1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 42-3
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Dan Vandyk (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Fred A. Veroske (R) by 7.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Dan VandykDemocrat · winner
53.6%14,548
Fred A. VeroskeRepublican · incumbent
46.4%12,615
27,163 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)