1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 2
Washington State Senate · Washington
R. Ted Bottiger (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Donald B. Baublits (R) by 41.2 points.
R. Ted BottigerDemocrat · winner
70.6%16,408
Donald B. BaublitsRepublican
29.4%6,838
23,246 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