1981Final resultsSpecial election
1981 special election for Washington Legislative District 15
Washington State Senate · Washington
Irving Newhouse (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Michael L. Everett (D) by 0.8 points.
Irving NewhouseRepublican · winner
50.4%8,716
Michael L. EverettDemocrat
49.6%8,570
17,286 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 1981
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)