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1968 Washington gubernatorial election

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1968 Washington gubernatorial election

← 1964 November 5, 1968 1972 →
 
Nominee Daniel J. Evans John J. O'Connell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 692,378 560,262
Percentage 54.72% 44.28%

County results
Evans:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
O'Connell:      50–60%

Governor before election

Daniel J. Evans
Republican

Elected Governor

Daniel J. Evans
Republican

The 1968 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1968, and resulted in the re-election of Republican incumbent Daniel J. Evans over state Attorney General John J. O'Connell.[1] Martin Durkan, Albert F. Canwell, and John Patric unsuccessfully ran in the blanket primary.

Primary election

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Candidates

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Results

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Blanket primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel J. Evans 305,897 43.41%
Democratic John J. O'Connell 182,969 25.96%
Democratic Martin J. Durkan 162,382 23.04%
Democratic Jack E. Tanner 17,155 2.43%
Republican Albert F. Canwell 15,982 2.27%
Republican Ernest T. Rhodefer 8,870 1.26%
Republican Allen J. Courter 6,135 0.87%
Republican John Patric 5,328 0.76%
Total votes 704,718 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1968 Washington gubernatorial election[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Daniel J. Evans (incumbent) 692,378 54.72% −1.05%
Democratic John J. O'Connell 560,262 44.28% +0.39%
Conservative Ken Chriswell 11,602 0.92%
Socialist Labor Henry Killman 1,113 0.09% −0.26%
Majority 132,116 10.44%
Total votes 1,265,355 100.00%
Republican hold Swing -1.44%

Results by county

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County[4] Daniel J. Evans
Republican
John J. O'Connell
Democratic
Ken Chriswell
Conservative
Henry Killman
Socialist Labor
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Adams 2,749 67.68% 1,277 31.44% 34 0.84% 2 0.05% 1,472 36.24% 4,062
Asotin 2,818 54.06% 2,347 45.02% 48 0.92% 0 0.00% 471 9.04% 5,213
Benton 15,470 55.56% 12,175 43.72% 191 0.69% 10 0.04% 3,295 11.83% 27,846
Chelan 10,735 63.90% 5,938 35.35% 117 0.70% 9 0.05% 4,797 28.56% 16,799
Clallam 7,035 50.75% 6,703 48.36% 110 0.79% 13 0.09% 332 2.40% 13,861
Clark 20,987 48.13% 22,310 51.16% 287 0.66% 25 0.06% -1,323 -3.03% 43,609
Columbia 1,183 56.41% 910 43.40% 4 0.19% 0 0.00% 273 13.02% 2,097
Cowlitz 12,160 48.88% 12,559 50.49% 125 0.50% 32 0.13% -399 -1.60% 24,876
Douglas 3,930 60.33% 2,554 39.21% 29 0.45% 1 0.02% 1,376 21.12% 6,514
Ferry 670 50.34% 617 46.36% 44 3.31% 0 0.00% 53 3.98% 1,331
Franklin 4,451 47.34% 4,839 51.46% 107 1.14% 6 0.06% -388 -4.13% 9,403
Garfield 862 55.83% 668 43.26% 14 0.91% 0 0.00% 194 12.56% 1,544
Grant 8,334 59.69% 5,467 39.16% 158 1.13% 3 0.02% 2,867 20.53% 13,962
Grays Harbor 9,734 44.02% 12,260 55.44% 77 0.35% 42 0.19% -2,526 -11.42% 22,113
Island 4,767 61.02% 2,994 38.33% 51 0.65% 0 0.00% 1,773 22.70% 7,812
Jefferson 1,972 44.91% 2,361 53.77% 54 1.23% 4 0.09% -389 -8.86% 4,391
King 271,954 59.55% 179,117 39.22% 4,977 1.09% 619 0.14% 92,837 20.33% 456,667
Kitsap 19,555 50.21% 19,170 49.22% 210 0.54% 11 0.03% 385 0.99% 38,946
Kittitas 4,996 58.67% 3,488 40.96% 26 0.31% 6 0.07% 1,508 17.71% 8,516
Klickitat 2,671 54.12% 2,248 45.55% 13 0.26% 3 0.06% 423 8.57% 4,935
Lewis 9,462 51.54% 8,808 47.98% 87 0.47% 2 0.01% 654 3.56% 18,359
Lincoln 3,271 66.65% 1,600 32.60% 37 0.75% 0 0.00% 1,671 34.05% 4,908
Mason 4,130 48.67% 4,324 50.96% 29 0.34% 2 0.02% -194 -2.29% 8,485
Okanogan 5,458 56.98% 3,978 41.53% 142 1.48% 1 0.01% 1,480 15.45% 9,579
Pacific 2,812 44.16% 3,534 55.50% 20 0.31% 2 0.03% -722 -11.34% 6,368
Pend Oreille 1,263 47.95% 1,340 50.87% 31 1.18% 0 0.00% -77 -2.92% 2,634
Pierce 56,454 42.57% 74,843 56.43% 1,227 0.93% 98 0.07% -18,389 -13.87% 132,622
San Juan 1,346 71.25% 531 28.11% 12 0.64% 0 0.00% 815 43.14% 1,889
Skagit 11,627 52.34% 10,443 47.01% 123 0.55% 21 0.09% 1,184 5.33% 22,214
Skamania 1,066 46.92% 1,185 52.16% 20 0.88% 1 0.04% -119 -5.24% 2,272
Snohomish 43,929 51.55% 40,461 47.48% 766 0.90% 58 0.07% 3,468 4.07% 85,214
Spokane 59,982 55.57% 46,869 43.42% 1,049 0.97% 39 0.04% 13,113 12.15% 107,939
Stevens 3,682 52.08% 3,185 45.05% 203 2.87% 0 0.00% 497 7.03% 7,070
Thurston 16,383 54.50% 13,511 44.95% 151 0.50% 16 0.05% 2,872 9.55% 30,061
Wahkiakum 812 50.37% 793 49.19% 6 0.37% 1 0.06% 19 1.18% 1,612
Walla Walla 9,909 60.28% 6,441 39.18% 85 0.52% 4 0.02% 3,468 21.10% 16,439
Whatcom 17,612 57.98% 12,481 41.09% 250 0.82% 31 0.10% 5,131 16.89% 30,374
Whitman 9,581 72.25% 3,572 26.94% 87 0.66% 20 0.15% 6,009 45.32% 13,260
Yakima 26,566 53.60% 22,361 45.12% 601 1.21% 31 0.06% 4,205 8.48% 49,559
Totals 692,378 54.72% 560,262 44.28% 11,602 0.92% 1,113 0.09% 132,116 10.44% 1,265,355

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

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  1. ^ Burt, Lyle (November 6, 1968). "Evans Wins; Some Races Still in Doubt". The Seattle Times. p. 1.
  2. ^ Washington Secretary of State. "Governor". Official Abstract of Votes Primary Election Held on September 17, 1968. Olympia, Washington. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Elections Search Results: November 1968 General". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Washington Secretary of State. "Governor". Abstract of Votes Presidential and State General Election Held on November 5, 1968. Olympia, Washington. p. 13.