1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 17-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Harold S. Zimmerman (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating J. M. Pearce (D) by 10.5 points.
Harold S. ZimmermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%15,840
J. M. PearceDemocrat
44.7%12,826
28,666 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