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Election 1938 Results

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1938 US Senate election in Washington

Homer T. Bone (Democrat) beat Ewing D. Colvin (Republican) in Washington in 1938, 62.6% to 37.1%, a margin of 25.5 points and 151,331 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when Homer T. Bone also won.

Democrats led in 34 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 5. The largest, King, cast 179,705 votes and went to the Democrat by 28.1 points. The closest was Benton, where 64 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Homer T. Bone won	Democratic	371,535	62.6%
Ewing D. Colvin	Republican	220,204	37.1%
All other candidates		1,553	0.3%
Total		593,292

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
King	114,982 64.0%	64,486 35.9%	237	179,705	D+28.1
Pierce	46,179 75.1%	15,020 24.4%	314	61,513	D+50.7
Spokane	32,973 58.8%	22,963 41.0%	104	56,040	D+17.9
Snohomish	21,569 69.8%	9,121 29.5%	221	30,911	D+40.3
Yakima	12,953 49.0%	13,436 50.8%	61	26,450	R+1.8
Whatcom	12,554 56.6%	9,571 43.2%	48	22,173	D+13.5
Grays Harbor	11,368 63.5%	6,458 36.1%	86	17,912	D+27.4
Clark	10,307 63.8%	5,787 35.8%	64	16,158	D+28.0
Lewis	7,944 53.9%	6,763 45.9%	27	14,734	D+8.0
Skagit	8,623 58.8%	6,028 41.1%	15	14,666	D+17.7
Kitsap	10,878 75.1%	3,560 24.6%	41	14,479	D+50.5
Thurston	9,230 64.4%	5,069 35.4%	40	14,339	D+29.0
Cowlitz	7,326 62.6%	4,313 36.9%	64	11,703	D+25.7
Chelan	5,537 51.0%	5,314 48.9%	14	10,865	D+2.1
Walla Walla	4,626 43.1%	6,093 56.8%	17	10,736	R+13.7
Whitman	4,498 51.2%	4,270 48.6%	14	8,782	D+2.6
Clallam	5,420 67.3%	2,626 32.6%	13	8,059	D+34.7
Okanogan	3,575 50.8%	3,448 49.0%	10	7,033	D+1.8
Stevens	3,693 56.4%	2,853 43.6%	4	6,550	D+12.8
Kittitas	4,166 65.2%	2,205 34.5%	19	6,390	D+30.7
Pacific	3,581 62.5%	2,145 37.4%	4	5,730	D+25.1
Lincoln	2,615 57.7%	1,915 42.3%	2	4,532	D+15.4
Mason	2,932 69.7%	1,260 29.9%	17	4,209	D+39.7
Grant	3,120 76.8%	928 22.9%	13	4,061	D+54.0
Benton	2,009 50.7%	1,945 49.1%	6	3,960	D+1.6
Klickitat	2,208 60.4%	1,411 38.6%	38	3,657	D+21.8
Jefferson	2,053 63.3%	1,179 36.4%	11	3,243	D+27.0
Douglas	1,700 59.2%	1,168 40.7%	2	2,870	D+18.5
Asotin	1,450 55.5%	1,161 44.4%	3	2,614	D+11.1
Pend Oreille	1,544 62.0%	943 37.9%	3	2,490	D+24.1
Island	1,501 61.3%	938 38.3%	8	2,447	D+23.0
Adams	1,409 60.8%	908 39.2%	2	2,319	D+21.6
Franklin	1,525 65.8%	786 33.9%	6	2,317	D+31.9
Columbia	1,037 47.5%	1,139 52.2%	5	2,181	R+4.7
Skamania	1,119 67.2%	538 32.3%	7	1,664	D+34.9
Ferry	1,084 70.0%	461 29.8%	3	1,548	D+40.2
Garfield	714 47.3%	795 52.7%		1,509	R+5.4
San Juan	649 46.4%	746 53.4%	3	1,398	R+6.9
Wahkiakum	884 65.7%	454 33.8%	7	1,345	D+32.0

Counties as they stood in 1938; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Washington Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+18.5
2022	Patty Murray (D)	D+14.6
2018	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+16.9
2016	Patty Murray (D)	D+18.0
2012	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+20.9
2010	Patty Murray (D)	D+4.7
2006	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+16.9
2004	Patty Murray (D)	D+12.2
2000	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+0.1
1998	Patty Murray (D)	D+16.8
1994	Slade Gorton (R)	R+11.5
1992	Patty Murray (D)	D+8.0
1988	Slade Gorton (R)	R+2.2
1986	Brock Adams (D)	D+2.0
1982	Henry M. Jackson (D)	D+44.7
1980	Slade Gorton (R)	R+8.3
1976	Henry M. Jackson (D)	D+47.6
1974	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+24.6
1970	Scoop Jackson (D)	D+66.4
1968	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+29.1
1964	Scoop Jackson (D)	D+44.4
1962	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+4.8
1958	Scoop Jackson (D)	D+35.9
1956	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+22.2
1952	Scoop Jackson (D)	D+12.7
1950	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+7.4
1946	Harry P. Cain (R)	R+9.1
1944	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+10.7
1940	Monrad C. Wallgren (D)	D+8.3
1938	Homer T. Bone (D)	D+25.5
1934	Lewis Schwellenbach (D)	D+26.9
1932	Homer T. Bone (D)	D+27.9
1928	Clarence C. Dill (D)	D+7.0
1926	Wesley L. Jones (R)	R+4.8
1922	Clarence C. Dill (D)	D+1.3
1920	Wesley L. Jones (R)	R+38.6
1916	Miles Poindexter (R)	R+18.3
1914	Wesley L. Jones (R)	R+11.2

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