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1972Final resultsSpecial election

1972 special election for Washington Legislative District 29

Washington State Senate · Washington

A. L. Rasmussen (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating A. Rick Rico (R) by 57.7 points.

A. L. RasmussenDemocrat · winner
78.9%18,526
A. Rick RicoRepublican
21.1%4,967
23,493 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET