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1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 29-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

P. J. Gallagher (D) won with 80.9% of the vote, defeating T. L. Sherer (R) by 61.9 points.

P. J. GallagherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.9%18,305
T. L. ShererRepublican
19.1%4,313
22,618 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+61.91972D+32.31980D+42.01982D+41.61984D+42.61986D+30.81988

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