1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 18
Washington State Senate · Washington
Don Talley (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Engleman (R) by 29.0 points.
Don TalleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%17,975
Robert L. EnglemanRepublican
35.5%9,901
27,876 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