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
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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
- Jesse Chiang
- Donald C. Knutson
- James H. Liedke
- Jack Metcalf, State Senator
- June Riggs
- Richard E. Van Horn
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
Democratic
Republican
- Jack Metcalf, State Senator
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
- ^ "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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