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Election 1980 Results

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1980 Washington governor election

John D. Spellman (Republican) beat James A. McDermott (Democrat) in Washington in 1980, 56.7% to 43.3%, a margin of 13.4 points and 231,270 votes.

Washington changed party: in 1976 it went Democratic, for Dixy Lee Ray.

Republicans led in 32 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 7. The largest, King, cast 595,159 votes and went to the Republican by 10.2 points. The closest was Ferry, where 111 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John D. Spellman won Republican 981,083 56.7%
James A. McDermott Democratic 749,813 43.3%
Total1,730,896

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 267,218 44.9% 327,941 55.1% 595,159 R+10.2
Pierce 75,305 43.4% 98,289 56.6% 173,594 R+13.2
Spokane 56,827 40.2% 84,400 59.8% 141,227 R+19.5
Snohomish 60,587 44.6% 75,203 55.4% 135,790 R+10.8
Clark 32,364 45.2% 39,225 54.8% 71,589 R+9.6
Kitsap 24,150 39.9% 36,372 60.1% 60,522 R+20.2
Yakima 23,612 39.4% 36,246 60.6% 59,858 R+21.1
Thurston 23,122 42.1% 31,803 57.9% 54,925 R+15.8
Whatcom 22,215 48.4% 23,722 51.6% 45,937 R+3.3
Benton 13,637 30.8% 30,710 69.2% 44,347 R+38.5
Skagit 13,683 44.6% 17,003 55.4% 30,686 R+10.8
Cowlitz 13,910 49.6% 14,160 50.4% 28,070 R+0.9
Grays Harbor 13,098 50.2% 12,971 49.8% 26,069 D+0.5
Lewis 8,580 37.6% 14,230 62.4% 22,810 R+24.8
Clallam 9,567 42.9% 12,729 57.1% 22,296 R+14.2
Chelan 7,670 39.5% 11,734 60.5% 19,404 R+20.9
Walla Walla 6,954 36.7% 11,993 63.3% 18,947 R+26.6
Island 6,998 38.3% 11,285 61.7% 18,283 R+23.4
Grant 6,989 39.2% 10,839 60.8% 17,828 R+21.6
Whitman 7,195 42.4% 9,773 57.6% 16,968 R+15.2
Mason 6,357 46.2% 7,414 53.8% 13,771 R+7.7
Okanogan 5,741 46.1% 6,710 53.9% 12,451 R+7.8
Franklin 4,454 38.1% 7,249 61.9% 11,703 R+23.9
Stevens 4,322 37.6% 7,178 62.4% 11,500 R+24.8
Kittitas 4,822 45.5% 5,783 54.5% 10,605 R+9.1
Douglas 3,462 39.7% 5,248 60.3% 8,710 R+20.5
Jefferson 4,105 50.9% 3,961 49.1% 8,066 D+1.8
Pacific 4,650 57.9% 3,379 42.1% 8,029 D+15.8
Asotin 2,859 42.8% 3,817 57.2% 6,676 R+14.3
Klickitat 3,152 51.7% 2,944 48.3% 6,096 D+3.4
Lincoln 1,909 35.5% 3,471 64.5% 5,380 R+29.0
San Juan 2,315 47.2% 2,587 52.8% 4,902 R+5.5
Adams 1,528 31.9% 3,259 68.1% 4,787 R+36.2
Pend Oreille 1,688 45.2% 2,045 54.8% 3,733 R+9.6
Skamania 1,603 54.1% 1,361 45.9% 2,964 D+8.2
Ferry 1,067 52.7% 956 47.3% 2,023 D+5.5
Columbia 670 33.1% 1,352 66.9% 2,022 R+33.7
Wahkiakum 926 54.7% 767 45.3% 1,693 D+9.4
Garfield 502 34.0% 974 66.0% 1,476 R+32.0

Counties as they stood in 1980; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Washington governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Bob Ferguson (D) D+11.3
2020 Jay Inslee (D) D+13.4
2016 Jay Inslee (D) D+8.8
2012 Jay Inslee (D) D+3.1
2008 Christine Gregoire (D) D+6.5
2004 Christine Gregoire (D) level
2000 Gary Locke (D) D+18.7
1996 Gary Locke (D) D+15.9
1992 Mike Lowry (D) D+4.3
1988 Booth Gardner (D) D+24.4
1984 Booth Gardner (D) D+6.6
1980 John D. Spellman (R) R+13.4
1976 Dixy Lee Ray (D) D+8.7
1972 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+8.0
1968 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+10.4
1964 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+11.9
1960 Albert D. Rosellini (D) D+1.5
1956 Albert D. Rosellini (D) D+9.6
1952 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+5.3
1948 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+3.3
1944 Monrad C. Wallgren (D) D+3.4
1940 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+0.7
1936 Clarence D. Martin (D) D+41.2
1932 Clarence D. Martin (D) D+23.5
1928 Roland H. Hartley (R) R+13.5
1924 Roland H. Hartley (R) R+24.0
1920 Louis F. Hart (R) R+36.2
1916 Ernest Lister (D) D+3.7
1912 Ernest Lister (D) D+0.2
1908 Samuel G. Cosgrove (R) R+29.6
1904 Albert E. Mead (R) R+10.5
1900 John Rankin Rogers (D) D+2.1
1896 John Rankin Rogers (other)
1892 John H. McGraw (R) R+4.8
1889 Elisha P. Ferry (R) R+15.4