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1980Final results

1980 election for Washington Legislative District 44-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Steve Tupper (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Lyle Stevenson (D) by 26.8 points.

Steve TupperRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%20,197
36.6%11,659
31,856 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

EvenD+7.51974D+3.01976R+17.61978R+26.81980D+5.21982D+4.21984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET