1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Washington Legislative District 47-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Marion Sherman (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Grant L. Allison (R) by 29.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Marion ShermanDemocrat · winner
64.7%10,974
Grant L. AllisonRepublican
35.3%5,980
16,954 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)