1970Final results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 39-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Henry Backstrom (D) won re-election with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Don Regan (R) by 15.0 points.
Henry BackstromDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%12,659
Don ReganRepublican
42.5%9,359
22,018 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)