1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Washington Legislative District 20
Washington State Senate · Washington
Gary Odegaard (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Joe Chytil (R) by 5.7 points.
Gary OdegaardDemocrat · winner
52.9%10,911
Joe ChytilRepublican · incumbent
47.1%9,732
20,643 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