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Election 1994 Results

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1994 US Senate election in Washington

Slade Gorton (Republican) beat Ron Sims (Democrat) in Washington in 1994, 55.7% to 44.3%, a margin of 11.5 points and 195,469 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1988, when Slade Gorton also won.

Republicans led in 35 of the 39 counties and Democrats in 4. The largest, King, cast 530,759 votes and went to the Democrat by 4.3 points. The closest was Pacific, where 110 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	947,821	55.7%
Ron Sims	Democratic	752,352	44.3%
Total		1,700,173

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
King	276,710 52.1%	254,049 47.9%	530,759	D+4.3
Pierce	74,925 44.5%	93,399 55.5%	168,324	R+11.0
Snohomish	69,031 44.4%	86,359 55.6%	155,390	R+11.2
Spokane	58,334 40.2%	86,887 59.8%	145,221	R+19.7
Clark	29,737 38.5%	47,587 61.5%	77,324	R+23.1
Kitsap	28,800 43.1%	38,007 56.9%	66,807	R+13.8
Thurston	31,998 48.4%	34,056 51.6%	66,054	R+3.1
Yakima	15,721 31.0%	35,016 69.0%	50,737	R+38.0
Whatcom	20,852 43.6%	26,926 56.4%	47,778	R+12.7
Benton	10,724 24.9%	32,430 75.1%	43,154	R+50.3
Skagit	14,751 43.7%	19,003 56.3%	33,754	R+12.6
Cowlitz	10,686 41.4%	15,144 58.6%	25,830	R+17.3
Clallam	10,247 42.5%	13,879 57.5%	24,126	R+15.1
Island	9,505 40.4%	14,010 59.6%	23,515	R+19.2
Lewis	7,237 31.6%	15,634 68.4%	22,871	R+36.7
Grays Harbor	10,080 48.6%	10,669 51.4%	20,749	R+2.8
Chelan	5,755 30.2%	13,286 69.8%	19,041	R+39.6
Grant	5,304 29.4%	12,722 70.6%	18,026	R+41.2
Walla Walla	5,765 33.9%	11,218 66.1%	16,983	R+32.1
Mason	7,681 48.3%	8,228 51.7%	15,909	R+3.4
Stevens	4,472 31.8%	9,572 68.2%	14,044	R+36.3
Whitman	5,567 40.6%	8,157 59.4%	13,724	R+18.9
Jefferson	5,811 52.3%	5,308 47.7%	11,119	D+4.5
Okanogan	3,697 34.0%	7,177 66.0%	10,874	R+32.0
Franklin	2,838 27.7%	7,416 72.3%	10,254	R+44.6
Kittitas	3,917 39.3%	6,059 60.7%	9,976	R+21.5
Douglas	2,636 29.2%	6,396 70.8%	9,032	R+41.6
Pacific	3,702 50.8%	3,592 49.2%	7,294	D+1.5
San Juan	3,380 53.7%	2,918 46.3%	6,298	D+7.3
Asotin	2,514 40.9%	3,626 59.1%	6,140	R+18.1
Klickitat	2,147 37.4%	3,598 62.6%	5,745	R+25.3
Lincoln	1,351 29.1%	3,292 70.9%	4,643	R+41.8
Pend Oreille	1,612 37.5%	2,688 62.5%	4,300	R+25.0
Adams	998 25.4%	2,931 74.6%	3,929	R+49.2
Skamania	1,318 42.5%	1,781 57.5%	3,099	R+14.9
Ferry	963 36.5%	1,672 63.5%	2,635	R+26.9
Columbia	503 27.4%	1,333 72.6%	1,836	R+45.2
Wahkiakum	716 42.8%	958 57.2%	1,674	R+14.5
Garfield	367 30.5%	838 69.5%	1,205	R+39.1

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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