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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 44-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Donn Charnley (D) won re-election with 71.6% of the vote, defeating William Vance (R) by 43.1 points.

Donn CharnleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%16,092
William VanceRepublican
28.4%6,394
22,486 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+15.21972D+43.11974D+18.61976D+17.31978

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