1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 4-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Walt O. Knowles (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Gordon W. Richardson (R) by 3.8 points.
Walt O. KnowlesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%15,346
Gordon W. RichardsonRepublican
48.1%14,228
29,574 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