1968 United States Senate election in Washington

none March 2026 September 2023 1968 United States Senate election in Washington Washington presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Washington 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Washington 1974 November 5, 1968 Warren Magnuson Fred Milkie Portrait Edit 3x4.jpg Warren Magnuson Democratic Party (United States) 796,183 64.41% Jack Metcalf.jpg Jack Metcalf Republican Party (United States) 435,894 35.26% 1968 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg 275px County resultsMagnuson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Metcalf: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson Democratic Party (United States) Warren Magnuson Democratic Party (United States) 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 resultshttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=44&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of StateCongressional Quarterly 1998 159America Votes 8 404-405 Democratic Party (United States) Warren G. Magnuson (incumbent) 373,303 54.21% Republican Party (United States) Jack Metcalf 210,981 30.64% Republican Party (United States) Harvey L. Cole 40,844 5.93% Democratic Party (United States) Arthur C. DeWitt 28,683 4.17% Republican Party (United States) Ralph O. Westlake 25,756 3.74% Republican Party (United States) Roy R. Fait 9,096 1.32% 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 activisthttps://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv21555 Irwin R. Hogenauer Papers, 1932-1984 Archives West Orbis Cascade Alliance Debbie Leonard, Socialist Workers thumb|right|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 Washingtonhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=43&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of StateClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1969-07-01 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1968election.pdf U.S. Government Printing OfficeCongressional Quarterly 1998 99America Votes 8 398 Democratic Party (US) Warren Magnuson (Incumbent) 796,183 64.41 Republican Party (US) Jack Metcalf 435,894 35.26 New Party Irwin R. Hogenauer 2,762 0.22 Socialist Workers Party (US) Debbie Leonard 1,224 0.10 360,289 29.15 1,236,063 Democratic Party (US) See also 1968 United States Senate elections References Bibliography Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968 1956 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1970 https://archive.org/details/americavotes8elec/mode/2up America Votes 8 1968 United States Senate Washington