1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 16A
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Doris Johnson (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Evans (R) by 2.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Doris JohnsonDemocrat · winner
51.4%7,381
Charles E. EvansRepublican · incumbent
48.6%6,972
14,353 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET