1974Final results
1974 election for Washington Legislative District 26-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John R. Hawkins (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Karl D. Peterson (R) by 29.7 points.
John R. HawkinsDemocrat · winner
64.9%14,235
Karl D. PetersonRepublican
35.1%7,712
21,947 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)