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Election 1980 Results

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1980 US Senate election in Washington

Slade Gorton (Republican) beat Warren G. Magnuson (Democrat) in Washington in 1980, 54.2% to 45.8%, a margin of 8.3 points and 144,265 votes.

Washington changed party: in 1974 it went Democratic, for Warren Magnuson.

Republicans led in 32 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 7. The largest, King, cast 594,146 votes and went to the Republican by 3.7 points. The closest was Wahkiakum, where 40 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
Slade Gorton won	Republican	936,317	54.2%
Warren G. Magnuson	Democratic	792,052	45.8%
Total		1,728,369

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
King	286,096 48.2%	308,050 51.8%	594,146	R+3.7
Pierce	83,891 48.4%	89,286 51.6%	173,177	R+3.1
Spokane	55,587 39.2%	86,210 60.8%	141,797	R+21.6
Snohomish	61,255 45.0%	74,862 55.0%	136,117	R+10.0
Clark	34,888 48.8%	36,593 51.2%	71,481	R+2.4
Kitsap	32,916 54.2%	27,797 45.8%	60,713	D+8.4
Yakima	22,911 38.8%	36,176 61.2%	59,087	R+22.4
Thurston	23,996 43.7%	30,900 56.3%	54,896	R+12.6
Whatcom	20,715 45.2%	25,148 54.8%	45,863	R+9.7
Benton	19,655 44.2%	24,837 55.8%	44,492	R+11.6
Skagit	13,637 44.3%	17,150 55.7%	30,787	R+11.4
Cowlitz	15,333 55.6%	12,261 44.4%	27,594	D+11.1
Grays Harbor	14,196 54.5%	11,861 45.5%	26,057	D+9.0
Lewis	7,809 34.2%	15,020 65.8%	22,829	R+31.6
Clallam	9,573 43.0%	12,676 57.0%	22,249	R+13.9
Chelan	7,183 37.3%	12,054 62.7%	19,237	R+25.3
Walla Walla	6,913 36.7%	11,944 63.3%	18,857	R+26.7
Island	7,248 40.0%	10,871 60.0%	18,119	R+20.0
Grant	6,905 39.0%	10,812 61.0%	17,717	R+22.1
Whitman	7,119 41.8%	9,896 58.2%	17,015	R+16.3
Mason	6,212 45.2%	7,525 54.8%	13,737	R+9.6
Okanogan	5,298 42.5%	7,160 57.5%	12,458	R+14.9
Franklin	5,176 44.0%	6,579 56.0%	11,755	R+11.9
Stevens	3,886 33.7%	7,643 66.3%	11,529	R+32.6
Kittitas	4,381 41.7%	6,122 58.3%	10,503	R+16.6
Douglas	3,183 36.4%	5,562 63.6%	8,745	R+27.2
Pacific	4,336 54.0%	3,694 46.0%	8,030	D+8.0
Jefferson	4,168 52.0%	3,855 48.0%	8,023	D+3.9
Asotin	3,217 48.3%	3,441 51.7%	6,658	R+3.4
Klickitat	2,850 47.9%	3,097 52.1%	5,947	R+4.2
Lincoln	1,924 35.8%	3,451 64.2%	5,375	R+28.4
San Juan	1,903 39.5%	2,916 60.5%	4,819	R+21.0
Adams	1,511 31.6%	3,272 68.4%	4,783	R+36.8
Pend Oreille	1,517 40.8%	2,197 59.2%	3,714	R+18.3
Skamania	1,552 53.0%	1,376 47.0%	2,928	D+6.0
Columbia	731 36.4%	1,279 63.6%	2,010	R+27.3
Ferry	970 48.6%	1,025 51.4%	1,995	R+2.8
Wahkiakum	856 51.2%	816 48.8%	1,672	D+2.4
Garfield	555 38.1%	903 61.9%	1,458	R+23.9

Counties as they stood in 1980; 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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