1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 15-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Irving Newhouse (R) won re-election with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Neil S. Hutchens (D) by 12.0 points.
Irving NewhouseRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%11,787
Neil S. HutchensDemocrat
44.0%9,252
21,039 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)