Results of Washington Legislative Elections,1932-2010

[Alcon]

Hmm, so tri-cities used to elect democrats?

Franklin County especially wasn't bad territory for Democrats, especially on the state level, 'round then.

[Alcon]

Hmm, so tri-cities used to elect democrats?

Franklin County especially wasn't bad territory for Democrats, especially on the state level, 'round then.

I wonder what were the demographics among whites were among the three towns before Hispanics moved in.

It's a good question.  Benton County wasn't especially Dem-friendly, but it already had Hanford.  I'm not sure what Pasco was like (although it actually had a significant black population!)  It's probably not the farmland that was Dem, judging by neighboring counties.

I know there's a 1968 precinct results book around somewhere.