1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 28-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Richard J. Kelley (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Ned Shera (R) by 9.4 points.
Richard J. KelleyDemocrat · winner
54.7%13,828
Ned SheraRepublican · incumbent
45.3%11,445
25,273 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