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1998 United States Senate election in Washington
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1998 United States Senate election in Washington |
| country | Washington |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1992 United States Senate election in Washington |
| previous_year | 1992 |
| next_election | 2004 United States Senate election in Washington |
| next_year | 2004 |
| election_date | November 3, 1998 |
| image_size | x150px |
| image1 | Patty Murray official portrait.jpg |
| nominee1 | **Patty Murray** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **1,103,184** |
| percentage1 | **58.41%** |
| image2 | LindaSmithWA.jpg |
| nominee2 | Linda Smith |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 785,377 |
| percentage2 | 41.59% |
| map_image | 1998 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 275px |
| map_caption | County results |
| **Murray:** | |
| **Smith:** | |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | Patty Murray |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Patty Murray |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Murray:
Smith:
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 WA-03 (1995–1999)
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| administered | Sample | ||||||
| size | Margin | ||||||
| of error | Patty | ||||||
| Murray (D) | Linda | ||||||
| Smith (R) | Undecided | ||||||
| Mason Dixon | October 26–27, 1998 | 801 (LV) | ± 3.5% | **49%** | 41% | 10% | |
| Mason Dixon | October 5–6, 1998 | 810 (LV) | ± 3.5% | **51%** | 38% | 11% | |
| Elway Research | September 18–19, 1998 | 475 (V) | ± 4.5% | **44%** | 37% | 19% | |
| Mason Dixon | September 8–9, 1998 | 812 (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.
By county
| County | Patty Murray | Linda Smith | Margin | Total votes | # | % | # | % | # | % | Totals | 1,103,184 | 58.41% | 785,377 | 41.59% | 317,807 | 16.83% | 1,888,561 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 1,566 | 42.97% | **2,078** | **57.03%** | -512 | -14.05% | 3,644 | |||||||||||
| Asotin | **3,054** | **52.06%** | 2,812 | 47.94% | 242 | 4.13% | 5,866 | |||||||||||
| Benton | 20,072 | 46.54% | **23,052** | **53.46%** | -2,980 | -6.91% | 43,124 | |||||||||||
| Chelan | 8,907 | 42.95% | **11,830** | **57.05%** | -2,923 | -14.10% | 20,737 | |||||||||||
| Clallam | **14,452** | **53.79%** | 12,417 | 46.21% | 2,035 | 7.57% | 26,869 | |||||||||||
| Clark | 46,251 | 47.85% | **50,412** | **52.15%** | -4,161 | -4.30% | 96,663 | |||||||||||
| Columbia | 756 | 44.16% | **956** | **55.84%** | -200 | -11.68% | 1,712 | |||||||||||
| Cowlitz | **15,446** | **53.32%** | 13,524 | 46.68% | 1,922 | 6.63% | 28,970 | |||||||||||
| Douglas | 3,800 | 42.18% | **5,208** | **57.82%** | -1,408 | -15.63% | 9,008 | |||||||||||
| Ferry | **1,339** | **50.62%** | 1,306 | 49.38% | 33 | 1.25% | 2,645 | |||||||||||
| Franklin | 4,621 | 44.40% | **5,786** | **55.60%** | -1,165 | -11.19% | 10,407 | |||||||||||
| Garfield | 596 | 47.64% | **655** | **52.36%** | -59 | -4.72% | 1,251 | |||||||||||
| Grant | 7,430 | 41.88% | **10,310** | **58.12%** | -2,880 | -16.23% | 17,740 | |||||||||||
