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Election 1962 Results

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1962 US Senate election in Washington

Warren Magnuson (Democrat) beat Richard Christensen (Republican) in Washington in 1962, 52.1% to 47.3%, a margin of 4.8 points and 45,161 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1956, when Warren Magnuson also won.

Republicans led in 21 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 18. The largest, King, cast 329,611 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.2 points. The closest was Pend Oreille, where 2 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 491,365 52.1%
Richard Christensen Republican 446,204 47.3%
All other candidates 5,660 0.6%
Total943,229

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 181,806 55.2% 144,910 44.0% 2,895 329,611 D+11.2
Pierce 52,609 56.1% 40,175 42.8% 1,037 93,821 D+13.3
Spokane 35,973 41.1% 51,406 58.7% 137 87,516 R+17.6
Snohomish 31,965 55.1% 25,622 44.2% 397 57,984 D+10.9
Yakima 16,453 41.9% 22,591 57.5% 221 39,265 R+15.6
Kitsap 19,241 64.0% 10,709 35.6% 93 30,043 D+28.4
Clark 17,181 62.6% 10,157 37.0% 115 27,453 D+25.6
Whatcom 11,661 47.5% 12,680 51.7% 201 24,542 R+4.2
Thurston 11,369 52.0% 10,475 47.9% 18 21,862 D+4.1
Benton 10,635 49.2% 10,989 50.8% 11 21,635 R+1.6
Skagit 9,158 49.9% 9,169 50.0% 27 18,354 R+0.1
Grays Harbor 9,879 57.5% 7,210 42.0% 89 17,178 D+15.5
Lewis 7,111 45.2% 8,596 54.7% 18 15,725 R+9.4
Cowlitz 8,781 56.6% 6,633 42.8% 87 15,501 D+13.9
Walla Walla 6,046 43.5% 7,842 56.4% 20 13,908 R+12.9
Chelan 5,915 43.4% 7,587 55.7% 130 13,632 R+12.3
Grant 5,015 45.5% 6,008 54.5% 9 11,032 R+9.0
Whitman 3,933 38.0% 6,413 61.9% 6 10,352 R+24.0
Clallam 5,315 53.3% 4,632 46.4% 26 9,973 D+6.8
Okanogan 4,366 49.5% 4,453 50.5% 5 8,824 R+1.0
Franklin 3,928 54.7% 3,227 44.9% 29 7,184 D+9.8
Kittitas 3,432 48.5% 3,633 51.4% 6 7,071 R+2.8
Stevens 2,669 40.8% 3,851 58.9% 17 6,537 R+18.1
Mason 3,676 56.3% 2,853 43.7% 3 6,532 D+12.6
Pacific 3,307 59.7% 2,230 40.2% 4 5,541 D+19.4
Douglas 2,277 45.4% 2,730 54.4% 11 5,018 R+9.0
Island 2,410 48.1% 2,587 51.7% 9 5,006 R+3.5
Klickitat 2,457 53.7% 2,116 46.2% 4 4,577 D+7.5
Lincoln 1,582 35.2% 2,914 64.8% 4 4,500 R+29.6
Asotin 2,242 50.9% 2,157 49.0% 4 4,403 D+1.9
Jefferson 2,004 55.6% 1,589 44.1% 9 3,602 D+11.5
Adams 1,398 39.2% 2,165 60.7% 1 3,564 R+21.5
Pend Oreille 1,251 50.0% 1,249 50.0% 2,500 D+0.1
Skamania 1,173 63.1% 684 36.8% 2 1,859 D+26.3
Columbia 690 37.8% 1,136 62.2% 1,826 R+24.4
San Juan 612 41.9% 841 57.6% 7 1,460 R+15.7
Wahkiakum 793 58.9% 551 40.9% 2 1,346 D+18.0
Garfield 446 35.3% 817 64.6% 2 1,265 R+29.3
Ferry 606 49.4% 617 50.3% 4 1,227 R+0.9

Counties as they stood in 1962; 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