1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 17-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Albert Bauer (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Robert Odell (R) by 7.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Albert BauerDemocrat · winner
53.5%9,247
Robert OdellRepublican · incumbent
46.5%8,023
17,270 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)