1998 United States Senate election in Washington

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.

1998 United States Senate election in Washington

November 3, 1998

Nominee Patty Murray Linda Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,103,184 785,377 Percentage 58.41% 41.59%

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

Candidates

Democratic

• Patty Murray, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

• Linda Smith, U.S. Representative from WA-03 (1995-1999)

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Murray (Incumbent)	1,103,184	58.41%
	Republican	Linda Smith	785,377	41.59%
Total votes			1,888,561	100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1998 United States Senate elections