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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 1-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Arthur C. Brown (R) won re-election with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Murphy (D) by 3.3 points.

Arthur C. BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%8,438
Jim MurphyDemocrat
48.3%7,894
16,332 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+1.31972R+3.31974D+12.71976D+0.41978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)