1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 45-1

Name: 1972 election for Washington Legislative District 45-1
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Alan Bluechel (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Virgil E. Magruder (D) by 22.2 points.

Alan BluechelRepublican · winner · incumbent

61.1%16,642

38.9%10,594

27,236 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

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