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Election 2016 Results

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2016 US Senate election in Washington

Patty Murray (Democrat) beat Chris Vance (Republican) in Washington in 2016, 59.0% to 41.0%, a margin of 18.0 points and 584,641 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2010, when Patty Murray also won.

Republicans led in 23 of the 39 counties and Democrats in 16. The largest, King, cast 1,001,523 votes and went to the Democrat by 45.4 points. The closest was Wahkiakum, where 88 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	1,913,979	59.0%
Chris Vance	Republican	1,329,338	41.0%
Total		3,243,317

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
King	728,113 72.7%	273,410 27.3%	1,001,523	D+45.4
Pierce	196,164 55.4%	157,636 44.6%	353,800	D+10.9
Snohomish	201,910 57.7%	148,319 42.3%	350,229	D+15.3
Spokane	113,717 49.2%	117,197 50.8%	230,914	R+1.5
Clark	102,922 51.3%	97,637 48.7%	200,559	D+2.6
Thurston	78,153 59.8%	52,603 40.2%	130,756	D+19.5
Kitsap	71,746 56.7%	54,716 43.3%	126,462	D+13.5
Whatcom	65,830 59.4%	44,924 40.6%	110,754	D+18.9
Benton	35,673 43.5%	46,366 56.5%	82,039	R+13.0
Yakima	37,722 48.2%	40,588 51.8%	78,310	R+3.7
Skagit	30,566 53.5%	26,598 46.5%	57,164	D+6.9
Cowlitz	22,468 49.7%	22,741 50.3%	45,209	R+0.6
Island	23,695 54.5%	19,761 45.5%	43,456	D+9.1
Clallam	20,549 52.0%	18,955 48.0%	39,504	D+4.0
Lewis	13,174 38.5%	21,070 61.5%	34,244	R+23.1
Chelan	15,582 46.2%	18,129 53.8%	33,711	R+7.6
Grays Harbor	15,390 53.4%	13,429 46.6%	28,819	D+6.8
Grant	10,329 35.9%	18,404 64.1%	28,733	R+28.1
Mason	14,848 52.1%	13,677 47.9%	28,525	D+4.1
Walla Walla	12,604 49.4%	12,932 50.6%	25,536	R+1.3
Franklin	10,668 45.1%	12,975 54.9%	23,643	R+9.8
Stevens	8,150 35.5%	14,830 64.5%	22,980	R+29.1
Jefferson	14,098 68.8%	6,408 31.2%	20,506	D+37.5
Kittitas	8,830 46.2%	10,292 53.8%	19,122	R+7.6
Whitman	9,517 54.4%	7,990 45.6%	17,507	D+8.7
Okanogan	8,095 46.9%	9,160 53.1%	17,255	R+6.2
Douglas	6,322 40.4%	9,333 59.6%	15,655	R+19.2
San Juan	7,789 71.6%	3,091 28.4%	10,880	D+43.2
Klickitat	5,121 47.4%	5,692 52.6%	10,813	R+5.3
Pacific	5,951 55.3%	4,819 44.7%	10,770	D+10.5
Asotin	4,248 43.6%	5,497 56.4%	9,745	R+12.8
Pend Oreille	2,775 40.4%	4,093 59.6%	6,868	R+19.2
Lincoln	1,943 33.6%	3,837 66.4%	5,780	R+32.8
Skamania	2,688 47.7%	2,945 52.3%	5,633	R+4.6
Adams	1,859 39.7%	2,818 60.3%	4,677	R+20.5
Ferry	1,520 42.0%	2,099 58.0%	3,619	R+16.0
Wahkiakum	1,129 48.1%	1,217 51.9%	2,346	R+3.8
Columbia	854 38.9%	1,339 61.1%	2,193	R+22.1
Garfield	474 39.1%	737 60.9%	1,211	R+21.7

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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