1974Final results
1974 election for Washington Legislative District 40-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Duane Berentson (R) won re-election with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Maria Petrish (D) by 2.1 points.
Duane BerentsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.0%12,587
Maria PetrishDemocrat
49.0%12,080
24,667 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)