1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 37-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Eng (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Michael Ross (R) by 17.3 points.
John EngDemocrat · winner
58.7%12,113
Michael RossRepublican · incumbent
41.3%8,533
20,646 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)