These tables accompany Washington’s 1970 Abortion Rights Victory: The Referendum 20 Campaign. Compiled from the Senate Journal and House Journal they show how each member of the legislature voted on SB 68, the measure that sent Referendum 20 to the voters in 1970. The color coding makes interpretation easy. Green and bright red are reserved for King County legislators, green signifying yes, red no. Purple and blue are for yes votes from other counties, purple for Republicans voting yes, blue for Democrats. Black signifies a no vote from a member of either party outside of King County.
It is quickly apparent that this was a bi-partisan measure. Throughout the state Republicans and Democrats split both the yes and no votes. In King County, which fielded more legislators by far than any other county, Republicans were more likely than Democrats to support the abortion reform measure.
1970 Senate Roster (Senate Journal, Appendix, 576-581)
Senator | District/Countie(s) | Party | SB 68 Vote |
Andersen, James A | 48 (King, Snohomish) | R | Y |
Atwood, R. Frank | 42 (Whatcom) | R | Y |
Bailey, Robert C. | 19 (Grays Harbor, part Pacific) | D | Y |
Canfield, Damon R. | 33 (part King) | R | N |
Connor, Frank T. | 5 (part Spokane) | D | N |
Cooney, John L. | 5 (part Spokane) | D | N |
Day, William S. | 4 (part Spokane) | D | N |
Donohue, Hubert F | 11 (Asotin-Colummbia, Garfield, Walla Walla) | D | Y |
Dore, Fred H. | 37 (part King) | D | N |
Durkan, Martin J. | 47 (part King) | D | N |
Elicker, Charles W. | 10 (Island-Kitsap) | R | Y |
Faulk, Lawrence John | 26 (part Pierce) | R | N |
Foley, Frank W. | 49 (part Clark) | D | N |
Francis, Peter D. | 32 (part King) | D | Y |
Gissberg, William A. | 39 (part Snohomish) | D | N |
Greive, R. R. Bob | 34 (part King) | D | N |
Guess, Sam C. | 6 (part Spokane) | R | N |
Henry, Al | 17 (Clark, part Klickitat, Skamania) | D | Y |
Herr, Gordon | 31 (part King) | D | N |
Holman, Francis E. | 1 (part King) | R | Y |
Huntley, Elmer C. | 9 (Adams, Lincoln, Whitman) | R | N |
Keefe, James Edward | 3 (part Spokane) | D | N |
Knoblauch, Reuben A. | 25 (part Pierce) | D | N |
Lewis, Brian J. | 41 (part King) | R | Y |
McCormack, Mike | 16 (Benton, part Franklin) | D | Y |
McCutcheon, John T. | 29 (part Pierce) | D | N |
McDougall, Bob | 12 (Chelan, Douglas) | R | Y |
Mardeisch, August P. | 38 (part Snohomish) | D | N |
Marquardt, R. G., "Dick" | 45 (part King) | R | N |
Matson, Jim | 14 (part Yakima) | R | N |
Metcalf, Jack | 21 (part Snohomish) | R | Y |
Newschwander, Charles E. | 28 (part Pierce) | R | Y |
Odegaard, Gary M. | 20 (Lewis, part Grays Harbor) | D | Y |
Peterson, Lowell | 40 (San Juan, Skagit) | D | Y |
Peterson, Ted G. | 44 (part King) | R | Y |
Pritchard, Joel M. | 36 (part King) | R | Y |
Ridder, Robert C. (Bob) | 35 (part King) | D | N |
Ryder, John N. | 46 (part King) | R | Y |
Sandison, Gordon | 24 (Clallam, Jefferson, Mason) | D | N |
Stender, John H. | 30 (part King) | R | Y |
Stortini, Joe | 27 (part Pierce) | D | Y |
Talley, Don L. | 18 (Cowlitz, Wahkiakum) | D | N |
Twigg, Robert W. | 7 (part Spokane) | R | N |
Walgren, Gordon L. | 23 (part Kitsap) | D | Y |
Washington, Nat W. | 13 (Grant, Kittitas) | D | Y |
Williams, Walter R. | 43 (part King) | R | Y |
Wilson, Bruce A. | 2 (Ferry, Okanogan, Stevens, Pend Oreille) | D | Y |
Woodall, Perry B. | 15 (part Yakima) | R | (Excused) |
Lieutenant Governor Cherberg, John A. |
1970 House Roster (Appendix, Page 527-535)
Rep. | District/County(ies) | Party | SB 68 Vote |
Ackley, Norman B | 31 (part King) | D | Y |
Adams, A | 26 (part Pierce) | D | Y |
Amen, Otto | 19 (Lincoln, Adams) | R | Y |
Anderson, Eric O | 19 (Pacific, part Grays Harbor) | D | Y |
Backstrom, Henry | 39 (part Snohomish) | D | N |
Bagnariol, John | 35 (part King) | D | N |
Barden, Paul | 30 (part King) | R | N |
Beck, C.W. "Red" | 23 (part Kitsap) | D | Y |
Benitz, Max E | "8B" (part Benton) | R | N |
Berentson, Duane L | 40 (San Juan, Skagit) | R | Y |
Bledsoe, Stewart | 13 (Grant, Kittitas) | R | Y |
Bluechel, Alan | 1 (part King) | R | Y |
Bottiger, R. Ted | 29 (part Pierce) | D | N |
Bozarth, Horace W | 12 (Chelan, Douglas) | D | N |
Brouillet, Frank B | 25 (part Pierce) | D | Y |
Brown, Arthur C | 1 (part King) | R | Y |
