This is the 1972 race. The latest: 2022 →

1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 8-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Doris Johnson (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Don Williams (R) by 6.1 points.

Doris JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%15,921
Don WilliamsRepublican
47.0%14,091
30,012 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+8.91976R+22.81978R+36.31980R+1.51982R+35.41984D+3.31986

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