1970Final results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 43
Washington State Senate · Washington
Jonathan Whetzel (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Dagg E. Gosta (D) by 39.0 points.
Jonathan WhetzelRepublican · winner
69.5%10,381
Dagg E. GostaDemocrat
30.5%4,559
14,940 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