1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Washington Legislative District 49-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John McKibbin (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Richard N. Kishimoto (R) by 6.2 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
John McKibbinDemocrat · winner
53.1%11,352
Richard N. KishimotoRepublican
46.9%10,020
21,372 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)