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County results Evans: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Rosellini: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Washington |
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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.
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, and by businessman Vick Gould, who ran with the Taxpayers' Party, a third party of Gould's own creation. [1] [2] 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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Albert Rosellini | 276,121 | 30.27 | |
Republican | Daniel J. Evans (incumbent) | 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 | |
Total votes | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Daniel J. Evans (incumbent) | 747,825 | 50.78 | ||
Democratic | Albert Rosellini | 630,613 | 42.82 | ||
Taxpayers' Party | Vick Gould | 86,843 | 5.90 | ||
Total votes | 100.00% | ||||
Republican hold |