1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 3
Washington State Senate · Washington
James E. Keefe (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Carlton A. Gladder (R) by 31.1 points.
James E. KeefeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%17,299
Carlton A. GladderRepublican
34.4%9,086
26,385 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