1970Final results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 38
Washington State Senate · Washington
August Mardesich (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating W. W. Bill Dobler (R) by 24.3 points.
August MardesichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%14,052
W. W. Bill DoblerRepublican
37.8%8,555
22,607 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET