1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 40-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Don Hansey (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Ben G. Edlund (D) by 0.2 points.
Don HanseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.1%15,829
Ben G. EdlundDemocrat
49.9%15,758
31,587 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