1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 18-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
William Paris (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Wayne D. Purcell (D) by 15.6 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
William ParisRepublican · winner
57.8%12,695
Wayne D. PurcellDemocrat
42.2%9,261
21,956 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET