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1972Final results

1972 election for Washington Legislative District 22

Washington State Senate · Washington

Harry B. Lewis (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Del Pettit (D) by 7.3 points.

Harry B. LewisRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%18,318
Del PettitDemocrat
46.4%15,834
34,152 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+26.11976R+3.71980D+12.91984D+45.91988D+34.51992D+37.91996

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