1972Final resultsSpecial election
1972 special election for Washington Legislative District 29
Washington State Senate · Washington
A. L. Rasmussen (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating A. Rick Rico (R) by 57.7 points.
A. L. RasmussenDemocrat · winner
78.9%18,526
A. Rick RicoRepublican
21.1%4,967
23,493 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