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The 1968 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1968, and resulted in the re-election of Republican incumbent Daniel J. Evans over state Attorney General John J. O'Connell. [1] Martin Durkan, Albert F. Canwell, and John Patric unsuccessfully ran in the blanket primary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Daniel J. Evans (incumbent) | 1,006,993 | 53.31 | ||
| Democratic | John J. O'Connell | 881,994 | 46.69 | ||
| Conservative | Ken Chriswell | 11,602 | 0.92 | ||
| Socialist Labor | Henry Killman | 1,113 | 0.09 | ||
| Total votes | 1,901,702 | 100.00 | |||
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