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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 21-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Gary Nelson (R) won re-election with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Pat Brendle (D) by 15.0 points.

Gary NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%9,797
Pat BrendleDemocrat
42.5%7,237
17,034 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+8.61972R+15.01974R+19.01976R+37.81978

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