1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 1-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Arthur C. Brown (R) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Leo M. Chandler (D) by 1.3 points.
Arthur C. BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
48.6%12,568
Leo M. ChandlerDemocrat
47.4%12,236
Randal RussellIndependent
4.0%1,036
25,840 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET