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Election 1958 Results

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1958 US Senate election in Washington

Scoop Jackson (Democrat) beat William Bantz (Republican) in Washington in 1958, 67.3% to 31.4%, a margin of 35.9 points and 318,769 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1952, when Scoop Jackson also won.

Democrats led in 39 of the 39 counties as they stood then. The largest, King, cast 304,923 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.3 points. The closest was Columbia, where 103 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
Scoop Jackson won Democratic 597,040 67.3%
William Bantz Republican 278,271 31.4%
All other candidates 11,511 1.3%
Total886,822

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 202,956 66.6% 95,336 31.3% 6,631 304,923 D+35.3
Pierce 61,266 69.7% 25,182 28.6% 1,480 87,928 D+41.0
Spokane 49,103 59.9% 32,338 39.5% 527 81,968 D+20.5
Snohomish 38,571 76.1% 11,450 22.6% 645 50,666 D+53.5
Yakima 23,372 58.3% 16,301 40.7% 383 40,056 D+17.7
Kitsap 24,997 81.7% 5,547 18.1% 42 30,586 D+63.6
Whatcom 16,977 66.1% 8,153 31.7% 552 25,682 D+34.4
Clark 17,932 70.9% 7,172 28.3% 197 25,301 D+42.5
Benton 15,000 77.1% 4,439 22.8% 22 19,461 D+54.3
Thurston 12,457 64.8% 6,725 35.0% 40 19,222 D+29.8
Skagit 12,721 69.7% 5,477 30.0% 43 18,241 D+39.7
Grays Harbor 12,635 73.5% 4,480 26.0% 83 17,198 D+47.4
Lewis 8,586 56.2% 6,620 43.3% 74 15,280 D+12.9
Cowlitz 11,011 72.4% 3,965 26.1% 229 15,205 D+46.3
Chelan 8,274 60.8% 5,125 37.7% 200 13,599 D+23.2
Walla Walla 7,535 56.8% 5,699 43.0% 25 13,259 D+13.8
Whitman 5,829 55.4% 4,656 44.2% 39 10,524 D+11.1
Grant 7,525 72.6% 2,807 27.1% 30 10,362 D+45.5
Clallam 7,181 74.6% 2,407 25.0% 37 9,625 D+49.6
Okanogan 5,333 67.1% 2,602 32.7% 14 7,949 D+34.4
Kittitas 4,740 68.5% 2,151 31.1% 27 6,918 D+37.4
Franklin 5,175 79.5% 1,322 20.3% 16 6,513 D+59.2
Stevens 3,929 62.9% 2,295 36.7% 25 6,249 D+26.1
Mason 4,316 72.0% 1,658 27.7% 18 5,992 D+44.4
Pacific 4,079 73.5% 1,458 26.3% 11 5,548 D+47.2
Douglas 3,454 69.5% 1,501 30.2% 13 4,968 D+39.3
Lincoln 2,558 57.1% 1,919 42.8% 5 4,482 D+14.3
Island 2,846 65.2% 1,506 34.5% 12 4,364 D+30.7
Klickitat 2,604 66.9% 1,277 32.8% 13 3,894 D+34.1
Asotin 2,769 71.3% 1,114 28.7% 2 3,885 D+42.6
Jefferson 2,320 73.0% 854 26.9% 5 3,179 D+46.1
Adams 1,901 60.8% 1,216 38.9% 9 3,126 D+21.9
Pend Oreille 1,580 68.0% 731 31.5% 12 2,323 D+36.5
Skamania 1,242 75.8% 387 23.6% 10 1,639 D+52.2
Columbia 815 53.4% 712 46.6% 1,527 D+6.7
San Juan 868 62.9% 505 36.6% 6 1,379 D+26.3
Garfield 768 59.6% 493 38.2% 28 1,289 D+21.3
Wahkiakum 930 72.9% 344 27.0% 2 1,276 D+45.9
Ferry 885 71.6% 347 28.1% 4 1,236 D+43.5

Counties as they stood in 1958; 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