1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 38-1

Name: 1972 election for Washington Legislative District 38-1
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Richard King (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Martha Yorkston (R) by 32.3 points.

Richard KingDemocrat · winner · incumbent

66.2%17,181

33.8%8,790

25,971 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

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