1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 8-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Ray Isaacson (R) won re-election with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Ellis (D) by 36.3 points.
Ray IsaacsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%29,180
Robert E. EllisDemocrat
31.9%13,638
42,818 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)