1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 8-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Max Benitz (R) won re-election with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Pat Cochrane (D) by 8.9 points.
Max BenitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%16,079
Pat CochraneDemocrat
45.6%13,464
29,543 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)