1974Final results
1974 election for Washington Legislative District 4-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Walt O. Knowles (D) won re-election with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Mertens (R) by 3.5 points.
Walt O. KnowlesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%10,246
Edward J. MertensRepublican
48.3%9,554
19,800 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)