1968Final results
1968 election for Washington Legislative District 39-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Henry Backstrom (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Stuart H. Peckham (R) by 31.8 points.
Henry BackstromDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%15,536
Stuart H. PeckhamRepublican
34.1%8,041
23,577 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET