1972 Washington gubernatorial election
The Washington gubernatorial election of 1972 was held on November 7, 1972, concurrent with the United States presidential election. 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.
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County results Evans: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Rosellini: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A total of nine candidates filed for the primary on September 19. In the general election, incumbent Republican Governor Evans was challenged by former Governor Albert Rosellini, who ran as a Democrat. Evans and Rosellini received 24.66% and 30.27% of the votes in the primary, respectively. On election day, Evans defeated Rosellini by a comfortable margin of 50.78%-42.82% in a rematch of the 1964 contest.
Primary
Republican Party
- Daniel J. Evans, incumbent Governor
- L. R. Kemore, candidate for Governor in 1948
- Earl Monaghan
- John "Hugo Frye" Patric, perennial candidate
- Perry Woodall, State Senator
Democratic Party
- Martin Durkan, Sr., State Senator
- Jim McDermott, State Representative
- Albert Rosellini, former Governor
- Rudolfo Valdez
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Albert Rosellini | 276,121 | 30.27 | |
Republican | Daniel J. Evans | 224,953 | 24.66 | |
Democratic | Martin Durkan Sr. | 195,931 | 21.48 | |
Republican | Perry Woodall | 100,372 | 11.01 | |
Democratic | Jim McDermott | 99,155 | 10.87 | |
Democratic | Earl Monaghan | 5,201 | 0.57 | |
Democratic | Rudolfo Valdez | 4,440 | 0.49 | |
Republican | John Patric | 3,343 | 0.37 | |
Republican | L. R. Kemoe | 2,567 | 0.28 |
General election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Daniel J. Evans | 747,825 | 50.78 | ||
Democratic | Albert Rosellini | 630,613 | 42.82 | ||
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See also
- Arthur B. Langlie – A former Governor of Washington who made a successful comeback in 1940
References
- WA Governor – Blanket Primary (Report). OurCampaigns.com. June 17, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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