1972 general · February 1, 1972
1972 Washington election results
Every race on Washington's ballot in the 1972 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races124
Changed party0
Unopposed6%8 races
Incumbents defeated13
Washington State Senate
D 19 · R 7
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Ray Vanhollebeke (D) | 10.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-2 | R. Ted Bottiger (D) | 41.2 | |
| LD-3 | James E. Keefe (D) | 31.1 | |
| LD-4 | William S. Day (D) | 9.7 | |
| LD-5 | Robert H. Lewis (R) | 7.7 | |
| LD-9 | Hubert F. Donohue (D) | 8.9 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-10 | F. Wanamaker (R) | 4.8 | |
| LD-11 | Gary Grant (D) | 6.0 | |
| LD-12 | George L. Sellar (R) | 13.6 | |
| LD-14 | Jim Matson (R) | 24.2 | |
| LD-16 | Dan Jolly (D) | 7.8 | |
| LD-17 | Al Henry (D) | 17.4 | |
| LD-18 | Don Talley (D) | 47.6 | |
| LD-19 | Robert C. Bailey (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-20 | Gary Odegaard (D) | 42.0 | |
| LD-22 | Harry B. Lewis (R) | 7.3 | |
| LD-23 | Gordon L. Walgren (D) | 59.4 | |
| LD-24 | Gordon Sandison (D) | 31.6 | |
| LD-25 | Reuben A. Knoblauch (D) | 6.0 | |
| LD-27 | Joe Stortini (D) | 87.9 | |
| LD-28 | Charles Newschwander (R) | 2.6 | |
| LD-29 | A. L. Rasmussen (D) | 57.7 | |
| LD-39 | Frank Woody (D) | 26.6 | |
| LD-40 | Lowell Peterson (D) | 20.3 | |
| LD-41 | George W. Clarke (R) | 26.0 | |
| LD-49 | Dan Marsh (D) | 20.8 |
Washington House of Representatives
D 57 · R 41
Washington
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner