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1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 44-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Lois North (R) won re-election with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Elaine Kirsten (D) by 21.2 points.

Lois NorthRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%17,423
39.4%11,318
28,741 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

EvenR+21.21972D+7.51974D+3.01976

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)