Ceccarelli, Dave | 34 (part King) | D | N |
Chapin, Richard U | 48 (part King, part Snohomish) | R | Y |
Charette, Robert L | 19 (Pacific, part Grays Harbor) | D | Y |
Chatalas, William "Bill" |
33 (part King) | D | Y |
Clark, Newman H | 43 (part King) | R | Y |
Clarke, George W | 41 (part King) | R | Y |
Conner, Paul H | 24 (Clallam, Mason, Jefferson) | D | Y |
Conway, Floyd | 22 (Thurston) | R | N |
Copeland, Thomas L | "11B" (part Walla Walla) | R | Y |
Cunningham, Norwood | 30 (part King) | R | Y |
Curtis, Robert "Bob" | 12 (Chelan, Douglas) | R | N |
DeJarnatt, Arlie U | 18 (Cowlitz, Wahkiakum) | D | Y |
Eldrige, Don | 40 (San Juan, Skagit) | R | N |
Evans, Charles E | "16A" 16 (Benton, part Franklin) (?) | R | N |
Farr, Dr. Caswell J | 42 (Whatcom) | R | Y |
Flanagan, S E "Sid" | 13 (Grant, Kittitas) | R | N |
Fleming, George | 37 (part King) | D | Absent |
Gallagher, P J "Jim" | 29 (part Pierce) | D | N |
Gladder, Carlton A | 7 (part Spokane) | R | N |
Goldsworthy, Robert S | "9A"(Whitman) | R | Y |
Grant, Gary | 47 (part King) | D | N |
Harris, Edward F | 7 (Spokane) | R | N |
Hatfield, Chet | 14 (Yakima) | R | Y |
Haussler, Joe D | "2A" (Okanogan) | D | Y |
Hawley, Dwight S | 44 (Part King) | R | Y |
Hoggins, Dale E | 21 (Snohomish) | R | Y |
Hubbard, Vaughn | "11A" (Asotin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield) | R | Y |
Hurley, Mrs. Joseph E | 3 (Spokane) | D | N |
Jastad, Elmer | 20 (Lewis, Grays Harbor) | D | Y |
Jolly, Dan | "16B" (Franklin) | D | N |
Jueling, Helmut | 28 (part Pierce) | R | Y |
Julin, Axel C | 41 (part King) | R | Y |
Kalich, Hugh "Rod" | 20 (Lewis, part Grays Harbor) | D | Y |
King, Richard A | 28 (part Snohomish) | D | Y |
Kink, Dick J | 42 (Whatcom) | D | Y |
Kirk, Gladys (woman) | 36 (part King) | R | Y |
Kiskaddon, Bill | 21 (part Snohomish) | R | Y |
Kopet, Jerry C | 6 (Spokane) | R | N |
Kuehnle, James P | 4 (part Spokane) | R | N |
Leckenby William S | 31 (part King) | R | Y |
Leland, Alfred E | 48 (part King, part Snohomish) | R | Y |
Litchman, Mark | 45 (part King) | D | N |
Lynch, Marjorie W | 14 (Yakima) | R | Y |
Mahaffey, Audley F | 46 (part King) | R | Y |
Marsh, Daniel G | 49 (part Clark) | D | N |
Martinis, John | 38 (part Snohomish) | D | N |
Marzano, Frank | 27 (part Pierce) | D | N |
May, William J. S. "Bill" | 3 (part Spokane) | D | N |
McCaffree, Mary Ellen | 32A (part King) | R | Y |
McCormick, Geraldine | 5A (part Spokane) | D | N |
Mentor, Joe | 10 (Island, part Kitsap) | R | Y |
Merrill, John | 35 (part King) | D | N |
Moon, Charles | 39 (part Snohomish) | D | Y |
Morrison, Sid W | 15 (part Yakima) | R | N |
Murray, John S | 36 (part King) | R | Y |
Newhouse, Irving | 8A (part Yakima) | R | N |
North, Lois | 10R (part King) | D | Y |
O'Brien, John L | 33 (part King) | R | N |
O'Dell, Robert W | 17 (part Klikitat, Skamania, part Clark) | R | Y |
Pardini, A. J. | 6 (part Spokane) | R | Y |
Perry, Robert A | 45 (part King) | D | Absent |
Randall, Dr. Robert W | 23 (part Kitsap) | D | Y |
Richardson, Gordon W | 4 (part Spokane) | R | N |
Rosellini, John M | 34 (part King) | D | Y |
Saling, Gerald L | 5B (part Spokane) | R | Y |
Savage, Charles R | 24 (Clallam, Mason, Jefferson) | D | Y |
Sawer, Leonard A | 25 (part Pierce) | D | Y |
Schumaker, William "Bill" | 2B (Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry) | R | N |
Scott, George W | 46 (part King) | R | Y |
Shera, Ned | 28 (part Pierce) | R | Y |
Shinpoch, Albert N. "Bud" | 47 (part King) | D | Y |
Smythe, Richard L | 49 (part Clark) | R | Y |
Spanton, Keith J | 15 (part Yakima) | R | Absent |
Sprague, David G | 37 (part King) | D | Y |
Swayze, Jr. Thomas A | 26 (part Pierce) | R | Y |
Thompson, Alan | 18 (Cowlitz, Wahkaiakum) | D | Y |
Veroske, Fred A | 42 (Whatcom) | R | Absent |
Wanamaker, F. Pat | 10 (Island, part Kitsap) | R | Y |
Whetzel, Jonathan | 43 (part King) | R |
Y
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Williams, Alvin C | 32B (part King) | D |
Y
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Wojahn, Lorraine | 27 (part Pierce) | D |
Y
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Wolf, Hal | 22 (Thurston) | R | N |
Zimmerman, Harold | 17 (Klikitat, Skamania, part Clark) | R |
Y
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