1980Final results

1980 election for Washington Legislative District 2

Name: 1980 election for Washington Legislative District 2
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Washington

Washington State Senate · Washington

R. Ted Bottiger (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Jim McDaniel (R) by 9.5 points.

R. Ted BottigerDemocrat · winner · incumbent

54.7%18,347

45.3%15,171

33,518 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