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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 42-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Mary Kay Becker (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Mark Nelson (R) by 3.8 points.

Mary Kay BeckerDemocrat · winner
51.9%11,724
Mark NelsonRepublican
48.1%10,867
22,591 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+15.51972D+3.81974D+17.21976D+17.11978

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