1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 37-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Michael Ross (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Marion King Smith (D) by 11.7 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Michael RossRepublican · winner
55.9%5,836
Marion King SmithDemocrat
44.1%4,611
10,447 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)