1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 47-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Marion Sherman (D) won re-election with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Darlene C. McHenry (R) by 5.2 points.
Marion ShermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%19,746
Darlene C. McHenryRepublican
47.4%17,791
37,537 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)