1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 4-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Mike Padden (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Dennis Dellwo (D) by 10.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mike PaddenRepublican · winner
55.4%20,952
Dennis DellwoDemocrat
44.6%16,847
37,799 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