1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 49-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Joe King (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Anita L. Fisher (R) by 1.4 points.
Joe KingDemocrat · winner
50.7%16,793
Anita L. FisherRepublican
49.3%16,343
33,136 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)