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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 49-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Albert Bauer (D) won re-election with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Al Bettis (R) by 46.9 points.

Albert BauerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%15,641
Al BettisRepublican
26.5%5,648
21,289 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+37.71972D+46.91974D+50.11976D+1.41980

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