1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 46-1

Name: 1972 election for Washington Legislative District 46-1
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Paul Kraabel (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating John McDonald (D) by 35.6 points.

Paul KraabelRepublican · winner · incumbent

67.8%20,243

32.2%9,618

29,861 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