1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 1-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Rick S. Bender (D) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Kiskaddon (R) by 0.6 points.
Rick S. BenderDemocrat · winner
48.9%13,066
Bill KiskaddonRepublican · incumbent
48.4%12,917
Sid JonesIndependent
2.7%723
26,706 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