1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 9
Washington State Senate · Washington
Hubert F. Donohue (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Elmer C. Huntley (R) by 8.9 points.
Hubert F. DonohueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%14,644
Elmer C. HuntleyRepublican · incumbent
45.6%12,261
26,905 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