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Election 1968 Results

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1968 US Senate election in Washington

Warren Magnuson (Democrat) beat Jack Metcalf (Republican) in Washington in 1968, 64.4% to 35.3%, a margin of 29.1 points and 360,289 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1962, when Warren Magnuson also won.

Democrats led in 37 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, King, cast 446,012 votes and went to the Democrat by 36.0 points. The closest was San Juan, where 16 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Warren Magnuson won Democratic 796,183 64.4%
Jack Metcalf Republican 435,894 35.3%
All other candidates 3,986 0.3%
Total1,236,063

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 302,201 67.8% 141,440 31.7% 2,371 446,012 D+36.0
Pierce 88,837 68.9% 39,638 30.8% 373 128,848 D+38.2
Spokane 58,585 55.6% 46,680 44.3% 135 105,400 D+11.3
Snohomish 53,004 63.4% 30,507 36.5% 130 83,641 D+26.9
Yakima 26,986 55.4% 21,662 44.5% 70 48,718 D+10.9
Clark 29,641 70.4% 12,359 29.4% 92 42,092 D+41.1
Kitsap 29,018 75.6% 9,311 24.3% 55 38,384 D+51.3
Whatcom 17,320 58.1% 12,314 41.3% 200 29,834 D+16.8
Thurston 19,201 65.4% 10,081 34.4% 58 29,340 D+31.1
Benton 17,110 62.2% 10,376 37.7% 21 27,507 D+24.5
Cowlitz 15,621 65.2% 8,273 34.5% 75 23,969 D+30.7
Skagit 13,069 59.7% 8,780 40.1% 26 21,875 D+19.6
Grays Harbor 15,640 72.9% 5,755 26.8% 52 21,447 D+46.1
Lewis 10,506 58.7% 7,394 41.3% 12 17,912 D+17.4
Chelan 8,952 54.7% 7,368 45.0% 50 16,370 D+9.7
Walla Walla 8,147 50.9% 7,838 49.0% 25 16,010 D+1.9
Grant 7,934 58.1% 5,708 41.8% 11 13,653 D+16.3
Clallam 8,279 61.4% 5,177 38.4% 22 13,478 D+23.0
Whitman 6,971 53.2% 6,054 46.2% 70 13,095 D+7.0
Okanogan 5,334 56.8% 4,041 43.1% 8 9,383 D+13.8
Franklin 6,239 67.5% 2,984 32.3% 22 9,245 D+35.2
Kittitas 4,883 58.2% 3,460 41.3% 42 8,385 D+17.0
Mason 5,624 67.6% 2,686 32.3% 7 8,317 D+35.3
Island 4,392 57.0% 3,307 42.9% 4 7,703 D+14.1
Stevens 3,390 48.6% 3,588 51.4% 4 6,982 R+2.8
Douglas 3,720 58.2% 2,666 41.7% 8 6,394 D+16.5
Pacific 4,470 72.4% 1,695 27.5% 8 6,173 D+45.0
Asotin 3,149 61.6% 1,962 38.4% 1 5,112 D+23.2
Lincoln 2,451 51.2% 2,337 48.8% 4,788 D+2.4
Klickitat 2,967 62.3% 1,789 37.6% 4 4,760 D+24.7
Jefferson 2,867 67.4% 1,375 32.3% 12 4,254 D+35.1
Adams 2,047 52.0% 1,886 47.9% 2 3,935 D+4.1
Pend Oreille 1,532 59.1% 1,062 40.9% 2,594 D+18.1
Skamania 1,491 68.7% 677 31.2% 2 2,170 D+37.5
Columbia 1,095 53.2% 963 46.8% 2,058 D+6.4
San Juan 922 49.4% 938 50.2% 8 1,868 R+0.9
Wahkiakum 1,020 65.5% 533 34.2% 4 1,557 D+31.3
Garfield 870 57.2% 651 42.8% 1 1,522 D+14.4
Ferry 698 54.6% 579 45.3% 1 1,278 D+9.3

Counties as they stood in 1968; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Washington Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Maria Cantwell (D) D+18.5
2022 Patty Murray (D) D+14.6
2018 Maria Cantwell (D) D+16.9
2016 Patty Murray (D) D+18.0
2012 Maria Cantwell (D) D+20.9
2010 Patty Murray (D) D+4.7
2006 Maria Cantwell (D) D+16.9
2004 Patty Murray (D) D+12.2
2000 Maria Cantwell (D) D+0.1
1998 Patty Murray (D) D+16.8
1994 Slade Gorton (R) R+11.5
1992 Patty Murray (D) D+8.0
1988 Slade Gorton (R) R+2.2
1986 Brock Adams (D) D+2.0
1982 Henry M. Jackson (D) D+44.7
1980 Slade Gorton (R) R+8.3
1976 Henry M. Jackson (D) D+47.6
1974 Warren Magnuson (D) D+24.6
1970 Scoop Jackson (D) D+66.4
1968 Warren Magnuson (D) D+29.1
1964 Scoop Jackson (D) D+44.4
1962 Warren Magnuson (D) D+4.8
1958 Scoop Jackson (D) D+35.9
1956 Warren Magnuson (D) D+22.2
1952 Scoop Jackson (D) D+12.7
1950 Warren Magnuson (D) D+7.4
1946 Harry P. Cain (R) R+9.1
1944 Warren Magnuson (D) D+10.7
1940 Monrad C. Wallgren (D) D+8.3
1938 Homer T. Bone (D) D+25.5
1934 Lewis Schwellenbach (D) D+26.9
1932 Homer T. Bone (D) D+27.9
1928 Clarence C. Dill (D) D+7.0
1926 Wesley L. Jones (R) R+4.8
1922 Clarence C. Dill (D) D+1.3
1920 Wesley L. Jones (R) R+38.6
1916 Miles Poindexter (R) R+18.3
1914 Wesley L. Jones (R) R+11.2