1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 33-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Paul Barden (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Rod Blalock (D) by 17.6 points.

Paul BardenRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%14,313
Rod BlalockDemocrat
41.2%10,020
24,333 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

EvenR+2.01974R+3.51976R+32.91978R+25.61980R+6.41982R+11.41984

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