1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 43-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Rabel (R) won re-election with 66.6% of the vote, defeating R. J. McFarland Jr. (D) by 33.3 points.
John RabelRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.6%19,516
R. J. McFarland Jr.Democrat
33.4%9,772
29,288 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)