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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 45-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Gary Lee Matthews (R) won re-election with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Virgil E. Magruder (D) by 17.0 points.

Gary Lee MatthewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%9,813
Virgil E. MagruderDemocrat
40.3%6,899
H. G. WashkuhnIndependent
2.5%422
17,134 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+13.81972R+17.01974D+2.61976R+41.11978

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

The candidates

Gary Lee Matthews (R)Virgil E. Magruder (D)

Also on the ballot: H. G. Washkuhn (Independent), 2.5%