1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 40-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Pat Fiske (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Jerry L. Vrooman (D) by 16.4 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Pat FiskeRepublican · winner
58.2%24,025
Jerry L. VroomanDemocrat · incumbent
41.8%17,241
41,266 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)