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Election 1982 Results

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1982 US Senate election in Washington

Henry M. Jackson (Democrat) beat Douglas Jewett (Republican) in Washington in 1982, 69.0% to 24.3%, a margin of 44.7 points and 611,392 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1976, when Henry M. Jackson also won.

Democrats led in 39 of the 39 counties as they stood then. The largest, King, cast 457,223 votes and went to the Democrat by 44.9 points. The closest was San Juan, where 446 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
Henry M. Jackson won Democratic 943,665 69.0%
Douglas Jewett Republican 332,273 24.3%
King Lysen Independent 72,297 5.3%
All other candidates 20,251 1.5%
Total1,368,486

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 310,104 67.8% 104,701 22.9% 42,418 457,223 D+44.9
Pierce 94,013 70.3% 33,133 24.8% 6,514 133,660 D+45.5
Spokane 71,716 64.6% 35,476 32.0% 3,739 110,931 D+32.7
Snohomish 77,027 71.9% 23,391 21.8% 6,700 107,118 D+50.1
Clark 37,189 71.6% 11,659 22.4% 3,114 51,962 D+49.1
Kitsap 37,270 76.0% 8,866 18.1% 2,905 49,041 D+57.9
Yakima 33,394 69.3% 13,358 27.7% 1,441 48,193 D+41.6
Thurston 32,902 69.5% 10,432 22.1% 3,973 47,307 D+47.5
Benton 28,396 78.4% 6,919 19.1% 911 36,226 D+59.3
Whatcom 22,476 62.6% 9,732 27.1% 3,718 35,926 D+35.5
Skagit 16,453 66.0% 6,807 27.3% 1,685 24,945 D+38.7
Cowlitz 16,992 77.7% 3,888 17.8% 987 21,867 D+59.9
Grays Harbor 16,068 74.7% 3,629 16.9% 1,808 21,505 D+57.8
Lewis 13,163 67.5% 5,179 26.6% 1,159 19,501 D+40.9
Clallam 11,654 63.1% 5,144 27.9% 1,671 18,469 D+35.2
Chelan 11,722 67.4% 4,849 27.9% 809 17,380 D+39.5
Island 10,151 67.3% 4,041 26.8% 884 15,076 D+40.5
Grant 10,075 67.0% 4,547 30.2% 416 15,038 D+36.8
Walla Walla 10,277 69.2% 4,144 27.9% 432 14,853 D+41.3
Whitman 8,412 66.8% 3,572 28.4% 608 12,592 D+38.4
Mason 8,489 69.5% 2,733 22.4% 988 12,210 D+47.1
Okanogan 6,753 65.0% 3,062 29.5% 568 10,383 D+35.5
Stevens 6,204 61.2% 3,468 34.2% 467 10,139 D+27.0
Franklin 6,685 71.3% 2,404 25.6% 284 9,373 D+45.7
Kittitas 6,359 70.2% 2,008 22.2% 688 9,055 D+48.1
Jefferson 4,725 62.6% 1,717 22.7% 1,108 7,550 D+39.8
Douglas 5,312 70.8% 1,980 26.4% 216 7,508 D+44.4
Pacific 5,096 76.5% 1,095 16.4% 474 6,665 D+60.0
Asotin 4,181 76.0% 1,204 21.9% 118 5,503 D+54.1
Klickitat 3,947 72.9% 1,197 22.1% 271 5,415 D+50.8
Lincoln 2,918 62.2% 1,602 34.1% 175 4,695 D+28.0
San Juan 1,977 47.8% 1,531 37.0% 632 4,140 D+10.8
Pend Oreille 2,643 68.2% 1,106 28.5% 126 3,875 D+39.7
Adams 2,365 62.7% 1,319 35.0% 85 3,769 D+27.8
Skamania 2,065 75.0% 513 18.6% 175 2,753 D+56.4
Ferry 1,210 63.3% 564 29.5% 138 1,912 D+33.8
Columbia 1,141 63.6% 615 34.3% 38 1,794 D+29.3
Wahkiakum 1,246 76.9% 283 17.5% 91 1,620 D+59.4
Garfield 885 67.9% 405 31.1% 14 1,304 D+36.8

Counties as they stood in 1982; 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