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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 21

Washington State Senate · Washington

Susan E. Gould (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Welch (D) by 4.1 points.

Susan E. GouldRepublican · winner
52.1%9,001
47.9%8,284
17,285 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

EvenR+48.11978D+5.31982R+22.11986R+6.21990R+20.21994D+10.51998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET