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1968Final results

1968 election for Washington Legislative District 47-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Gary Grant (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Ray Sonnemann (R) by 19.7 points.

Gary GrantDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%18,036
Ray SonnemannRepublican
40.1%12,097
30,133 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+3.11972D+23.51974D+33.31976D+29.01978R+8.61982R+35.21984

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