1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 38-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Richard King (D) won re-election with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Alan B. Tapert (R) by 23.0 points.
Richard KingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.5%17,185
Alan B. TapertRepublican
38.5%10,768
27,953 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)