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1968Final results

1968 election for Washington Legislative District 5B

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Gerald L. Saling (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating William R. White (D) by 15.4 points.

Gerald L. SalingRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%6,822
42.3%5,000
11,822 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+15.41968D+15.01970

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