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1968Final results

1968 election for Washington Legislative District 38-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Richard King (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating William Rucker (R) by 7.2 points.

Richard KingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%13,725
William RuckerRepublican
46.4%11,887
25,612 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+32.31972D+33.21976D+25.41978D+23.01980D+3.81982D+23.61984

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