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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.
The blanket primary was held on September 17, 1968.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | |||
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