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The 2018 United States Senate election in Washington took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Washington. Incumbent Democrat Maria Cantwell won election to a fourth term over television news journalist Susan Hutchison, a Republican.
The primary election featured 30 candidates. [1]
In Washington, primary candidates may declare a preference for any party, and their party preference does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party. Candidates may also declare a preference for new or single-candidate parties.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maria Cantwell (incumbent) | 929,961 | 54.68% | |
Republican | Susan Hutchison | 413,317 | 24.30% | |
Republican | Keith Swank | 39,818 | 2.34% | |
Republican | Joey Gibson | 38,676 | 2.27% | |
Democratic | Clint Tannehill | 35,770 | 2.10% | |
Republican | Dave Bryant | 33,962 | 2.00% | |
Republican | Art Coday | 30,654 | 1.80% | |
Independent | Jennifer Gigi Ferguson | 25,224 | 1.48% | |
Republican | Tim Owen | 23,167 | 1.36% | |
Republican | Matt Hawkins | 13,324 | 0.78% | |
Democratic | Don L. Rivers | 12,634 | 0.74% | |
Libertarian | Mike Luke | 12,302 | 0.72% | |
Republican | Glen R. Stockwell | 11,611 | 0.68% | |
Independent | Thor Amundson | 9,393 | 0.55% | |
Democratic | Mohammad Said | 8,649 | 0.51% | |
Republican | Matthew D. Heines | 7,737 | 0.45% | |
Freedom Socialist | Steve Hoffman | 7,390 | 0.43% | |
Republican | GoodSpaceGuy | 7,057 | 0.41% | |
Republican | John Orlinski | 6,905 | 0.41% | |
Independent | Dave Strider | 6,821 | 0.40% | |
Republican | Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente | 5,724 | 0.34% | |
Green | James Robert "Jimmie" Deal | 3,849 | 0.23% | |
The Human Rights Party | Sam Wright | 3,761 | 0.22% | |
FDFR Party | Brad Chase | 2,655 | 0.16% | |
Democratic | George H. Kalberer | 2,448 | 0.14% | |
Independent | Charlie R. Jackson | 2,411 | 0.14% | |
Republican | R. C. Smith | 2,238 | 0.13% | |
Independent | Jon Butler | 2,016 | 0.12% | |
StandUpAmerica | Alex Tsimerman | 1,366 | 0.08% | |
Total votes | 1,700,840 | 100.00% |
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
Maria Cantwell | Susan Hutchison | |||||
1 | Oct. 8, 2018 | KOMO-TV Pacific Lutheran University | Mary Nam Essex Porter | [26] | P | P |
2 | Oct. 20, 2018 | Community Colleges of Spokane Gonzaga University Eastern Washington University University of Washington Washington State University Spokane Whitworth University | Hayley Guenthner Jane McCarthy | [27] | P | P |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [28] | Safe D | October 26, 2018 |
Inside Elections [29] | Safe D | November 1, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [30] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
Fox News [31] | Likely D | July 9, 2018 |
CNN [32] | Safe D | July 12, 2018 |
RealClearPolitics [33] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Maria Cantwell (D) | Susan Hutchison (R) | Undecided |
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Elway/Crosscut [34] | October 4–9, 2018 | 405 (RV) | ± 5.0% | 53% | 39% | 9% |
Public Policy Polling (D) [35] [upper-alpha 1] | May 22–23, 2018 | 675 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 52% | 36% | 12% |
Maria Cantwell vs. Rob McKenna
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Maria Cantwell (D) | Rob McKenna (R) | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling (D) [36] [upper-alpha 1] | June 27–28, 2017 | 887 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 53% | 40% | 6% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Maria Cantwell (incumbent) | 1,803,364 | 58.31% | −2.05% | |
Republican | Susan Hutchison | 1,282,804 | 41.48% | +1.99% | |
Write-in | 6,461 | 0.21% | +0.06% | ||
Total votes | 3,092,629 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
Cantwell won 7 of 10 congressional districts. [38]
District | Cantwell | Hutchison | Representative |
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1st | 57% | 43% | Suzan DelBene |
2nd | 61% | 39% | Rick Larsen |
3rd | 49% | 51% | Jaime Herrera Beutler |
4th | 38% | 62% | Dan Newhouse |
5th | 47% | 53% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
6th | 57% | 43% | Derek Kilmer |
7th | 84% | 16% | Pramila Jayapal |
8th | 51% | 49% | Kim Schrier |
9th | 73% | 27% | Adam Smith |
10th | 56% | 44% | Denny Heck |
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