1998 United States Senate election in Washington
November 3, 1998
 
Nominee Patty Murray Linda Smith
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,103,184 785,377
Percentage 58.41% 41.59%
County results

Murray:      50–60%      60–70%

Smith:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Patty Murray
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Patty Murray
Democratic

The 1998 United States Senate election in Washington was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patty Murray won re-election to a second term.

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

The election was not close, with Murray winning by 16.8% of the vote. Murray won in a landslide victory by wracking up huge margins in Western Washington. Specifically, Murray trounced Smith in the state’s most populous county, King County. Murray also managed to win six counties in the historically conservative eastern part of the state. Murray was sworn in for a second term on January 3, 1999.

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patty Murray (Incumbent) 1,103,184 58.41%
Republican Linda Smith 785,377 41.59%
Total votes 1,888,561 100.00%
Turnout
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
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