1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 43-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
James A. McDermott (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating John P. Lycette Jr. (R) by 15.2 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
James A. McDermottDemocrat · winner
57.6%9,786
John P. Lycette Jr.Republican
42.4%7,208
16,994 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)