Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senator

Maria Cantwell

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
October 13, 1958
Current age
67
Home state
Washington
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Senator, Washington (present)
On the ballot
1992–2024
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cantwell8.5M
Opponents6.4M
7
Elections run

Between 1992 and 2024, Maria Cantwell ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 6 and losing 1. Cantwell's biggest single-election total was 2,252,577 votes, in the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Washington. Cantwell's closest win came in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Washington, decided by 2,229 votes.

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How many votes has Maria Cantwell received?

Maria Cantwell has received 8,538,484 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.

Election history

Maria Cantwell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. SenateWashingtonWon2,252,57759.09%Dr Raul Garcia
2018U.S. SenateWashingtonWon1,803,36458.43%Susan Hutchison
2012U.S. SenateWashingtonWon1,855,49360.45%Michael Baumgartner
2006U.S. SenateWashingtonWon1,184,65956.85%Mike McGavick
Bruce Guthrie

Aaron Dixon

Robin Adair
2000U.S. SenateWashingtonWon1,199,43748.73%Slade Gorton
Jeff Jared
1994U.S. HouseWashingtonLost94,11048.34%Rick White
1992U.S. HouseWashingtonWon148,84454.87%Gary Nelson
Patrick L. Ruckert

Anne Fleming
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000127) and Wikidata (Q22250). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Maria Cantwell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/maria-cantwell. 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.