1968 Washington gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1968 United States gubernatorial elections.

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.

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 54.7% 44.3%

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

General election

Results

Governor of Washington election, 1968^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

1. Burt, Lyle (November 6, 1968). "Evans Wins; Some Races Still in Doubt". The Seattle Times. p. 1.
2. "Elections Search Results: November 1968 General". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved October 2, 2016.