1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 38-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Martinis (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Wesley K. Duce (R) by 29.8 points.
John MartinisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%17,910
Wesley K. DuceRepublican
35.1%9,682
27,592 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