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
Dwight M. GowdeyDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET