1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 17-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Eugene Laughlin (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Stan Bishoprick (R) by 9.9 points.
Eugene LaughlinDemocrat · winner
55.0%15,559
Stan BishoprickRepublican
45.0%12,746
28,305 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)