1980Final results

1980 election for Washington Legislative District 40

Name: 1980 election for Washington Legislative District 40
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Washington

Washington State Senate · Washington

Lowell Peterson (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Gerald B. Digerness (R) by 4.8 points.

Lowell PetersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent

52.4%21,839

47.6%19,853

41,692 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