1998 Washington U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1998 Washington U.S. Senate Election?

Patty Murray won the 1998 Washington U.S. Senate Election. Patty Murray received 1,103,184 popular votes (58.41%). The main challenger was Linda Smith (41.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Murray and Smith

Murray +16.8 pts · won by 317,807 votes

Patty Murray DemocraticWINNER58.41%

1,103,184 votes

Linda Smith Republican41.59%

785,377 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.