1998 United States Senate election in Washington
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County results
Murray: 50โ60% 60โ70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Washington |
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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
- Patty Murray, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
- Linda Smith, U.S. Representative from Vancouver
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 stateโs 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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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 |