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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.
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 County results Magnuson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Metcalf: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The blanket primary was held on September 17, 1974.
| 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% | ||
| 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 | ||||
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