1970Final results
1970 election for Washington Legislative District 48
Washington State Senate · Washington
James A. Anderson (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Kirk Smith (D) by 39.5 points.
James A. AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.7%13,518
Kirk SmithDemocrat
30.3%5,867
19,385 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