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1968Final results

1968 election for Washington Legislative District 44-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Dwight S. Hawley (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Dwight M. Gowdey (D) by 20.7 points.

Dwight S. HawleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%14,646
39.6%9,617
24,263 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+15.21972D+43.11974D+18.61976D+17.31978D+5.61980R+0.51982

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