1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 7-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Joe D. Haussler (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating James G. Swinyard (R) by 24.8 points.
Joe D. HausslerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%17,416
James G. SwinyardRepublican
37.6%10,485
27,901 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