1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 10-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Eleanor Fortson (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Olson (R) by 4.9 points.
Eleanor FortsonDemocrat · winner
52.4%14,383
Robert W. OlsonRepublican
47.6%13,045
27,428 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