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1974Final results

1974 election for Washington Legislative District 45

Washington State Senate · Washington

Alan Bluechel (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Pete Spiller (D) by 14.7 points.

Alan BluechelRepublican · winner
57.3%10,414
Pete SpillerDemocrat
42.7%7,746
18,160 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+19.01978R+24.91982R+18.81986R+9.21990R+24.51994R+17.81998

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