1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
1980 special election for Washington Legislative District 44
Washington State Senate · Washington
Donn Charnley (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Bruce A. Bradburn (R) by 6.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Donn CharnleyDemocrat · winner
53.2%17,318
Bruce A. BradburnRepublican
46.8%15,227
32,545 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