1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 14-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Ed Ellis (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Keith J. Spanton (R) by 12.9 points.
Ed EllisDemocrat · winner
56.5%14,427
Keith J. SpantonRepublican · incumbent
43.5%11,123
25,550 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