Patty Murray, U.S. Senator

Patty Murray

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
October 11, 1950
Current age
75
Home state
Washington
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Senator, Washington (present)
On the ballot
1992–2022
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Murray8.8M
Opponents6.9M
6
Elections run

Between 1992 and 2022, Patty Murray ran in 6 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 6. Murray's biggest single-election total was 1,913,979 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Washington. Murray's closest win came in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Washington, decided by 118,766 votes.

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How many votes has Patty Murray received?

Patty Murray has received 8,821,601 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Patty Murray’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022U.S. SenateWashingtonWon1,741,82757.15%Tiffany Smiley
2016U.S. SenateWashingtonWon1,913,97959.01%Chris Vance
2010U.S. SenateWashingtonWon1,314,93052.36%Dino Rossi
2004U.S. SenateWashingtonWon1,549,70854.98%George R. Nethercutt
J. Mills

Mark B. Wilson
1998U.S. SenateWashingtonWon1,103,18458.41%Linda Smith
1992U.S. SenateWashingtonWon1,197,97353.99%Rod Chandler
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001111) and Wikidata (Q258825). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Patty Murray: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/patty-murray. 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.