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1980 election for Washington Legislative District 19

Name: 1980 election for Washington Legislative District 19
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Washington

Washington State Senate · Washington

J. T. Quigg Jr. (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Max Vekich (D) by 1.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

J. T. Quigg Jr.Republican · winner

50.6%15,128

49.4%14,778

29,906 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

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