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1968Final results

1968 election for Washington Legislative District 1-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Alan Bluechel (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Frank Telquist (D) by 30.6 points.

Alan BluechelRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%18,363
34.7%9,761
28,124 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

EvenR+1.31972R+3.31974D+12.71976D+0.41978D+0.91980D+23.91982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET