1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 39-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Art Clemente (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating James Mitchell (R) by 1.0 points.
Art ClementeDemocrat · winner
50.5%12,674
James MitchellRepublican
49.5%12,435
25,109 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET