1998 United States Senate election in Washington

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1998 United States Senate election in Washington
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  1992 November 3, 1998 2004  
  Patty Murray official portrait.jpg LindaSmithWA.jpg
Nominee Patty Murray Linda Smith
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,103,184785,377
Percentage58.41%41.59%

1998 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg
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.

Contents

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Patty
Murray (D)
Linda
Smith (R)
Undecided
Mason Dixon [1] October 26–27, 1998801 (LV)± 3.5%49%41%10%
Mason Dixon [1] October 5–6, 1998810 (LV)± 3.5%51%38%11%
Elway Research [1] September 18–19, 1998475 (V)± 4.5%44%37%19%
Mason Dixon [1] September 8–9, 1998812 (LV)± 3.5%51%35%14%

Results

The election was not close, with Murray winning by 16.8% of the vote. Murray won in a landslide victory by racking up huge margins in Western Washington. Specifically, Murray trounced Smith in the state’s most populous county, King County. Murray also won 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 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patty Murray (Incumbent) 1,103,184 58.41%
Republican Linda Smith 785,37741.59%
Total votes1,888,561 100.00%
Turnout
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Washington 1998 Polls". CNN. Archived from the original on June 29, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  2. "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".