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Elections / 2022 · Senate · WA

The Democratic candidate won Washington's Senate seat D+14.5.

Washington, 2022. Candidate results and statewide totals below.

Washington — 2022 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
1,741,827
57.1%
Republican (R)
1,299,322
42.6%
All others
6,751
0.2%
Margin
D+14.5
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2022 Senate returns.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Patty MurrayDDemocrat1,741,82757.1%
Tiffany SmileyRRepublican1,299,32242.6%
OtherOOther6,7510.2%
Washington, 2022
DemocraticD+14.6
2022 presidential margin by county for Washington — 2022 US Senate electionA map of the constituent counties of Washington — 2022 US Senate election, each outlined and filled by its 2022 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.KING, WA · D+50.4PIERCE, WA · D+5.7SNOHOMISH, WA · D+15.4SPOKANE, WA · R+8.9CLARK, WA · D+2.3THURSTON, WA · D+16.4KITSAP, WA · D+15.3WHATCOM, WA · D+18.8BENTON, WA · R+32.4YAKIMA, WA · R+28.1SKAGIT, WA · D+3.4COWLITZ, WA · R+22.3ISLAND, WA · D+10.3CLALLAM, WA · D+3.4LEWIS, WA · R+37.1CHELAN, WA · R+15.9MASON, WA · R+6.2GRAYS HARBOR, WA · R+7.2GRANT, WA · R+46.2WALLA WALLA, WA · R+17.1STEVENS, WA · R+46.9FRANKLIN, WA · R+36.4JEFFERSON, WA · D+41.5KITTITAS, WA · R+19.9OKANOGAN, WA · R+20.9DOUGLAS, WA · R+34.4WHITMAN, WA · D+0.4PACIFIC, WA · R+2.3KLICKITAT, WA · R+16.1SAN JUAN, WA · D+46.0ASOTIN, WA · R+29.4PEND ORIELLE, WA · R+40.0SKAMANIA, WA · R+15.7LINCOLN, WA · R+53.0ADAMS, WA · R+52.9FERRY, WA · R+37.8WAHKIAKUM, WA · R+21.3COLUMBIA, WA · R+42.9GARFIELD, WA · R+52.2
How it voted
Share of the 2022 vote
DemocraticDemocratic57.3%1,741,255
RepublicanRepublican42.7%1,297,894
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
39 counties, each filled by 2022 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
Washington's Senate marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1976 to 2024. Most recent: +18.5% in 2024.flipped D · 1998+18.5%DR19762024
Washington's Senate margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1976+47.6%
1980−8.3%
1982+44.7%
1986+2.0%
1988−2.2%
1992+8.0%
1994−11.5%
1998+16.8%
2000+0.1%
2004+12.2%
2006+16.9%
2010+4.7%
2012+20.9%
2016+18.0%
2018+16.9%
2022+14.5%
2024+18.5%