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1974 election for Washington Legislative District 44-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

George S. Hurley (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Wes Hagen (R) by 7.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

George S. HurleyDemocrat · winner
53.8%11,931
Wes HagenRepublican
46.2%10,265
22,196 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

EvenR+21.21972D+7.51974D+3.01976R+17.61978

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