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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 27-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Lorraine Wojahn (D) won re-election with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Alvin Carlson (R) by 52.1 points.

Lorraine WojahnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.0%13,020
Alvin CarlsonRepublican
22.9%3,970
Eugene L. SizemoreIndependent
2.1%370
17,360 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+50.31972D+52.11974D+59.21976D+42.31978

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

The candidates

Lorraine Wojahn (D)Alvin Carlson (R)

Also on the ballot: Eugene L. Sizemore (Independent), 2.1%