| Grays Harbor | **13,388** | **62.85%** | 7,914 | 37.15% | 5,474 | 25.70% | 21,302 | |||||||||||
| Island | **13,639** | **54.52%** | 11,378 | 45.48% | 2,261 | 9.04% | 25,017 | |||||||||||
| Jefferson | **7,820** | **61.90%** | 4,813 | 38.10% | 3,007 | 23.80% | 12,633 | |||||||||||
| King | **405,177** | **67.11%** | 198,592 | 32.89% | 206,585 | 34.22% | 603,769 | |||||||||||
| Kitsap | **48,122** | **58.63%** | 33,956 | 41.37% | 14,166 | 17.26% | 82,078 | |||||||||||
| Kittitas | **5,469** | **50.85%** | 5,286 | 49.15% | 183 | 1.70% | 10,755 | |||||||||||
| Klickitat | 2,914 | 46.25% | **3,387** | **53.75%** | -473 | -7.51% | 6,301 | |||||||||||
| Lewis | 10,045 | 40.60% | **14,697** | **59.40%** | -4,652 | -18.80% | 24,742 | |||||||||||
| Lincoln | 2,042 | 46.37% | **2,362** | **53.63%** | -320 | -7.27% | 4,404 | |||||||||||
| Mason | **10,808** | **59.32%** | 7,413 | 40.68% | 3,395 | 18.63% | 18,221 | |||||||||||
| Okanogan | 5,209 | 45.04% | **6,355** | **54.96%** | -1,146 | -9.91% | 11,564 | |||||||||||
| Pacific | **5,027** | **63.43%** | 2,898 | 36.57% | 2,129 | 26.86% | 7,925 | |||||||||||
| Pend Oreille | **2,439** | **51.68%** | 2,280 | 48.32% | 159 | 3.37% | 4,719 | |||||||||||
| Pierce | **118,660** | **58.53%** | 84,057 | 41.47% | 34,603 | 17.07% | 202,717 | |||||||||||
| San Juan | **4,471** | **64.19%** | 2,494 | 35.81% | 1,977 | 28.38% | 6,965 | |||||||||||
| Skagit | **18,964** | **54.86%** | 15,602 | 45.14% | 3,362 | 9.73% | 34,566 | |||||||||||
| Skamania | 1,586 | 48.00% | **1,718** | **52.00%** | -132 | -4.00% | 3,304 | |||||||||||
| Snohomish | **106,917** | **58.15%** | 76,959 | 41.85% | 29,958 | 16.29% | 183,876 | |||||||||||
| Spokane | **67,901** | **53.58%** | 58,817 | 46.42% | 9,084 | 7.17% | 126,718 | |||||||||||
| Stevens | 5,759 | 42.68% | **7,734** | **57.32%** | -1,975 | -14.64% | 13,493 | |||||||||||
| Thurston | **48,132** | **62.14%** | 29,320 | 37.86% | 18,812 | 24.29% | 77,452 | |||||||||||
| Wahkiakum | **991** | **53.28%** | 869 | 46.72% | 122 | 6.56% | 1,860 | |||||||||||
| Walla Walla | 7,348 | 47.48% | **8,128** | **52.52%** | -780 | -5.04% | 15,476 | |||||||||||
| Whatcom | **30,843** | **55.41%** | 24,825 | 44.59% | 6,018 | 10.81% | 55,668 | |||||||||||
| Whitman | **6,937** | **54.41%** | 5,813 | 45.59% | 1,124 | 8.82% | 12,750 | |||||||||||
| Yakima | 24,286 | 47.02% | **27,364** | **52.98%** | -3,078 | -5.96% | 51,650 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Clark (Largest city: Vancouver)
- Klickitat (Largest city: Goldendale)
- Skamania (Largest city: Carson)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Asotin (Largest city: Clarkston)
- Clallam (Largest city: Port Angeles)
- Ferry (Largest city: Republic)
- Kitsap (Largest city: Bremerton)
- Pend Oreille (Largest city: Newport)
- Spokane (Largest city: Spokane)
- Whitman (Largest city: Pullman)
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Democratic Republican
Notes
References
References
- "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Washington 1998 Polls". [[CNN]].
- Munro, Ralph. (November 3, 1998). "Elections Search Results November 1998 General U. S. Senator". [[Secretary of State of Washington]].
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