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1968Final results

1968 election for Washington Legislative District 8B

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Max Benitz (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Glenn Gunn (D) by 15.0 points.

Max BenitzRepublican · winner
57.5%6,496
Glenn GunnDemocrat
42.5%4,798
11,294 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+15.01968R+8.51970

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