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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 17-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Harold S. Zimmerman (R) won re-election with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Bowen (D) by 9.2 points.

Harold S. ZimmermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%11,889
Jim BowenDemocrat
45.4%9,891
21,780 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+10.51972R+9.21974R+9.51978R+2.11980

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