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1992 Senate elections · Washington history

Washington U.S. Senate election 1992

Patty Murray DEM +8.0 · Class III seat · held 11/3/92

Votes counted
2,218,802
Margin
8.0 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in WA
D+11.4same year

General election 11/3/92

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Patty Murray WonDEM1,197,97353.99%
Rod ChandlerREP1,020,82946.01%
Total2,218,802

Official source: data

Other Washington Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IMaria Cantwell18.5
2022Class IIIPatty Murray14.5
2018Class IMaria Cantwell16.9
2016Class IIIPatty Murray18.0
2012Class IMaria Cantwell20.9
2010Class IIIPatty Murray4.7
2006Class IMaria Cantwell16.9
2004Class IIIPatty Murray12.2
2000Class IMaria Cantwell0.1
1998Class IIIPatty Murray16.8
1994Class ISlade Gorton11.5
1992Class IIIPatty Murray8.0

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Questions and answers

Who won the 1992 Washington Senate race?

Patty Murray (DEM) won with 54.0% of the vote, ahead of Rod Chandler (46.0%), a margin of 8.0 points.

Did the Washington Senate seat change party in 1992?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1992 Washington Senate race?

2,218,802 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.