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Election 1946 Results

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1946 US Senate election in Washington

Harry P. Cain (Republican) beat Hugh B. Mitchell (Democrat) in Washington in 1946, 54.3% to 45.2%, a margin of 9.1 points and 60,164 votes.

Washington changed party: in 1940 it went Democratic, for Monrad C. Wallgren.

Republicans led in 29 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 10. The largest, King, cast 220,249 votes and went to the Republican by 11.0 points. The closest was Clallam, where 9 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
Harry P. Cain won	Republican	358,847	54.3%
Hugh B. Mitchell	Democratic	298,683	45.2%
All other candidates		2,812	0.4%
Total		660,342

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
King	97,759 44.4%	122,014 55.4%	476	220,249	R+11.0
Pierce	36,064 52.4%	31,806 46.2%	935	68,805	D+6.2
Spokane	27,358 43.0%	36,029 56.7%	176	63,563	R+13.6
Snohomish	17,301 51.9%	15,645 46.9%	394	33,340	D+5.0
Yakima	8,938 33.1%	18,022 66.7%	70	27,030	R+33.6
Kitsap	12,242 52.5%	11,054 47.4%	37	23,333	D+5.1
Whatcom	9,400 43.7%	11,897 55.3%	206	21,503	R+11.6
Clark	10,034 49.7%	10,067 49.9%	84	20,185	R+0.2
Grays Harbor	8,444 50.9%	8,041 48.5%	90	16,575	D+2.4
Thurston	6,948 45.1%	8,440 54.7%	28	15,416	R+9.7
Skagit	6,878 46.6%	7,854 53.2%	23	14,755	R+6.6
Lewis	4,658 35.2%	8,544 64.6%	31	13,233	R+29.4
Cowlitz	6,495 49.3%	6,648 50.4%	35	13,178	R+1.2
Walla Walla	3,841 36.5%	6,666 63.4%	7	10,514	R+26.9
Chelan	3,998 39.7%	6,065 60.2%	7	10,070	R+20.5
Whitman	3,237 33.8%	6,338 66.1%	16	9,591	R+32.3
Clallam	3,653 50.0%	3,644 49.8%	14	7,311	D+0.1
Benton	3,005 42.9%	3,996 57.0%	9	7,010	R+14.1
Okanogan	2,827 43.6%	3,637 56.1%	17	6,481	R+12.5
Kittitas	2,897 47.0%	3,265 52.9%	5	6,167	R+6.0
Stevens	2,383 43.1%	3,136 56.7%	15	5,534	R+13.6
Pacific	2,287 48.9%	2,387 51.0%	4	4,678	R+2.1
Mason	2,010 45.4%	2,400 54.2%	21	4,431	R+8.8
Lincoln	1,379 33.3%	2,764 66.7%	3	4,146	R+33.4
Grant	2,035 54.4%	1,696 45.3%	9	3,740	D+9.1
Klickitat	1,303 40.5%	1,884 58.5%	34	3,221	R+18.0
Asotin	1,545 51.3%	1,462 48.6%	4	3,011	D+2.8
Douglas	1,247 42.3%	1,703 57.7%		2,950	R+15.5
Island	1,185 42.8%	1,575 56.9%	6	2,766	R+14.1
Jefferson	1,082 40.4%	1,586 59.2%	13	2,681	R+18.8
Franklin	1,260 47.3%	1,399 52.5%	6	2,665	R+5.2
Adams	705 32.7%	1,447 67.1%	3	2,155	R+34.4
Pend Oreille	932 44.4%	1,159 55.2%	7	2,098	R+10.8
Columbia	544 33.7%	1,069 66.2%	3	1,616	R+32.5
Wahkiakum	726 51.7%	671 47.8%	7	1,404	D+3.9
Skamania	676 51.2%	638 48.3%	7	1,321	D+2.9
Garfield	363 28.2%	925 71.8%		1,288	R+43.6
San Juan	460 38.4%	735 61.3%	4	1,199	R+22.9
Ferry	584 51.7%	539 47.7%	6	1,129	D+4.0

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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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