1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 43-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Nita Rinehart (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Symone Scales (R) by 16.9 points.
Nita RinehartDemocrat · winner
58.4%20,002
Symone ScalesRepublican
41.6%14,223
34,225 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)