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The 2024 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Washington. Democratic incumbent Senator Maria Cantwell was elected to her fifth term, winning over Republican physician Raul Garcia.
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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024 | |||
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Maria Cantwell (D) | $11,651,974 | $5,128,836 | $7,093,030 |
Raul Garcia (R) | $558,646 | $394,077 | $164,568 |
Isaac Holyk (R) | $6,846 | $7,278 | $0 |
Source: Federal Election Commission [27] |
Cantwell won 28 counties out of 39, including 9 out of the state's 10 most populous ones. She performed especially well in the most populous King County, as well as San Juan and Jefferson counties. [28]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maria Cantwell (incumbent) | 1,114,327 | 57.18% | |
Republican | Raul Garcia | 431,182 | 22.13% | |
Republican | Scott Nazarino | 111,386 | 5.72% | |
Republican | Isaac Holyk | 110,701 | 5.68% | |
Republican | Mel Ram | 86,956 | 4.46% | |
Independent | Chuck Jackson | 21,055 | 1.08% | |
Independent | David Tilton | 17,561 | 0.90% | |
Democratic | Paul Giesick | 17,433 | 0.89% | |
Republican | Goodspaceguy | 16,826 | 0.86% | |
Independent | Thor Amundson | 10,587 | 0.54% | |
Socialist Workers | Henry Dennison | 7,840 | 0.40% | |
Write-in | 2,862 | 0.15% | ||
Total votes | 1,948,716 | 100.0% |
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
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1 | Oct. 8, 2024 | Gonzaga University KSPS-TV The Black Lens The Spokesman-Review Washington State Debate Coalition | Orion Donovan Smith | TVW [30] | P | P |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [31] | Solid D | November 9, 2023 |
Inside Elections [32] | Solid D | November 9, 2023 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [33] | Safe D | November 9, 2023 |
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill [34] | Safe D | June 8, 2024 |
Elections Daily [35] | Safe D | May 4, 2023 |
CNalysis [36] | Solid D | November 21, 2023 |
RealClearPolitics [37] | Solid D | August 5, 2024 |
Split Ticket [38] | Safe D | October 23, 2024 |
538 [39] | Solid D | October 23, 2024 |
Aggregate polls
Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Maria Cantwell (D) | Raul Garcia (R) | Undecided [a] | Margin |
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270ToWin [40] | October 20 - November 4, 2024 | November 4, 2024 | 55.5% | 38.0% | 6.5% | Cantwell +17.5% |
TheHill/DDHQ [41] | through November 3, 2024 | November 4, 2024 | 57.8% | 38.9% | 3.3% | Cantwell +18.9% |
Average | 56.7% | 38.5% | 4.8% | Cantwell +18.2% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [b] | Margin of error | Maria Cantwell (D) | Raul Garcia (R) | Other | Undecided |
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Research Co. [42] | November 2–3, 2024 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 58% | 38% | – | 4% |
Public Policy Polling (D) [43] [A] | October 16–17, 2024 | 571 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 53% | 38% | – | 9% |
SurveyUSA [44] [B] | October 9–14, 2024 | 703 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 55% | 32% | – | 13% |
Cascade PBS/Elway Research [45] | September 3–6, 2024 | 403 (RV) | ± 5.0% | 55% | 33% | 4% [c] | 7% |
Public Policy Polling (D) [46] [A] | July 24–25, 2024 | 581 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 55% | 32% | 6% [d] | 7% |
SurveyUSA [47] [B] | July 10–13, 2024 | 564 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 58% | 37% | – | 5% |
Public Policy Polling (D) [48] [A] | May 15–16, 2024 | 615 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 53% | 38% | – | 9% |
Cascade PBS/Elway Research [49] | May 13–16, 2024 | 403 (RV) | ± 5.0% | 39% | 30% | 1% [e] | 30% |
Echelon Insights (R) [50] [C] | March 18–21, 2024 | 600 (RV) | ± 4.7% | 44% | 36% | – | 19% |
Public Policy Polling (D) [51] [A] | February 13–14, 2024 | 789 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 53% | 37% | – | 10% |
Public Policy Polling (D) [52] [A] | November 14–15, 2023 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 51% | 38% | – | 11% |
Elway Research [53] [D] | October 30 – November 3, 2023 | 403 (RV) | ± 5.0% | 43% | 23% | 9% [f] | 25% |
Maria Cantwell vs. Jaime Herrera Beutler
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [b] | Margin of error | Maria Cantwell (D) | Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling (D) [54] [A] | June 7–8, 2023 | 773 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 52% | 37% | 11% |
Public Policy Polling (D) [55] [A] | March 7–8, 2023 | 874 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 50% | 35% | 14% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Maria Cantwell (incumbent) | 2,252,577 | 59.09% | +0.66% | |
Republican | Raul Garcia | 1,549,187 | 40.64% | −0.93% | |
Write-in | 10,627 | 0.28% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 3,812,391 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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Cantwell won seven of 10 congressional districts, with the remaining three going to Garcia, including one that elected a Democrat. [58]
District | Cantwell | Garcia | Representative |
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1st | 63% | 37% | Suzan DelBene |
2nd | 61% | 39% | Rick Larsen |
3rd | 49% | 50% | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez |
4th | 41% | 58% | Dan Newhouse |
5th | 45% | 54% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (118th Congress) |
Michael Baumgartner (119th Congress) | |||
6th | 59% | 41% | Derek Kilmer (118th Congress) |
Emily Randall (119th Congress) | |||
7th | 86% | 13% | Pramila Jayapal |
8th | 52% | 48% | Kim Schrier |
9th | 71% | 28% | Adam Smith |
10th | 59% | 41% | Marilyn Strickland |
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