1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 23
Washington State Senate · Washington
Gordon L. Walgren (D) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating T. F. Drake (R) by 59.4 points.
Gordon L. WalgrenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.3%24,699
T. F. DrakeRepublican
17.9%5,717
Clark CrawfordIndependent
4.8%1,528
31,944 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