1974 United States Senate election in Washington
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The 1974 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson won a sixth term in office, defeating Republican state senator Jack Metcalf, in a rematch of the previous election.
Blanket primary
[edit]The blanket primary was held on September 17, 1974.
Candidates
[edit]Democratic
[edit]- Warren G. Magnuson, incumbent United States Senator
- John "Hugo Frye" Patric, writer
Republican
[edit]- Jesse Chiang
- Donald C. Knutson
- James H. Liedke
- Jack Metcalf, State Senator
- June Riggs
- Richard E. Van Horn
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Warren G. Magnuson (incumbent) | 288,038 | 59.84% | |
Republican | Jack Metcalf | 103,616 | 21.53% | |
Republican | Jesse Chiang | 31,193 | 6.48% | |
Democratic | John Patric | 23,438 | 4.87% | |
Republican | Donald C. Knutson | 13,738 | 2.85% | |
Republican | June Riggs | 8,491 | 1.76% | |
Republican | Richard E. Van Horn | 7,840 | 1.63% | |
Republican | James H. Liedke | 4,989 | 1.04% | |
Total votes | 481,343 | 100.00% |
Candidates
[edit]Democratic
[edit]- Warren Magnuson, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
[edit]- Jack Metcalf, State Senator
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Warren Magnuson (Incumbent) | 611,811 | 60.70 | |
Republican | Jack Metcalf | 363,626 | 36.08 | |
American Independent | Gene Goosman | 19,871 | 1.97 | |
Socialist Workers | Clare Fraenzl | 8,176 | 0.81 | |
U.S. Labor | Pat Ruckert | 4,363 | 0.43 | |
Majority | 248,185 | 24.62 | ||
Turnout | 1,007,847 | |||
Democratic hold |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
- ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. August 1, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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