson (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Brian Ramey (R) by 35.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Dick NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%20,089
Brian RameyRepublican
32.5%9,673
29,762 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