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Election 1956 Results

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1956 US Senate election in Washington

Warren Magnuson (Democrat) beat Arthur B. Langlie (Republican) in Washington in 1956, 61.1% to 38.9%, a margin of 22.2 points and 248,913 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1950, when Warren Magnuson also won.

Democrats led in 39 of the 39 counties as they stood then. The largest, King, cast 375,553 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.3 points. The closest was San Juan, where 15 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 685,565 61.1%
Arthur B. Langlie Republican 436,652 38.9%
Total1,122,217

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 216,518 57.7% 159,035 42.3% 375,553 D+15.3
Pierce 75,828 67.7% 36,122 32.3% 111,950 D+35.5
Spokane 63,369 59.6% 42,946 40.4% 106,315 D+19.2
Snohomish 40,855 66.7% 20,368 33.3% 61,223 D+33.5
Yakima 28,841 55.6% 23,041 44.4% 51,882 D+11.2
Clark 23,768 62.5% 14,255 37.5% 38,023 D+25.0
Kitsap 27,135 72.6% 10,253 27.4% 37,388 D+45.2
Whatcom 18,113 57.6% 13,359 42.4% 31,472 D+15.1
Benton 15,956 63.3% 9,270 36.7% 25,226 D+26.5
Grays Harbor 16,384 68.5% 7,533 31.5% 23,917 D+37.0
Cowlitz 14,711 61.6% 9,176 38.4% 23,887 D+23.2
Thurston 14,173 60.2% 9,388 39.8% 23,561 D+20.3
Skagit 12,238 58.2% 8,777 41.8% 21,015 D+16.5
Lewis 11,423 59.9% 7,647 40.1% 19,070 D+19.8
Chelan 10,805 61.4% 6,803 38.6% 17,608 D+22.7
Walla Walla 9,270 53.3% 8,129 46.7% 17,399 D+6.6
Grant 9,602 71.9% 3,747 28.1% 13,349 D+43.9
Whitman 6,606 50.6% 6,456 49.4% 13,062 D+1.1
Clallam 7,742 63.2% 4,515 36.8% 12,257 D+26.3
Okanogan 7,153 68.0% 3,365 32.0% 10,518 D+36.0
Kittitas 5,245 61.1% 3,343 38.9% 8,588 D+22.1
Stevens 4,968 62.2% 3,019 37.8% 7,987 D+24.4
Franklin 5,670 71.2% 2,293 28.8% 7,963 D+42.4
Mason 5,118 66.1% 2,626 33.9% 7,744 D+32.2
Pacific 4,846 65.1% 2,596 34.9% 7,442 D+30.2
Douglas 4,056 71.7% 1,600 28.3% 5,656 D+43.4
Lincoln 3,152 59.7% 2,128 40.3% 5,280 D+19.4
Klickitat 3,041 58.6% 2,148 41.4% 5,189 D+17.2
Island 2,733 53.2% 2,401 46.8% 5,134 D+6.5
Asotin 3,253 63.7% 1,855 36.3% 5,108 D+27.4
Jefferson 2,428 61.0% 1,553 39.0% 3,981 D+22.0
Adams 2,225 57.9% 1,621 42.1% 3,846 D+15.7
Pend Oreille 1,959 65.9% 1,015 34.1% 2,974 D+31.7
Skamania 1,406 65.6% 738 34.4% 2,144 D+31.2
Columbia 1,103 53.4% 963 46.6% 2,066 D+6.8
Wahkiakum 1,118 64.2% 624 35.8% 1,742 D+28.4
San Juan 836 50.5% 821 49.5% 1,657 D+0.9
Garfield 893 56.1% 700 43.9% 1,593 D+12.1
Ferry 1,025 70.8% 423 29.2% 1,448 D+41.6

Counties as they stood in 1956; 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