This is the 1980 race. The latest: 2022 →

1980Final results

1980 election for Washington Legislative District 7-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Helen Fancher (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Dennis R. Scott (D) by 35.7 points.

Helen FancherRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%26,194
32.1%12,405
38,599 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

Races before and after

EvenD+27.61974R+6.41976R+36.41978R+35.71980R+7.61982R+24.01984

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