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1980 Washington gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	1980 Washington gubernatorial election
country	Washington
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1976 Washington gubernatorial election
previous_year	1976
next_election	1984 Washington gubernatorial election
next_year	1984
election_date	November 4, 1980
image1	File:JohnDSpellman.jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	John Spellman
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	981,083
percentage1	56.68%
image2	File:Jim McDermott 1980.jpg
nominee2	Jim McDermott
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	749,813
percentage2	43.32%
title	Governor
map_image	1980 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	275px
map_caption	County results
Spellman:
McDermott:
before_election	Dixy Lee Ray
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	John Spellman
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Spellman:
McDermott:

The 1980 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic governor Dixy Lee Ray ran for a second term, but lost in the primary to State Representative Jim McDermott. McDermott was defeated in the general election by Republican candidate John Spellman, the King County Executive. As of , this is the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Washington, thus beginning the longest Democratic streak in any of the 50 state governorships once Spellman left office.

Primary election

Candidates

Democratic

Robert L. Baldwin, Sr.
Douglas P. Bestle
Caroline "Hope" Diamond
Lloyd G. Isley
Jef Jaisum
Jim McDermott, psychiatrist, state senator, and candidate for governor in 1972
Dixy Lee Ray, incumbent governor of Washington

Republican

Duane Berentson, Speaker of Washington House of Representatives
Bruce Chapman, Secretary of State of Washington
Patrick Sean McGowan
Louise A. Saluteen
John Spellman, King County Executive
Rabbine Matthew Sutich

Results

General election

Candidates

Jim McDermott (D), psychiatrist, state senator, and candidate for governor in 1972
John Spellman (R), King County Executive

Results

Results by county

John Spellman was the first Republican to carry Franklin County, Mason County, and Pierce County since Roland H. Hartley in 1928. Franklin County has voted Republican in every subsequent gubernatorial election. Spellman is the most recent Republican to have won King County and Thurston County. Snohomish County and Whatcom County have voted Republican only once since this election.

County	John Spellman
Republican	Jim McDermott
Democratic	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	981,083	56.68%	749,813	43.32%	231,270	13.36%	1,730,896
	Adams		3,259		68.08%		1,528		31.92%		1,731		36.16%		4,787
	Asotin		3,817		57.17%		2,859		42.83%		958		14.35%		6,676
	Benton		30,710		69.25%		13,637		30.75%		17,073		38.50%		44,347
	Chelan		11,734		60.47%		7,670		39.53%		4,064		20.94%		19,404
	Clallam		12,729		57.09%		9,567		42.91%		3,162		14.18%		22,296
	Clark		39,225		54.79%		32,364		45.21%		6,861		9.58%		71,589
	Columbia		1,352		66.86%		670		33.14%		682		33.73%		2,022
	Cowlitz		14,160		50.45%		13,910		49.55%		250		0.89%		28,070
	Douglas		5,248		60.25%		3,462		39.75%		1,786		20.51%		8,710
	Ferry		956		47.26%		1,067		52.74%		-111		-5.49%		2,023
	Franklin		7,249		61.94%		4,454		38.06%		2,795		23.88%		11,703
	Garfield		974		65.99%		502		34.01%		472		31.98%		1,476
	Grant		10,839		60.80%		6,989		39.20%		3,850		21.60%		17,828
	Grays Harbor		12,971		49.76%		13,098		50.24%		-127		-0.49%		26,069
	Island		11,285		61.72%		6,998		38.28%		4,287		23.45%		18,283
	Jefferson		3,961		49.11%		4,105		50.89%		-144		-1.79%		8,066
	King		327,941		55.10%		267,218		44.90%		60,723		10.20%		595,159
	Kitsap		36,372		60.10%		24,150		39.90%		12,222		20.19%		60,522
	Kittitas		5,783		54.53%		4,822		45.47%		961		9.06%		10,605
	Klickitat		2,944		48.29%		3,152		51.71%		-208		-3.41%		6,096
	Lewis		14,230		62.38%		8,580		37.62%		5,650		24.77%		22,810
	Lincoln		3,471		64.52%		1,909		35.48%		1,562		29.03%		5,380
	Mason		7,414		53.84%		6,357		46.16%		1,057		7.68%		13,771
	Okanogan		6,710		53.89%		5,741		46.11%		969		7.78%		12,451
	Pacific		3,379		42.08%		4,650		57.92%		-1,271		-15.83%		8,029
	Pend Oreille		2,045		54.78%		1,688		45.22%		357		9.56%		3,733
	Pierce		98,289		56.62%		75,305		43.38%		22,984		13.24%		173,594
	San Juan		2,587		52.77%		2,315		47.23%		272		5.55%		4,902
	Skagit		17,003		55.41%		13,683		44.59%		3,320		10.82%		30,686
	Skamania		1,361		45.92%		1,603		54.08%		-242		-8.16%		2,964
	Snohomish		75,203		55.38%		60,587		44.62%		14,616		10.76%		135,790
	Spokane		84,400		59.76%		56,827		40.24%		27,573		19.52%		141,227
	Stevens		7,178		62.42%		4,322		37.58%		2,856		24.83%		11,500
	Thurston		31,803		57.90%		23,122		42.10%		8,681		15.81%		54,925
	Wahkiakum		767		45.30%		926		54.70%		-159		-9.39%		1,693
	Walla Walla		11,993		63.30%		6,954		36.70%		5,039		26.60%		18,947
	Whatcom		23,722		51.64%		22,215		48.36%		1,507		3.28%		45,937
	Whitman		9,773		57.60%		7,195		42.40%		2,578		15.19%		16,968
	Yakima		36,246		60.55%		23,612		39.45%		12,634		21.11%		59,858

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Benton
Clallam
Clark
Cowlitz
Douglas
Franklin
Island
King
Kitsap
Kittitas
Klickitat
Lewis
Mason
Okanogan
Pend Oreille
Pierce
Skagit
Snohomish
Thurston
Whatcom

Notes

References

"Elections Search Results September 1980 Primary". Washington Secretary of State.
"Elections Search Results November 1980 General". Washington Secretary of State.

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