1980Final results
1980 election for Washington Legislative District 3
Washington State Senate · Washington
Margaret Hurley (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Paul W. Lewis (R) by 43.3 points.
Margaret HurleyDemocrat · winner
71.6%17,541
Paul W. LewisRepublican
28.4%6,947
24,488 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