1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 20-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Warren Smith (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Hugh Kalich (D) by 3.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Warren SmithRepublican · winner
51.9%9,474
Hugh KalichDemocrat · incumbent
48.1%8,783
18,257 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)