List of United States Senators from Washington

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This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Washington.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Washington are: 

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Office Name Party Date assumed office Date term ends
U.S. Senate Washington Maria Cantwell Democratic January 3, 2001 January 3, 2031
U.S. Senate Washington Patty Murray Democratic January 3, 1993 January 3, 2029


Election history

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Class I

Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2024 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025, to the end of the 121st Congress on January 3, 2031.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Washington, 2024

General election
General election for U.S. Senate Washington

Incumbent Maria Cantwell defeated Raul Garcia in the general election for U.S. Senate Washington on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Maria Cantwell
Maria Cantwell (D)
 
59.1
 
2,252,577
Image of Raul Garcia
Raul Garcia (R) Candidate Connection
 
40.6
 
1,549,187
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
10,627

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,812,391
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Washington on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Maria Cantwell
Maria Cantwell (D)
 
57.2
 
1,114,327
✔
Image of Raul Garcia
Raul Garcia (R) Candidate Connection
 
22.1
 
431,182
Image of Scott Nazarino
Scott Nazarino (R)
 
5.7
 
111,386
Image of Isaac Holyk
Isaac Holyk (R) Candidate Connection
 
5.7
 
110,701
Image of Melanie Ram
Melanie Ram (R)
 
4.5
 
86,956
Image of Charlie Jackson
Charlie Jackson (Independent Party)
 
1.1
 
21,055
Image of David Tilton
David Tilton (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
17,561
Image of Paul Giesick
Paul Giesick (D) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
17,433
Image of GoodSpaceGuy
GoodSpaceGuy (R)
 
0.9
 
16,826
Image of Thor Amundson
Thor Amundson (Independent Party)
 
0.5
 
10,587
Image of Henry Dennison
Henry Dennison (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.4
 
7,840
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2,862

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,948,716
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Washington

Incumbent Maria Cantwell defeated Susan Hutchison in the general election for U.S. Senate Washington on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Maria Cantwell
Maria Cantwell (D)
 
58.4
 
1,803,364
Image of Susan Hutchison
Susan Hutchison (R)
 
41.6
 
1,282,804

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,086,168
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2012

U.S. Senate, Washington, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMaria Cantwell Incumbent 60.5% 1,855,493
     Republican Michael Baumgartner 39.5% 1,213,924
Total Votes 3,069,417
Source: Washington Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"


2006

On November 7, 2006, Maria Cantwell won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Mike McGavick (R), Robin Adair (I), Bruce Guthrie (L) and Aaron Dixon (G) in the general election.[1]

U.S. Senate, Washington General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMaria Cantwell incumbent 56.9% 1,184,659
     Republican Mike McGavick 39.9% 832,106
     Independent Robin Adair 0.8% 16,384
     Libertarian Bruce Guthrie 1.4% 29,331
     Green Aaron Dixon 1% 21,254
Total Votes 2,083,734


2000

On November 7, 2000, Maria Cantwell won election to the United States Senate. She defeated Slade Gorton (R) and Jeff Jared (L) in the general election.[2]

U.S. Senate, Washington General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMaria Cantwell 48.7% 1,199,437
     Republican Slade Gorton 48.6% 1,197,208
     Libertarian Jeff Jared 2.6% 64,734
Total Votes 2,461,379


Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Washington, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Washington

Incumbent Patty Murray defeated Tiffany Smiley in the general election for U.S. Senate Washington on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patty Murray
Patty Murray (D)
 
57.1
 
1,741,827
Image of Tiffany Smiley
Tiffany Smiley (R)
 
42.6
 
1,299,322
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
6,751

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,047,900
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Washington on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patty Murray
Patty Murray (D)
 
52.2
 
1,002,811
✔
Image of Tiffany Smiley
Tiffany Smiley (R)
 
33.7
 
646,917
Image of Leon Lawson
Leon Lawson (Trump Republican Party)
 
3.1
 
59,134
Image of John Guenther
John Guenther (R)
 
2.9
 
55,426
Image of Ravin Pierre
Ravin Pierre (D) Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
22,172
Image of Dave Saulibio
Dave Saulibio (JFK Republican Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
19,341
Image of Naz Paul
Naz Paul (Independent)
 
1.0
 
18,858
Image of Bill Hirt
Bill Hirt (R)
 
0.8
 
15,276
Image of Mohammad Said
Mohammad Said (D)
 
0.7
 
13,995
Image of Henry Dennison
Henry Dennison (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.7
 
13,901
Image of Pano Churchill
Pano Churchill (D)
 
0.6
 
11,859
Image of Bryan Solstin
Bryan Solstin (D)
 
0.5
 
9,627
Image of Charlie Jackson
Charlie Jackson (Independent)
 
0.4
 
8,604
Image of Jon Butler
Jon Butler (Independent)
 
