1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 20-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Hugh Kalich (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Warren Smith (R) by 5.3 points.

Hugh KalichDemocrat · winner
52.6%15,023
Warren SmithRepublican · incumbent
47.4%13,518
28,541 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+5.31972D+8.01974R+1.91976R+21.71978R+14.31980R+4.21982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET