1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 45
Washington State Senate · Washington
Fred Dore (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating R. G. Marquardt (R) by 4.3 points.
Fred DoreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%9,976
R. G. MarquardtRepublican · incumbent
47.9%9,156
19,132 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