1970Final results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 35-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Merrill (D) won re-election with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Bette Filley (R) by 44.6 points.
John MerrillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%10,945
Bette FilleyRepublican
26.1%4,045
Roger VeilIndependent
3.2%491
15,481 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)