1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 44-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Nancy Rust (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Lyon (R) by 5.6 points.
Nancy RustDemocrat · winner
52.8%17,265
Jim LyonRepublican
47.2%15,419
32,684 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