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1980Final results

1980 election for Washington Legislative District 42-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Roger Vandyken (R) won re-election with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Greg T. Mowat (D) by 19.7 points.

Roger VandykenRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%21,388
38.6%14,161
Thomas SandLibertarian
3.2%1,160
36,709 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

EvenD+16.61972D+8.31974D+15.91976R+14.81978R+19.71980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Roger Vandyken (R)Greg T. Mowat (D)

Also on the ballot: Thomas Sand (Libertarian), 3.2%