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1970Final results

1970 election for Washington Legislative District 1-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Arthur C. Brown (R) won re-election with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Patricia Ann Espe (D) by 33.6 points.

Arthur C. BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%12,467
33.2%6,197
18,664 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 1970

The seat's recent races

EvenR+30.01968R+33.61970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)