1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 44-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Donn Charnley (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating C. A. Bowman (R) by 15.2 points.
Donn CharnleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%17,295
C. A. BowmanRepublican
42.4%12,721
30,016 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