1974Final results
1974 election for Washington Legislative District 17-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Eugene Laughlin (D) won re-election with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Margaret Clauson (R) by 40.3 points.
Eugene LaughlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%14,764
Margaret ClausonRepublican
29.9%6,284
21,048 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)