1974Final results
1974 election for Washington Legislative District 30-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Robert Gaines (D) won re-election with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Shirley L. Charnell (R) by 6.8 points.
Robert GainesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%9,130
Shirley L. CharnellRepublican
46.6%7,974
17,104 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)