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Election 1950 Results

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1950 US Senate election in Washington

Warren Magnuson (Democrat) beat Walter Williams (Republican) in Washington in 1950, 53.4% to 46.0%, a margin of 7.4 points and 55,255 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1944, when Warren Magnuson also won.

Democrats led in 27 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 12. The largest, King, cast 236,612 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.8 points. The closest was Franklin, where 30 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Warren Magnuson won Democratic 397,719 53.4%
Walter Williams Republican 342,464 46.0%
All other candidates 4,600 0.6%
Total744,783

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 124,262 52.5% 110,427 46.7% 1,923 236,612 D+5.8
Pierce 43,776 58.4% 30,448 40.6% 774 74,998 D+17.8
Spokane 34,215 48.9% 35,574 50.8% 230 70,019 R+1.9
Snohomish 22,809 60.8% 14,271 38.1% 419 37,499 D+22.8
Yakima 14,147 42.8% 18,694 56.5% 220 33,061 R+13.8
Clark 16,309 62.9% 9,547 36.8% 75 25,931 D+26.1
Kitsap 17,580 69.5% 7,682 30.4% 48 25,310 D+39.1
Whatcom 12,440 51.1% 11,630 47.8% 278 24,348 D+3.3
Thurston 9,000 50.7% 8,703 49.0% 46 17,749 D+1.7
Grays Harbor 10,317 60.3% 6,693 39.1% 101 17,111 D+21.2
Skagit 8,293 53.7% 7,094 45.9% 70 15,457 D+7.8
Cowlitz 9,081 58.9% 6,300 40.9% 36 15,417 D+18.0
Lewis 7,213 48.7% 7,572 51.1% 36 14,821 R+2.4
Chelan 5,819 44.1% 7,368 55.8% 14 13,201 R+11.7
Walla Walla 4,899 37.3% 8,246 62.7% 6 13,151 R+25.5
Benton 5,815 44.3% 7,261 55.3% 44 13,120 R+11.0
Whitman 4,689 44.4% 5,850 55.4% 16 10,555 R+11.0
Clallam 5,005 56.3% 3,850 43.3% 37 8,892 D+13.0
Okanogan 4,703 55.6% 3,673 43.4% 90 8,466 D+12.2
Kittitas 3,960 54.4% 3,316 45.5% 9 7,285 D+8.8
Stevens 3,353 53.5% 2,906 46.3% 12 6,271 D+7.1
Pacific 3,422 58.9% 2,376 40.9% 13 5,811 D+18.0
Grant 3,635 63.1% 2,109 36.6% 17 5,761 D+26.5
Mason 3,293 59.6% 2,222 40.2% 14 5,529 D+19.4
Lincoln 1,961 45.6% 2,337 54.3% 3 4,301 R+8.7
Franklin 1,858 50.3% 1,828 49.5% 5 3,691 D+0.8
Klickitat 2,007 55.2% 1,629 44.8% 3 3,639 D+10.4
Douglas 1,826 50.6% 1,779 49.3% 2 3,607 D+1.3
Island 1,706 48.0% 1,836 51.6% 14 3,556 R+3.7
Asotin 2,038 59.0% 1,407 40.7% 8 3,453 D+18.3
Jefferson 1,672 54.2% 1,399 45.3% 16 3,087 D+8.8
Adams 964 42.3% 1,316 57.7% 1 2,281 R+15.4
Pend Oreille 1,227 54.7% 1,014 45.2% 2 2,243 D+9.5
Columbia 675 38.1% 1,097 61.9% 1,772 R+23.8
Skamania 931 62.0% 569 37.9% 1 1,501 D+24.1
San Juan 755 51.5% 706 48.1% 6 1,467 D+3.3
Garfield 555 39.6% 845 60.3% 2 1,402 R+20.7
Wahkiakum 808 61.8% 495 37.8% 5 1,308 D+23.9
Ferry 701 63.7% 395 35.9% 4 1,100 D+27.8

Counties as they stood in 1950; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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