1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 7-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Scott Barr (R) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating John D. Linder (D) by 40.3 points.
Scott BarrRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.1%26,443
John D. LinderDemocrat
29.9%11,257
37,700 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET