1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 48-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
James Gilleland (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Alexander M. Unwin (D) by 35.5 points.
James GillelandRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%20,258
Alexander M. UnwinDemocrat
32.2%9,635
29,893 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