1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Rick Smith (D) won with 49.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Mentor (R) by 1.2 points.
Rick SmithDemocrat · winner
49.2%16,061
Joe MentorRepublican · incumbent
47.9%15,664
Dora ShardelmanIndependent
2.9%948
32,673 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