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Election 1992 Results

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1992 US Senate election in Washington

Patty Murray (Democrat) beat Rod Chandler (Republican) in Washington in 1992, 54.0% to 46.0%, a margin of 8.0 points and 177,144 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1986, when Brock Adams won.

Republicans led in 21 of the 39 counties and Democrats in 18. The largest, King, cast 768,191 votes and went to the Democrat by 19.3 points. The closest was Asotin, where 17 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
Patty Murray won	Democratic	1,197,973	54.0%
Rod Chandler	Republican	1,020,829	46.0%
Total		2,218,802

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
King	458,177 59.6%	310,014 40.4%	768,191	D+19.3
Pierce	128,681 55.0%	105,346 45.0%	234,027	D+10.0
Snohomish	107,217 54.5%	89,689 45.5%	196,906	D+8.9
Spokane	77,585 46.6%	88,857 53.4%	166,442	R+6.8
Clark	57,767 55.7%	45,923 44.3%	103,690	D+11.4
Kitsap	43,413 49.9%	43,547 50.1%	86,960	R+0.2
Thurston	47,337 56.8%	36,038 43.2%	83,375	D+13.6
Yakima	29,462 46.6%	33,734 53.4%	63,196	R+6.8
Whatcom	29,836 52.5%	26,950 47.5%	56,786	D+5.1
Benton	19,180 37.1%	32,542 62.9%	51,722	R+25.8
Skagit	21,037 52.6%	18,992 47.4%	40,029	D+5.1
Cowlitz	18,955 56.7%	14,457 43.3%	33,412	D+13.5
Clallam	13,896 49.3%	14,268 50.7%	28,164	R+1.3
Island	13,721 50.7%	13,320 49.3%	27,041	D+1.5
Grays Harbor	15,265 57.0%	11,495 43.0%	26,760	D+14.1
Lewis	10,066 37.8%	16,573 62.2%	26,639	R+24.4
Chelan	9,174 41.0%	13,195 59.0%	22,369	R+18.0
Grant	8,485 40.0%	12,741 60.0%	21,226	R+20.1
Mason	10,606 54.4%	8,890 45.6%	19,496	D+8.8
Walla Walla	9,093 47.5%	10,067 52.5%	19,160	R+5.1
Whitman	6,610 45.9%	7,798 54.1%	14,408	R+8.2
Stevens	5,847 41.6%	8,214 58.4%	14,061	R+16.8
Okanogan	5,855 46.1%	6,832 53.9%	12,687	R+7.7
Jefferson	7,382 58.6%	5,218 41.4%	12,600	D+17.2
Kittitas	6,366 52.4%	5,789 47.6%	12,155	D+4.7
Franklin	4,852 40.8%	7,042 59.2%	11,894	R+18.4
Douglas	4,407 40.7%	6,416 59.3%	10,823	R+18.6
Pacific	5,464 60.4%	3,579 39.6%	9,043	D+20.8
Asotin	3,686 49.9%	3,703 50.1%	7,389	R+0.2
San Juan	4,008 58.6%	2,827 41.4%	6,835	D+17.3
Klickitat	3,547 54.1%	3,006 45.9%	6,553	D+8.3
Lincoln	1,782 36.4%	3,108 63.6%	4,890	R+27.1
Adams	1,656 36.5%	2,879 63.5%	4,535	R+27.0
Pend Oreille	2,158 47.6%	2,371 52.4%	4,529	R+4.7
Skamania	2,059 59.4%	1,406 40.6%	3,465	D+18.8
Ferry	1,213 48.7%	1,278 51.3%	2,491	R+2.6
Columbia	728 39.2%	1,128 60.8%	1,856	R+21.6
Wahkiakum	932 54.6%	775 45.4%	1,707	D+9.2
Garfield	468 36.3%	822 63.7%	1,290	R+27.4

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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