1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Washington Legislative District 43-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jeff Douthwaite (D) won re-election with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas Joslin (R) by 33.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Jeff DouthwaiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%14,492
Thomas JoslinRepublican
31.4%7,013
Patricia A. BethardWorking Families
3.8%843
22,348 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)
The candidates
Jeff Douthwaite (D)Thomas Joslin (R)
Also on the ballot: Patricia A. Bethard (Working Families), 3.8%