King Lysen, U.S. Senate candidate

King Lysen

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
March 10, 1942
Died
March 15, 2017
Age at death
75
Home state
Washington
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1982
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lysen72,297
Opponents1.3M
1
Elections run

King Lysen (1942–2017), an Independent politician from Washington, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1982 U.S. Senate election in Washington to Henry M. Jackson, receiving 72,297 votes (5.28%).

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How many votes has King Lysen received?

King Lysen has received 72,297 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

King Lysen’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1982U.S. SenateWashingtonLost72,2975.28%Henry M. Jackson
Doug Jewett

Jesse Chiang
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q19360573). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “King Lysen: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/king-lysen. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.