1970 general · November 3, 1970
1970 Washington State Senate election results, district by district
Every Washington State Senate district in the 1970 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 49 seats
After the electionD 29 · R 20
Races24
Changed party0
Unopposed12%3 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 12 · R 12
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-6 | Sam C. Guess (R) | 21.3 | |
| LD-7 | Robert W. Twigg (R) | 23.3 | |
| LD-8 | Damon R. Canfield (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-13 | Nat Washington (D) | 70.9 | |
| LD-15 | Perry B. Woodall (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-21 | Jack Metcalf (R) | 17.5 | |
| LD-26 | Booth Gardner (D) | 12.4 | |
| LD-29 | John T. McCutcheon (D) | 18.0 | |
| LD-30 | John Stender (R) | 4.9 | |
| LD-31 | Gordon Herr (D) | 19.7 | |
| LD-32 | Pete Francis (D) | 11.8 | |
| LD-33 | Frank Connor (D) | 56.9 | |
| LD-34 | R. R. Greive (D) | 49.9 | |
| LD-35 | Bob Ridder (D) | 22.4 | |
| LD-36 | John Murray (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-37 | George Fleming (D) | 61.4 | |
| LD-38 | August Mardesich (D) | 24.3 | |
| LD-42 | R. Frank Atwood (R) | 9.2 | |
| LD-43 | Jonathan Whetzel (R) | 39.0 | |
| LD-44 | Ted G. Peterson (R) | 22.9 | |
| LD-45 | Fred Dore (D) | 4.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-46 | George Scott (R) | 26.3 | |
| LD-47 | Martin J. Durkan (D) | 49.5 | |
| LD-48 | James A. Anderson (R) | 39.5 |
Washington State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner