1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 36-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Helen Sommers (D) won re-election with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Jay Lane (R) by 8.5 points.
Helen SommersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%18,069
Jay LaneRepublican
45.8%15,239
33,308 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)