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Election 1998 Results

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1998 US Senate election in Washington

Patty Murray (Democrat) beat Linda Smith (Republican) in Washington in 1998, 58.4% to 41.6%, a margin of 16.8 points and 317,807 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1992, when Patty Murray also won.

Democrats led in 22 of the 39 counties and Republicans in 17. The largest, King, cast 603,769 votes and went to the Democrat by 34.2 points. The closest was Ferry, where 33 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	1,103,184	58.4%
Linda Smith	Republican	785,377	41.6%
Total		1,888,561

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
King	405,177 67.1%	198,592 32.9%	603,769	D+34.2
Pierce	118,660 58.5%	84,057 41.5%	202,717	D+17.1
Snohomish	106,917 58.1%	76,959 41.9%	183,876	D+16.3
Spokane	67,901 53.6%	58,817 46.4%	126,718	D+7.2
Clark	46,251 47.8%	50,412 52.2%	96,663	R+4.3
Kitsap	48,122 58.6%	33,956 41.4%	82,078	D+17.3
Thurston	48,132 62.1%	29,320 37.9%	77,452	D+24.3
Whatcom	30,843 55.4%	24,825 44.6%	55,668	D+10.8
Yakima	24,286 47.0%	27,364 53.0%	51,650	R+6.0
Benton	20,072 46.5%	23,052 53.5%	43,124	R+6.9
Skagit	18,964 54.9%	15,602 45.1%	34,566	D+9.7
Cowlitz	15,446 53.3%	13,524 46.7%	28,970	D+6.6
Clallam	14,452 53.8%	12,417 46.2%	26,869	D+7.6
Island	13,639 54.5%	11,378 45.5%	25,017	D+9.0
Lewis	10,045 40.6%	14,697 59.4%	24,742	R+18.8
Grays Harbor	13,388 62.8%	7,914 37.2%	21,302	D+25.7
Chelan	8,907 43.0%	11,830 57.0%	20,737	R+14.1
Mason	10,808 59.3%	7,413 40.7%	18,221	D+18.6
Grant	7,430 41.9%	10,310 58.1%	17,740	R+16.2
Walla Walla	7,348 47.5%	8,128 52.5%	15,476	R+5.0
Stevens	5,759 42.7%	7,734 57.3%	13,493	R+14.6
Whitman	6,937 54.4%	5,813 45.6%	12,750	D+8.8
Jefferson	7,820 61.9%	4,813 38.1%	12,633	D+23.8
Okanogan	5,209 45.0%	6,355 55.0%	11,564	R+9.9
Kittitas	5,469 50.9%	5,286 49.1%	10,755	D+1.7
Franklin	4,621 44.4%	5,786 55.6%	10,407	R+11.2
Douglas	3,800 42.2%	5,208 57.8%	9,008	R+15.6
Pacific	5,027 63.4%	2,898 36.6%	7,925	D+26.9
San Juan	4,471 64.2%	2,494 35.8%	6,965	D+28.4
Klickitat	2,914 46.2%	3,387 53.8%	6,301	R+7.5
Asotin	3,054 52.1%	2,812 47.9%	5,866	D+4.1
Pend Oreille	2,439 51.7%	2,280 48.3%	4,719	D+3.4
Lincoln	2,042 46.4%	2,362 53.6%	4,404	R+7.3
Adams	1,566 43.0%	2,078 57.0%	3,644	R+14.1
Skamania	1,586 48.0%	1,718 52.0%	3,304	R+4.0
Ferry	1,339 50.6%	1,306 49.4%	2,645	D+1.2
Wahkiakum	991 53.3%	869 46.7%	1,860	D+6.6
Columbia	756 44.2%	956 55.8%	1,712	R+11.7
Garfield	596 47.6%	655 52.4%	1,251	R+4.7

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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