1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 7-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
William Schumaker (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Carl V. Putman (D) by 22.5 points.
William SchumakerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%17,354
Carl V. PutmanDemocrat
38.8%10,980
28,334 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