1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 4
Washington State Senate · Washington
William S. Day (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Robert F. Goldsworthy (R) by 9.7 points.
William S. DayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%16,605
Robert F. GoldsworthyRepublican
45.1%13,660
30,265 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