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1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 35-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

John Obrien (D) won with 94.4% of the vote, defeating Earl Cook (Ind) by 88.8 points.

John ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.4%18,921
Earl CookIndependent
5.6%1,124
20,045 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+56.11974D+63.41976D+34.41982D+32.41984D+47.11986D+33.31988

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