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1980Final results

1980 election for Washington Legislative District 39-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Gary Scott (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Harold C. Boreson (R) by 30.8 points.

Gary ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%23,909
34.6%12,657
36,566 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

EvenD+4.41974R+12.21976D+25.41978D+30.81980D+5.31992R+5.41994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET