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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 42

Washington State Senate · Washington

H. A. Goltz (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Teshera (R) by 22.6 points.

H. A. GoltzDemocrat · winner
61.3%13,975
38.7%8,823
22,798 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+17.31978D+39.71982R+9.21986R+11.31990R+36.21994D+1.91998

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