1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 6-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Michael R. McGinnis (R) won re-election with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Gaither Kodis (D) by 47.1 points.
Michael R. McGinnisRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.5%24,321
Gaither KodisDemocrat
26.5%8,757
33,078 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)