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Election 1974 Results

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1974 US Senate election in Washington

Warren Magnuson (Democrat) beat Jack Metcalf (Republican) in Washington in 1974, 60.7% to 36.1%, a margin of 24.6 points and 248,185 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1968, when Warren Magnuson also won.

Democrats led in 35 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 4. The largest, King, cast 342,838 votes and went to the Democrat by 27.5 points. The closest was Columbia, where 42 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Warren Magnuson won	Democratic	611,811	60.7%
Jack Metcalf	Republican	363,626	36.1%
All other candidates		32,410	3.2%
Total		1,007,847

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
King	212,177 61.9%	117,935 34.4%	12,726	342,838	D+27.5
Pierce	65,284 65.0%	32,701 32.6%	2,415	100,400	D+32.5
Spokane	39,833 50.9%	35,753 45.7%	2,688	78,274	D+5.2
Snohomish	39,634 56.4%	27,932 39.7%	2,724	70,290	D+16.6
Yakima	23,177 57.3%	16,858 41.6%	446	40,481	D+15.6
Clark	28,200 70.4%	10,315 25.8%	1,538	40,053	D+44.7
Kitsap	24,371 72.8%	8,089 24.2%	1,004	33,464	D+48.7
Thurston	20,614 65.7%	9,890 31.5%	862	31,366	D+34.2
Whatcom	14,845 53.6%	11,592 41.8%	1,276	27,713	D+11.7
Benton	13,743 61.2%	8,194 36.5%	527	22,464	D+24.7
Cowlitz	13,542 69.7%	5,277 27.2%	601	19,420	D+42.6
Grays Harbor	13,500 71.1%	4,945 26.0%	550	18,995	D+45.0
Skagit	10,145 54.9%	7,689 41.6%	660	18,494	D+13.3
Lewis	8,630 56.9%	5,999 39.5%	545	15,174	D+17.3
Chelan	7,092 49.2%	6,945 48.2%	369	14,406	D+1.0
Walla Walla	6,071 50.5%	5,746 47.8%	195	12,012	D+2.7
Clallam	7,552 63.5%	3,942 33.1%	405	11,899	D+30.3
Grant	5,541 52.6%	4,500 42.7%	493	10,534	D+9.9
Whitman	4,977 48.2%	5,150 49.9%	203	10,330	R+1.7
Island	4,351 50.6%	4,105 47.7%	146	8,602	D+2.9
Mason	5,025 63.4%	2,639 33.3%	261	7,925	D+30.1
Okanogan	4,624 59.8%	2,840 36.7%	268	7,732	D+23.1
Kittitas	4,397 63.6%	2,321 33.6%	197	6,915	D+30.0
Franklin	4,271 62.1%	2,439 35.5%	169	6,879	D+26.6
Stevens	3,600 52.7%	3,082 45.1%	147	6,829	D+7.6
Douglas	3,013 51.4%	2,767 47.2%	78	5,858	D+4.2
Pacific	4,027 73.3%	1,387 25.2%	83	5,497	D+48.0
Jefferson	2,782 64.7%	1,367 31.8%	152	4,301	D+32.9
Lincoln	1,992 46.4%	2,248 52.4%	53	4,293	R+6.0
Asotin	2,877 67.4%	1,338 31.3%	56	4,271	D+36.0
Klickitat	2,989 70.1%	1,185 27.8%	88	4,262	D+42.3
Adams	1,327 44.3%	1,534 51.2%	137	2,998	R+6.9
San Juan	1,374 51.6%	1,223 45.9%	65	2,662	D+5.7
Pend Oreille	1,374 56.7%	997 41.1%	53	2,424	D+15.6
Skamania	1,587 73.8%	509 23.7%	54	2,150	D+50.1
Columbia	797 48.4%	839 51.0%	9	1,645	R+2.6
Wahkiakum	1,057 69.7%	353 23.3%	106	1,516	D+46.4
Garfield	675 53.7%	572 45.5%	10	1,257	D+8.2
Ferry	744 60.8%	429 35.0%	51	1,224	D+25.7

Counties as they stood in 1974; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Washington Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+18.5
2022	Patty Murray (D)	D+14.6
2018	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+16.9
2016	Patty Murray (D)	D+18.0
2012	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+20.9
2010	Patty Murray (D)	D+4.7
2006	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+16.9
2004	Patty Murray (D)	D+12.2
2000	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+0.1
1998	Patty Murray (D)	D+16.8
1994	Slade Gorton (R)	R+11.5
1992	Patty Murray (D)	D+8.0
1988	Slade Gorton (R)	R+2.2
1986	Brock Adams (D)	D+2.0
1982	Henry M. Jackson (D)	D+44.7
1980	Slade Gorton (R)	R+8.3
1976	Henry M. Jackson (D)	D+47.6
1974	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+24.6
1970	Scoop Jackson (D)	D+66.4
1968	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+29.1
1964	Scoop Jackson (D)	D+44.4
1962	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+4.8
1958	Scoop Jackson (D)	D+35.9
1956	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+22.2
1952	Scoop Jackson (D)	D+12.7
1950	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+7.4
1946	Harry P. Cain (R)	R+9.1
1944	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+10.7
1940	Monrad C. Wallgren (D)	D+8.3
1938	Homer T. Bone (D)	D+25.5
1934	Lewis Schwellenbach (D)	D+26.9
1932	Homer T. Bone (D)	D+27.9
1928	Clarence C. Dill (D)	D+7.0
1926	Wesley L. Jones (R)	R+4.8
1922	Clarence C. Dill (D)	D+1.3
1920	Wesley L. Jones (R)	R+38.6
1916	Miles Poindexter (R)	R+18.3
1914	Wesley L. Jones (R)	R+11.2

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