The 1974 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Warren Magnuson
Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...
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
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Warren G. Magnuson, incumbent
United States Senator
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John "Hugo Frye" Patric, writer
Republican
*Jesse Chiang
*Donald C. Knutson
*James H. Liedke
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Jack Metcalf, State Senator
*June Riggs
*Richard E. Van Horn
Results
Candidates
Democratic
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Warren Magnuson
Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
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Jack Metcalf, State Senator
Results
See also
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1974 United States Senate elections
The 1974 United States Senate elections were held in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Richard M. Nixon's resignation from the presidency, and Gerald Ford's subsequent pardon of Nixon. Economic issues, specifically inflation and stagnation, we ...
References
1974
1974 Washington (state) elections
Washington
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* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
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