1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 28
Washington State Senate · Washington
Charles Newschwander (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Wutzke (D) by 2.6 points.
Charles NewschwanderRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%12,898
Tom WutzkeDemocrat
48.7%12,242
25,140 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