Washington / Senate
How did Washington vote for the Senate?
2024 · data family: electiondata.dev
Maria Cantwell (Democrat) won by 18.5 points
18.5ptsSenate, 2024: winner's margin
- Maria Cantwell (Democrat) 59.1%, Dr Raul Garcia (Republican) 40.6%
- 3,812,391 votes for Senate candidates
Compare every state: where Washington ranks for 2024
- Democrat ahead
- Republican ahead
Show the numbers (17 rows)
| Year | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2024 | D +18.4 |
| 2022 | D +14.5 |
| 2018 | D +16.9 |
| 2016 | D +18.0 |
| 2012 | D +20.9 |
| 2010 | D +4.7 |
| 2006 | D +16.9 |
| 2004 | D +12.2 |
| 2000 | D +0.1 |
| 1998 | D +16.8 |
| 1994 | R +11.5 |
| 1992 | D +8.0 |
| 1988 | R +2.2 |
| 1986 | D +2.0 |
| 1982 | D +44.7 |
| 1980 | R +8.3 |
| 1976 | D +47.6 |
Every Senate race since 1976
| Race | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Maria Cantwell (D) 59.1% | Dr Raul Garcia (R) 40.6% | 18.5 pts | 3,812,391 |
| 2022 | Patty Murray (D) 57.1% | Tiffany Smiley (R) 42.6% | 14.5 pts | 3,047,900 |
| 2018 | Maria Cantwell (D) 58.4% | Susan Hutchison (R) 41.6% | 16.9 pts | 3,086,168 |
| 2016 | Patty Murray (D) 59.0% | Chris Vance (R) 41.0% | 18.0 pts | 3,243,317 |
| 2012 | Maria Cantwell (D) 60.5% | Michael Baumgartner (R) 39.5% | 20.9 pts | 3,069,417 |
| 2010 | Patty Murray (D) 52.4% | Dino Rossi (R) 47.6% | 4.7 pts | 2,511,094 |
| 2006 | Maria Cantwell (D) 56.9% | Mike Mcgavick (R) 39.9% | 16.9 pts | 2,083,734 |
| 2004 | Patty Murray (D) 55.0% | George R. Nethercutt (R) 42.7% | 12.2 pts | 2,818,651 |
| 2000 | Maria Cantwell (D) 48.7% | Slade Gorton (R) 48.6% | 0.1 pts | 2,461,379 |
| 1998 | Patty Murray (D) 58.4% | Linda Smith (R) 41.6% | 16.8 pts | 1,888,561 |
| 1994 | Slade Gorton (R) 55.7% | Ron Sims (D) 44.3% | 11.5 pts | 1,700,173 |
| 1992 | Patty Murray (D) 54.0% | Rod Chandler (R) 46.0% | 8.0 pts | 2,218,802 |
| 1988 | Slade Gorton (R) 51.1% | Mike Lowry (D) 48.9% | 2.2 pts | 1,848,542 |
| 1986 | Brock Adams (D) 50.7% | Slade Gorton (R) 48.7% | 2.0 pts | 1,337,367 |
| 1982 | Henry M. Jackson (D) 69.0% | Doug Jewett (R) 24.3% | 44.7 pts | 1,368,476 |
| 1980 | Slade Gorton (R) 54.2% | Warren G. Magnuson (D) 45.8% | 8.3 pts | 1,728,369 |
| 1976 | Henry M. Jackson (D) 71.8% | George M. Brown (R) 24.2% | 47.6 pts | 1,491,111 |
Get this data
This page's numbers, as JSON:
curl https://visualizedata.org/data/places/us-wa/senate.jsonEvery Senate race, every state, from electiondata.dev (live, no key):
curl "https://api.electiondata.dev/v1/senate-results/download/senate-results.csv"What this can't tell you
- Statewide totals say nothing about who voted or why.
- Candidates with a party's support under another name (Minnesota's DFL, New York's fusion lines) are counted with that party, as the MIT data's simplified party does; independents stay independents.
How the answer is decided
Each candidate's votes are summed over every ballot line; blank, over- and under-votes are left out. The margin is the winner's share of the votes minus the runner-up's. A runoff, where held, is the result.