1974Final results
1974 election for Washington Legislative District 35
Washington State Senate · Washington
Ruthe Ridder (D) won with 78.3% of the vote, defeating Paul L. Griffin (R) by 56.6 points.
Ruthe RidderDemocrat · winner
78.3%12,220
Paul L. GriffinRepublican
21.7%3,387
15,607 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET