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1968 Washington Gubernatorial Election

Washington · 2 candidates · See every 1968 Governor race

Who won the 1968 Washington Gubernatorial Election?

Daniel J. Evans won the 1968 Washington Gubernatorial Election. Daniel J. Evans received 692,378 popular votes (54.72%). The main challenger was John J. O'Connell (44.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Evans and O'Connell

Evans +10.4 pts · won by 132,116 votes
Daniel J. EvansRepublicanWINNER54.72%
692,378 votes
John J. O'ConnellDemocratic44.28%
560,262 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.