1970Final results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 10-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Joe Mentor (R) won re-election with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Templeton (D) by 12.0 points.
Joe MentorRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%11,863
Tom TempletonDemocrat
44.0%9,319
21,182 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)