1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1984 election for Washington Legislative District 15-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Margaret Rayburn (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Root (R) by 9.8 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Margaret RayburnDemocrat · winner
54.9%13,306
RootRepublican
45.1%10,939
24,245 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)