1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 43-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Warren Peterson (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Roxie Berlin (D) by 5.0 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Warren PetersonRepublican · winner
51.0%11,204
Roxie BerlinDemocrat
46.0%10,109
Michael P. DownsWorking Families
2.9%645
21,958 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+15.51972R+5.01974Even1976D+37.81978

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

The candidates

Warren Peterson (R)Roxie Berlin (D)

Also on the ballot: Michael P. Downs (Working Families), 2.9%