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1980 Washington gubernatorial election
Nominee
John Spellman
Jim McDermott
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
981,083
749,813
Percentage
56.7%
43.3%
County resultsSpellman: 50–60% 60–70% McDermott: 50–60%
Governor before election
Dixy Lee Ray
Democratic
Elected Governor
John Spellman
Republican
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 2022, this is the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Washington and thus beginning of the longest streak for Democrats in any gubernatorial office in the United States.
Blanket primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Democratic [ ]
Jim McDermott , psychiatrist, state senator, and candidate for governor in 1972
Dixy Lee Ray , incumbent Governor of Washington
Caroline "Hope" Diamond
Republican [ ]
John Spellman , King County Executive
Duane Berentson , state speaker
Bruce Chapman , state secretary
Patrick Sean McGowan
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Jim McDermott (D), psychiatrist, state senator, and candidate for governor in 1972
John Spellman (R), King County Executive
Results [ ]
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