1970Final results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 42
Washington State Senate · Washington
R. Frank Atwood (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Paul Roley (D) by 9.2 points.
R. Frank AtwoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%14,889
Paul RoleyDemocrat
45.4%12,380
27,269 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