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OfficeSpeaker of the House
HonorificSpeaker of the House - Abbr: Speaker of the House
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open January 03, 1963 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close January 03, 1963 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 04, 1963 - 12:00pm
Term End January 04, 1965 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRalphie November 27, 2006 08:51am
Data SourcesRosellini: Immigrant's Son and Progressive Governor, Payton Smith, p199.
Description Despite the 1963 House having a 51-48 Democratic majority, seven Democrats, mostly of Eastern Washington, joined a unified Republican Caucus to elect conservative Democratic Rep. William S. Day as speaker over the incumbent, liberal Seattle Rep. John L. O'Brien. While O'Brien retained leadership of the majority Democratic Caucus, Republican leader Dan Evans became de facto majority leader as the key broker in the governing coalition. He would use this influence to his advantage in defeating liberal Democratic Gov. Al Rosellini for a third term in 1964.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/03/1961
NameJohn L. O'Brien Votes59 (59.60%)
Term01/04/1961 - 01/04/1963 Margin19 (+19.19%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/03/1965
NameBob Schaefer Votes60 (60.61%)
Term01/04/1965 - 01/04/1967 Margin21 (+21.21%)
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Name William S. Day Sr. (I) Speaker of the House John L. O'Brien  
PartyDemocratic Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 55 (55.56%) 44 (44.44%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -11 (-11.11%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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