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1970Final results

1970 election for Washington Legislative District 7

Washington State Senate · Washington

Robert W. Twigg (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Douglas R. Thompson (D) by 23.3 points.

Robert W. TwiggRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%9,164
38.4%5,701
14,865 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

EvenD+20.41978R+18.11982R+19.91986R+12.81990R+36.82006R+49.62010

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