1974 general · November 4, 1974
1974 Washington State Senate election results, district by district
Every Washington State Senate district in the 1974 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 49 seats
After the electionD 30 · R 19
Races24
Changed party0
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 12 · R 12
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-6 | Sam C. Guess (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-7 | Bruce A. Wilson (D) | 9.7 | |
| LD-8 | Max Benitz (R) | 5.7 | |
| LD-13 | Nat Washington (D) | 29.3 | |
| LD-15 | Sidney Morrison (R) | 27.6 | |
| LD-21 | Susan E. Gould (R) | 4.1 | |
| LD-26 | C. W. Beck (D) | 23.4 | |
| LD-29 | A. L. Rasmussen (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | Peter Vonreichbauer (D) | 35.8 | |
| LD-31 | Gordon Herr (D) | 34.0 | |
| LD-32 | Pete Francis (D) | 45.4 | |
| LD-33 | John E. Cunningham (R) | 12.5 | |
| LD-34 | Nancy Buffington (R) | 2.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-35 | Ruthe Ridder (D) | 56.6 | |
| LD-36 | John Murray (R) | 12.3 | |
| LD-37 | George Fleming (D) | 58.1 | |
| LD-38 | August Mardesich (D) | 10.3 | |
| LD-42 | H. A. Goltz (D) | 22.6 | |
| LD-43 | James A. McDermott (D) | 32.9 | |
| LD-44 | Lois North (R) | 2.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-45 | Alan Bluechel (R) | 14.7 | |
| LD-46 | George Scott (R) | 30.3 | |
| LD-47 | Kent Pullen (R) | 5.5 | |
| LD-48 | John D. Jones (R) | 27.5 |
Washington State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner