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1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 28-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Helmut L. Jueling (R) won re-election with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Don R. Smith (D) by 10.6 points.

Helmut L. JuelingRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%13,302
Don R. SmithDemocrat
44.7%10,753
24,055 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

EvenR+10.61972R+1.01974R+11.61976

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