1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 35-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Eugene V. Lux (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Howard E. Deford (R) by 57.6 points.
Eugene V. LuxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.8%17,181
Howard E. DefordRepublican
21.2%4,618
21,799 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