1974Final results
1974 election for Washington Legislative District 8-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
James Boldt (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Ames (R) by 14.6 points.
James BoldtDemocrat · winner
57.3%12,722
Bill AmesRepublican
42.7%9,473
22,195 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)