1974 United States Senate election in Washington
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Nominee Warren Magnuson Jack Metcalf
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 611,811 363,626
Percentage 60.70% 36.08%
County results
Magnuson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Metcalf:      40–50%      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Warren G. Magnuson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Warren G. Magnuson
Democratic

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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

The blanket primary was held on September 17, 1974.

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

Blanket primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Republican

Results

1974 United States Senate election in Washington[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

References

  1. ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
  2. ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
  3. ^ "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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