1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 12-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Earl F. Tilly (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Horace W. Bozarth (D) by 9.1 points.
Earl F. TillyRepublican · winner
54.6%15,471
Horace W. BozarthDemocrat · incumbent
45.4%12,890
28,361 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