1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 5B
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Edward T. Luders (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Lewis (R) by 15.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Edward T. LudersDemocrat · winner
57.5%6,028
Robert H. LewisRepublican
42.5%4,459
10,487 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET