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1970Final results

1970 election for Washington Legislative District 35

Washington State Senate · Washington

Bob Ridder (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Harley H. Hoppe (R) by 22.4 points.

Bob RidderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%10,102
Harley H. HoppeRepublican
38.8%6,406
16,508 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+57.51978D+34.01982D+40.51986D+23.11990D+34.81994D+44.62006

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