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1968Final results

1968 election for Washington Legislative District 35-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

John Merrill (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Chuck Esposito (R) by 40.6 points.

John MerrillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.3%14,001
Chuck EspositoRepublican
29.7%5,918
19,919 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+56.11974D+63.41976D+34.41982D+32.41984D+47.11986D+33.31988

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