1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 4-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Walt O. Knowles (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Gordon W. Richardson (R) by 2.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Walt O. KnowlesDemocrat · winner
51.3%8,586
Gordon W. RichardsonRepublican · incumbent
48.7%8,166
16,752 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)