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1968Final results

1968 election for Washington Legislative District 17-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Robert Odell (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating John Dodge (D) by 21.2 points.

Robert OdellRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%11,498
John DodgeDemocrat
39.4%7,470
18,968 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

EvenD+9.91972D+40.31974D+18.31976D+38.71978D+43.31980D+29.01982

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