1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 24
Washington State Senate · Washington
Gordon Sandison (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Ralph J. Theriault (R) by 31.6 points.
Gordon SandisonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%20,520
Ralph J. TheriaultRepublican
34.2%10,673
31,193 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