1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 1
Washington State Senate · Washington
Ray Vanhollebeke (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Francis E. Holman (R) by 10.5 points.
Ray VanhollebekeDemocrat · winner
55.2%14,791
Francis E. HolmanRepublican · incumbent
44.8%11,992
26,783 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