The 1980 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent
Democratic
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Governor
Dixy Lee Ray
Dixy Lee Ray (September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 17th governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as idiosyncratic and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female gover ...
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. , this is the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Washington, thus beginning the longest streak for Democrats in any gubernatorial office in the United States.
Blanket primary
Candidates
Democratic
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Jim McDermott, psychiatrist, state senator, and candidate for governor in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
*
Dixy Lee Ray
Dixy Lee Ray (September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 17th governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as idiosyncratic and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female gover ...
, incumbent Governor of Washington
*Caroline "Hope" Diamond
Republican
*
John Spellman,
King County Executive
*
Duane Berentson
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Born in Anacortes, Washington, Berentson went to the University of Washington and then Pacific Lutheran University. He taught high school a ...
, state speaker
*
Bruce Chapman
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, state secretary
*Patrick Sean McGowan
Results
General election
Candidates
*
Jim McDermott (D), psychiatrist, state senator, and candidate for governor in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
*
John Spellman (R),
King County Executive
Results
References
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
1980 United States gubernatorial elections
Gubernatorial
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