1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 43-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Jeff Douthwaite (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Peter B. Bosserman (R) by 15.5 points.

Jeff DouthwaiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%17,606
41.7%12,831
Paul F. GenungIndependent
1.0%313
30,750 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+15.51972R+5.01974Even1976D+37.81978D+33.91980D+18.81982

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

The candidates

Jeff Douthwaite (D)Peter B. Bosserman (R)

Also on the ballot: Paul F. Genung (Independent), 1.0%