1970Final results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 8A
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Irving Newhouse (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Claude E. Barrett (D) by 30.1 points.
Irving NewhouseRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%4,035
Claude E. BarrettDemocrat
35.0%2,169
6,204 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET