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1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 3-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

William J. S. May (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Dan Ferguson (R) by 53.3 points.

William J. S. MayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.6%19,752
Dan FergusonRepublican
23.4%6,019
25,771 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+3.51978R+0.51980D+9.81982D+34.11984D+53.61986D+48.51988

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