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1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 5-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Geraldine McCormick (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Homer F. Cunningham (R) by 7.1 points.

Geraldine McCormickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%17,288
46.5%14,998
32,286 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

EvenD+19.51976D+14.71978D+14.71980R+7.41982R+35.51984R+33.21986

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