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1968Final results

1968 election for Washington Legislative District 23

Washington State Senate · Washington

Gordon L. Walgren (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating William R. Dane (R) by 21.0 points.

Gordon L. WalgrenDemocrat · winner
60.5%12,833
William R. DaneRepublican
39.5%8,380
21,213 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

EvenD+51.91976R+47.01980R+8.01984R+2.11988D+10.81992D+2.41996

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