1970Final results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 49-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Richard L. Smythe (R) won re-election with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Harris (D) by 1.0 points.
Richard L. SmytheRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.5%11,424
Robert L. HarrisDemocrat
49.5%11,197
22,621 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)