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1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 32-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Al Williams (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Herbert Burke (R) by 41.5 points.

Al WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%16,498
Herbert BurkeRepublican
27.9%6,633
Ben RobbinsIndependent
2.7%641
23,772 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+50.81976D+38.01978D+42.61980D+55.61982D+50.41984D+63.61986

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

The candidates

Al Williams (D)Herbert Burke (R)

Also on the ballot: Ben Robbins (Independent), 2.7%