1970Final results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 48-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Richard U. Chapin (R) won re-election with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Fred Meitzer (D) by 33.2 points.
Richard U. ChapinRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%12,009
Fred MeitzerDemocrat
31.8%5,873
H. G. WashkuhnIndependent
3.3%611
18,493 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)