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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 36-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Helen Sommers (D) won re-election with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Edward Lubin (R) by 32.4 points.

Helen SommersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%14,015
Edward LubinRepublican
32.2%6,980
3.2%697
21,692 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+7.11972D+32.41974D+6.31976D+25.81978

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

The candidates

Helen Sommers (D)Edward Lubin (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard R. Dyment (Libertarian), 3.2%