1968Final results
1968 election for Washington Legislative District 5
Washington State Senate · Washington
John L. Cooney (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating James A. Blodgett (R) by 18.9 points.
John L. CooneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.5%13,884
James A. BlodgettRepublican
40.5%9,466
23,350 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