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1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 18

Washington State Senate · Washington

Don Talley (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating John C. Freed (R) by 47.6 points.

Don TalleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%20,116
John C. FreedRepublican
26.2%7,134
27,250 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+29.01980D+21.51984R+21.81988R+16.01992R+7.61996R+17.12000

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