1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

1980 election for Washington Legislative District 5-2

Name: 1980 election for Washington Legislative District 5-2
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Richard H. Barrett (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating George Diana (D) by 14.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Richard H. BarrettRepublican · winner

57.4%19,404

42.6%14,395

33,799 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

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