1972 Washington gubernatorial election
1972 Washington gubernatorial election
County resultsEvans: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Rosellini: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 1972 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Governor of Washington Daniel J. Evans , who was first elected eight years earlier, and then re-elected in 1968, was eligible for re-election, as Washington does not have gubernatorial term limits.
On election day, Evans defeated former governor Albert D. Rosellini by a comfortable margin of 51% to 43% in a rematch of the 1964 contest . Businessman Vick Gould, who ran with the Taxpayers Party, a third party of Gould's own creation, also received 5.9% of the vote.[ 1] [ 2] [ a]
Primary election
A total of nine candidates filed for the blanket primary on September 19, 1972. Evans and Rosellini won their party's nominations, receiving 24.66% and 30.27% of the votes in the primary, respectively.
Candidates
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Results
General election
Candidates
Results
Results by county
County[ 6]
Daniel J. Evans
Albert D. Rosellini
Vick Gould
Robin David
Henry Killman
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
2,583
57.17%
1,727
38.22%
204
4.52%
1
0.02%
3
0.07%
856
18.95%
4,518
Asotin
2,851
49.78%
2,750
48.02%
122
2.13%
2
0.03%
2
0.03%
101
1.76%
5,727
Benton
17,010
55.50%
12,540
40.91%
1,003
3.27%
68
0.22%
28
0.09%
4,470
14.58%
30,649
Chelan
9,145
52.66%
7,143
41.13%
1,015
5.84%
40
0.23%
23
0.13%
2,002
11.53%
17,366
Clallam
8,153
50.12%
7,196
44.23%
888
5.46%
18
0.11%
13
0.08%
957
5.88%
16,268
Clark
30,557
51.93%
24,733
42.03%
3,257
5.54%
209
0.36%
87
0.15%
5,824
9.90%
58,843
Columbia
1,094
52.29%
914
43.69%
81
3.87%
0
0.00%
3
0.14%
180
8.60%
2,092
Cowlitz
13,797
49.17%
13,468
48.00%
684
2.44%
54
0.19%
54
0.19%
329
1.17%
28,057
Douglas
3,578
48.23%
3,384
45.62%
451
6.08%
4
0.05%
1
0.01%
194
2.62%
7,418
Ferry
550
36.28%
777
51.25%
187
12.34%
1
0.07%
1
0.07%
-227
-14.97%
1,516
Franklin
5,011
47.73%
5,121
48.78%
338
3.22%
14
0.13%
14
0.13%
-110
-1.05%
10,498
Garfield
832
53.68%
685
44.19%
32
2.06%
1
0.06%
0
0.00%
147
9.48%
1,550
Grant
7,629
48.79%
7,156
45.77%
808
5.17%
23
0.15%
19
0.12%
473
3.03%
15,635
Grays Harbor
9,277
38.51%
13,303
55.22%
1,369
5.68%
48
0.20%
92
0.38%
-4,026
-16.71%
24,089
Island
6,456
58.94%
4,006
36.57%
460
4.20%
19
0.17%
12
0.11%
2,450
22.37%
10,953
Jefferson
2,068
39.97%
2,717
52.51%
347
6.71%
23
0.44%
19
0.37%
-649
-12.54%
5,174
King
292,616
55.41%
204,212
38.67%
27,876
5.28%
2,144
0.41%
1,272
0.24%
88,404
16.74%
528,120
Kitsap
19,720
42.70%
23,652
51.21%
2,612
5.66%
119
0.26%
80
0.17%
-3,932
-8.51%
46,183
Kittitas
5,488
54.04%
4,241
41.76%
382
3.76%
38
0.37%
7
0.07%
1,247
12.28%
10,156
Klickitat
3,084
55.35%
2,267
40.69%
214
3.84%
4
0.07%
3
0.05%
817
14.66%
5,572
Lewis
8,339
40.11%
10,955
52.69%
1,460
7.02%
25
0.12%
11
0.05%
-2,616
-12.58%
20,790
Lincoln
2,757
52.48%
2,137
40.68%
355
6.76%
1
0.02%
3
0.06%
620
11.80%
5,253
Mason
4,093
40.84%
5,386
53.75%
520
5.19%
12
0.12%
10
0.10%
-1,293
-12.90%
10,021
Okanogan
4,197
40.22%
5,141
49.27%
1,070
10.25%
14
0.13%
13
0.12%
-944
-9.05%
10,435
Pacific
2,674
37.32%
4,310
60.15%
161
2.25%
10
0.14%
10
0.14%
-1,636
-22.83%
7,165
Pend Oreille
1,197
40.76%
1,540
52.43%
195
6.64%
3
0.10%
2
0.07%
-343
-11.68%
2,937
Pierce
63,497
42.99%
75,723
51.27%
7,986
5.41%
274
0.19%
214
0.14%
12,226
8.28%
147,694
San Juan
1,828
66.79%
699
25.54%
181
6.61%
18
0.66%
11
0.40%
1,129
41.25%
2,737
Skagit
11,963
47.82%
11,977
47.88%
997
3.99%
56
0.22%
23
0.09%
-14
-0.06%
25,016
Skamania
1,011
36.92%
1,154
42.15%
565
20.64%
5
0.18%
3
0.11%
-143
-5.22%
2,738
Snohomish
50,877
47.88%
46,608
43.86%
8,255
7.77%
328
0.31%
194
0.18%
4,269
4.02%
106,262
Spokane
60,789
48.34%
50,706
40.33%
13,607
10.82%
422
0.34%
218
0.17%
10,083
8.02%
125,742
Stevens
3,232
40.99%
3,568
45.26%
1,060
13.44%
10
0.13%
14
0.18%
-336
-4.26%
7,884
Thurston
18,673
47.71%
17,869
45.66%
2,429
6.21%
114
0.29%
53
0.14%
804
2.05%
39,138
Wahkiakum
793
46.67%
817
48.09%
78
4.59%
3
0.18%
8
0.47%
-24
-1.41%
1,699
Walla Walla
10,042
54.54%
8,004
43.47%
337
1.83%
18
0.10%
11
0.06%
2,038
11.07%
18,412
Whatcom
22,776
59.47%
12,741
33.27%
2,388
6.24%
268
0.70%
124
0.32%
10,035
26.20%
38,297
Whitman
10,915
67.99%
4,428
27.58%
605
3.77%
83
0.52%
24
0.15%
6,487
40.40%
16,055
Yakima
26,673
49.50%
24,858
46.13%
2,264
4.20%
58
0.11%
30
0.06%
1,815
3.37%
53,883
Totals
747,825
50.78%
630,613
42.82%
86,843
5.90%
4,552
0.31%
2,709
0.18%
117,212
7.96%
1,472,542
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Arthur B. Langlie – A former governor of Washington who made a successful comeback in 1940
Notes
^ Arthur B. Langlie had previously served three non-consecutive terms, having lost his first reelection bid in 1944 .
References
^ "Candidacy Set" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Vol. 86, no. 106. Associated Press. January 22, 1972. p. 17. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .^ LaFromboise, Richard (March 2, 1972). "Vick Gould For Governor?" . The Daily Chronicle . Vol. 81, no. 52. Jack Britten. p. 5. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Elections Search Results - September 1972 Primary" . Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved June 24, 2022 .^ Washington Secretary of State. "Governor". Abstract of Votes Primary Election Held on September 19, 1972 . Olympia, Washington. p. 3. ^ "Election Search Results November 1972 General" . Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved August 11, 2024 .^ a b Washington Secretary of State. "Governor". Abstract of Votes Presidential and State General Election Held on November 7, 1972
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