1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 31-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
King Lysen (D) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating John S. Chaney (R) by 54.4 points.
King LysenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.2%16,028
John S. ChaneyRepublican
22.8%4,728
20,756 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