1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 31-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
King Lysen (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating E. Lauritzen (R) by 30.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
King LysenDemocrat · winner
65.1%11,911
E. LauritzenRepublican
34.9%6,399
18,310 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)