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1970Final results

1970 election for Washington Legislative District 30

Washington State Senate · Washington

John Stender (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating James P. Curran (D) by 4.9 points.

John StenderRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%16,710
47.5%15,138
31,848 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

EvenD+25.91978R+7.31982R+10.41986R+2.71990R+5.31994D+6.61998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET