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1970Final results

1970 election for Washington Legislative District 32

Washington State Senate · Washington

Pete Francis (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Mary Ellen McCaffree (R) by 11.8 points.

Pete FrancisDemocrat · winner
54.3%9,717
42.5%7,610
Harriet AshtonWorking Families
3.2%575
17,902 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+32.31978D+48.81982D+58.51986D+26.21990D+7.01994D+37.01998

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

The candidates

Pete Francis (D)Mary Ellen McCaffree (R)

Also on the ballot: Harriet Ashton (Working Families), 3.2%