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1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 4-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Jim Kuehnle (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Helen E. Drumheller (D) by 17.7 points.

Jim KuehnleRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%17,654
41.2%12,347
30,001 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+17.71972R+12.51974D+3.21976R+2.91978R+30.81980R+17.91982

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