0.3
 
5,413
Image of Thor Amundson
Thor Amundson (Independent)
 
0.3
 
5,133
Image of Martin Hash
Martin Hash (Independent)
 
0.2
 
4,725
Image of Dan Phan Doan
Dan Phan Doan (Independent)
 
0.2
 
3,049
Image of Sam Cusmir
Sam Cusmir (D)
 
0.1
 
2,688
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
1,511

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,920,440
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Washington, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Washington's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Patty Murray (D) won re-election in 2016. She defeated Chris Vance (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Murray and Vance defeated 15 other candidates to win the primary on August 2, 2016. In Washington, all candidates run in the same primary and the two candidates who receive the most votes, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the general election.[3][4]

U.S. Senate, Washington General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPatty Murray Incumbent 59% 1,913,979
     Republican Chris Vance 41% 1,329,338
Total Votes 3,243,317
Source: Washington Secretary of State


U.S. Senate, Washington Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPatty Murray Incumbent 53.8% 745,421
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChris Vance 27.5% 381,004
     Republican Eric John Makus 4.2% 57,825
     Democratic Phil Cornell 3.4% 46,460
     Republican Scott Nazarino 3% 41,542
     Libertarian Mike Luke 1.5% 20,988
     Democratic Mohammad Said 1% 13,362
     Conservative Donna Rae Lands 0.8% 11,472
     Independent Ted Cummings 0.8% 11,028
     Human Rights Sam Wright 0.8% 10,751
     Republican Uncle Mover 0.6% 8,569
     System Reboot Party Jeremy Teuton 0.6% 7,991
     Democratic Thor Amundson 0.6% 7,906
     Independent Chuck Jackson 0.5% 6,318
     Lincoln Caucus Pano Churchill 0.4% 5,150
     Independent Zach Haller 0.4% 5,092
     Standupamerica Alex Tsimerman 0.3% 4,117
Total Votes 1,384,996
Source: Washington Secretary of State


2010

On November 2, 2010, Patty Murray won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Dino Rossi (R) in the general election.[5]

U.S. Senate, Washington General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPatty Murray incumbent 52.4% 1,314,930
     Republican Dino Rossi 47.6% 1,196,164
Total Votes 2,511,094


2004

On November 2, 2004, Patty Murray won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated George R. Nethercutt Jr. (R), J. Mills (L) and Mark B. Wilson (G) in the general election.[6]

U.S. Senate, Washington General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPatty Murray incumbent 54.9% 1,546,708
     Republican George R. Nethercutt Jr 42.8% 1,204,584
     Libertarian J. Mills 1.2% 34,055
     Green Mark B. Wilson 1.1% 30,304
Total Votes 2,815,651


1998

On November 3, 1998, Patty Murray won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Linda Smith (R) in the general election.[7]

U.S. Senate, Washington General Election, 1998
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPatty Murray incumbent 58.4% 1,103,184
     Republican Linda Smith 41.6% 785,377
Total Votes 1,888,561


1992

On November 3, 1992, Patty Murray won election to the United States Senate. She defeated Rod Chandler (R) in the general election.[8]

U.S. Senate, Washington General Election, 1992
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPatty Murray 54% 1,197,973
     Republican Rod Chandler 46% 1,020,829
Total Votes 2,218,802


Historical members

Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Washington
Party Total
     Democratic 11
     Republican 13
Class 1 Senators from Washington
Senator Years Served Party
John B. Allen 1889-1893 Republican
John L. Wilson 1895-1899 Republican
Addison G. Foster 1899-1905 Republican
Samuel H. Piles 1905-1911 Republican
Miles Poindexter 1911-1923 Republican
Clarence C. Dill 1923-1935 Democratic
Lewis B. Schwellenbach 1935-1940 Democratic
Monrad C. Wallgren 1940-1945 Democratic
Hugh B. Mitchell 1945-1946 Democratic
Harry P. Cain 1946-1953 Republican
Henry M. Jackson 1953-1983 Democratic
Daniel J. Evans 1983-1989 Republican
T. Slade Gorton 1989-2001 Republican
Maria Cantwell 2001-Present Democratic
Class 3 Senators from Washington
Senator Years Served Party
Watson C. Squire 1889-1897 Republican
George Turner 1897-1903 Democratic
Levi Ankeny 1903-1909 Republican
Wesley L. Jones 1909-1932 Republican
Elijah S. Grammer 1932-1933 Republican
Homer T. Bone 1933-1944 Democratic
Warren G. Magnuson 1944-1981 Democratic
T. Slade Gorton 1981-1987 Republican
Brockman Adams 1987-1993 Democratic
Patty Murray 1993-Present Democratic

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  2. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  3. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Unofficial List of Candidates in Ballot Order," accessed May 23, 2016
  4. ↑ Politico, "Washington House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013


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