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1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 42-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Dan Vandyk (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Craig Hayes (R) by 16.6 points.

Dan VandykDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%17,458
Craig HayesRepublican
41.7%12,497
29,955 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

EvenD+16.61972D+8.31974D+15.91976R+14.81978R+19.71980R+25.11982

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