1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 5
Washington State Senate · Washington
Robert H. Lewis (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Gladys H. Morgen (D) by 7.7 points.
Robert H. LewisRepublican · winner
53.8%17,369
Gladys H. MorgenDemocrat
46.2%14,889
32,258 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