1968Final results
1968 election for Washington Legislative District 8A
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Irving Newhouse (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Louis M. Minton (D) by 43.2 points.
Irving NewhouseRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.6%5,116
Louis M. MintonDemocrat
28.4%2,029
7,145 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