1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 16
Washington State Senate · Washington
Dan Jolly (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Copeland (R) by 7.8 points.
Dan JollyDemocrat · winner
53.9%15,241
Tom CopelandRepublican
46.1%13,045
28,286 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