1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 27-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Lorraine Wojahn (D) won re-election with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Alvin Carlson (R) by 50.3 points.
Lorraine WojahnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.1%19,059
Alvin CarlsonRepublican
24.9%6,305
25,364 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)