1968Final resultsSpecial election
1968 special election for Washington Legislative District 48
Washington State Senate · Washington
James A. Anderson (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Paul D. Benton (D) by 41.1 points.
James A. AndersonRepublican · winner
70.5%16,909
Paul D. BentonDemocrat
29.5%7,063
23,972 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)