1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 20-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Elmer Jastad (D) won re-election with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Erling L. Nelson (R) by 27.0 points.

Elmer JastadDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%13,531
36.5%7,779
21,310 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

EvenD+30.21972D+27.01974D+10.51976R+6.91978

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