1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 36-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Joe Taller (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Scott Lewis (D) by 33.1 points.
Joe TallerRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.6%21,144
Scott LewisDemocrat
33.4%10,621
31,765 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