1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 5-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Geraldine McCormick (D) won re-election with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Victor R. Vandyk (R) by 14.7 points.
Geraldine McCormickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%19,681
Victor R. VandykRepublican
42.7%14,648
34,329 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)