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1970Final results

1970 election for Washington Legislative District 46

Washington State Senate · Washington

George Scott (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Carl B. Betten (D) by 26.3 points.

George ScottRepublican · winner
63.2%12,632
36.8%7,371
20,003 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

EvenR+44.11978D+18.01982D+30.41986D+36.41990D+40.11994D+61.31998

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