1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 23
Washington State Senate · Washington
Ellen Craswell (R) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Gordon L. Walgren (D) by 47.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ellen CraswellRepublican · winner
73.5%30,141
Gordon L. WalgrenDemocrat · incumbent
26.5%10,855
40,996 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