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1968Final results

1968 election for Washington Legislative District 44-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Lois North (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Ben Drysdale (D) by 27.1 points.

Lois NorthRepublican · winner
63.6%14,947
Ben DrysdaleDemocrat
36.4%8,564
23,511 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

EvenR+21.21972D+7.51974D+3.01976R+17.61978R+26.81980D+5.21982

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