1968Final results
1968 election for Washington Legislative District 4-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Gordon W. Richardson (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Walt O. Knowles (D) by 3.8 points.
Gordon W. RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%10,365
Walt O. KnowlesDemocrat
48.1%9,607
19,972 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