1968Final results
1968 election for Washington Legislative District 48-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Richard U. Chapin (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Charles S. Peterson (D) by 30.0 points.
Richard U. ChapinRepublican · winner
65.0%15,251
Charles S. PetersonDemocrat
35.0%8,207
23,458 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)