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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 7-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Joe D. Haussler (D) won re-election with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Wendell V. George (R) by 27.6 points.

Joe D. HausslerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%13,769
Wendell V. GeorgeRepublican
34.2%7,628
Richard R. MiehlsIndependent
4.0%883
22,280 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+24.81972D+27.61974R+6.41976R+36.41978

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

The candidates

Joe D. Haussler (D)Wendell V. George (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard R. Miehls (Independent), 4.0%