1968 Washington gubernatorial election
The State of Washington holds its gubernatorial election every fourth year, concurrent with the United States presidential election. This 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]
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County results Evans: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% O'Connell: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Daniel J. Evans (incumbent) | 1,006,993 | 53.31 | ||
Democratic | John J. O'Connell | 881,994 | 46.69 | ||
Conservative | Ken Chriswell | 11,602 | 0.92 | ||
Socialist Labor | Henry Killman | 1,113 | 0.09 | ||
Total votes | 1,901,702 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
References
- Burt, Lyle (November 6, 1968). "Evans Wins; Some Races Still in Doubt". The Seattle Times. p. 1.
- "Elections Search Results: November 1968 General". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
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