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1974 United States Senate election in Washington
	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

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

Warren G. Magnuson, incumbent United States Senator
John "Hugo Frye" Patric, writer

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

Warren Magnuson, incumbent U.S. Senator

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

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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[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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1974 United States Senate election in Washington

Blanket primary

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

See also

References