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1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 18-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Alan Thompson (D) won re-election with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Hugh Hill (R) by 26.2 points.

Alan ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%16,627
Hugh HillRepublican
36.9%9,724
26,351 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

EvenD+26.21972D+35.61976D+17.71980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)