1968 United States Senate election in Washington

1968 United States Senate election in Washington

←  1962 November 5, 1968 1974  →

Nominee Warren Magnuson Jack Metcalf Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 796,183 435,894 Percentage 64.41% 35.26%

County results Magnuson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Metcalf:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election Warren Magnuson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson Democratic

The 1968 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson won a fifth term in office, defeating Republican State Senator Jack Metcalf, who only won Stevens County and San Juan County.

Blanket primary

The blanket primary was held on September 17, 1968.

Candidates

Democratic

• Arthur C. DeWitt, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 1964
• Warren G. Magnuson, incumbent United States Senator

Republican

• Harvey L. Cole
• Roy R. Fait
• Jack Metcalf, State Senator
• Ralph O. Westlake

Results

Blanket primary results ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson (incumbent)	373,303	54.21%
	Republican	Jack Metcalf	210,981	30.64%
	Republican	Harvey L. Cole	40,844	5.93%
	Democratic	Arthur C. DeWitt	28,683	4.17%
	Republican	Ralph O. Westlake	25,756	3.74%
	Republican	Roy R. Fait	9,096	1.32%
Total votes			688,663	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Warren Magnuson, Democratic, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Jack Metcalf, Republican, State Senator
• Irwin R. Hogenauer, New Party, peace activist ^[4]
• Debbie Leonard, Socialist Workers

Magnuson's 'Finger Pointing Senator' ad boosted him far enough in the polls to secure an easy win.

Results

1968 United States Senate election in Washington ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren Magnuson (Incumbent)	796,183	64.41
	Republican	Jack Metcalf	435,894	35.26
	New Party	Irwin R. Hogenauer	2,762	0.22
	Socialist Workers	Debbie Leonard	1,224	0.10
Majority			360,289	29.15
Turnout			1,236,063
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1968 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
2. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 159.
3. America Votes 8, pp. 404–405.
4. "Irwin R. Hogenauer Papers, 1932-1984". Archives West Orbis Cascade Alliance.
5. "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
6. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (July 1, 1969). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
7. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
8. America Votes 8, p. 398.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-248-4.
• Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1956). America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute (published 1970).