1970Final results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 8B
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Max Benitz (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Walter J. Shipman (D) by 8.5 points.
Max BenitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%5,673
Walter J. ShipmanDemocrat
45.7%4,783
10,456 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