Washington Election Results
Washington has voted for Democratic candidates in the last seven presidential elections, but the state has some overwhelmingly red swathes, particularly to the east of the heavily liberal Puget Sound region.
With the national political climate in their favor, though, Democrats are eyeing some of those conservative House seats and have flooded them with money.
In the Senate race, the three-term Democratic incumbent, Maria Cantwell, faces a challenge from Susan Hutchison, a former state Republican Party chairwoman allied with President Trump. Ms. Hutchison has sought to paint Ms. Cantwell as “a leader of the left-wing elite.” Ms. Cantwell is widely expected to prevail.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantwell* Maria Cantwell* | Democrat Dem. | 1,803,364 | 58.4% |
| Hutchison Susan Hutchison | Republican Rep. | 1,282,804 | 41.6% |
3,086,168 votes, 100% reporting (2,000 of 2,000 precincts)
* Incumbent
Results Map
Vote share
| County | Cantwell | Hutchison | Rpt. |
|---|---|---|---|
| King | 708,654 | 247,071 | 100% |
| Pierce | 174,097 | 152,177 | 100% |
| Snohomish | 184,218 | 136,749 | 100% |
| Spokane | 112,000 | 115,508 | 100% |
| Clark | 102,619 | 91,153 | 100% |
| Thurston | 72,677 | 51,472 | 100% |
| Kitsap | 67,847 | 52,308 | 100% |
| Whatcom | 65,043 | 43,781 | 100% |
| Benton | 28,187 | 46,938 | 100% |
| Yakima | 29,476 | 40,958 | 100% |
| Skagit | 28,122 | 26,498 | 100% |
| Cowlitz | 20,485 | 23,773 | 100% |
| Island | 22,341 | 19,672 | 100% |
| Clallam | 20,036 | 19,504 | 100% |
| Lewis | 11,078 | 22,793 | 100% |
| Chelan | 14,787 | 18,775 | 100% |
| Grays Harbor | 13,605 | 14,851 | 100% |
| Mason | 13,220 | 14,416 | 100% |
| Grant | 8,159 | 18,333 | 100% |
| Walla Walla | 11,862 | 13,731 | 100% |
| Stevens | 7,274 | 15,296 | 100% |
| Franklin | 8,983 | 13,329 | 100% |
| Jefferson | 14,331 | 6,502 | 100% |
| Kittitas | 8,330 | 10,996 | 100% |
| Whitman | 9,375 | 7,875 | 100% |
| Okanogan | 7,231 | 9,414 | 100% |
| Douglas | 5,390 | 9,512 | 100% |
| San Juan | 8,016 | 3,026 | 100% |
| Pacific | 5,527 | 5,332 | 100% |
| Klickitat | 4,889 | 5,776 | 100% |
| Asotin | 3,809 | 5,298 | 100% |
| Pend Oreille | 2,477 | 4,379 | 100% |
| Skamania | 2,663 | 2,919 | 100% |
| Lincoln | 1,604 | 3,974 | 100% |
| Adams | 1,365 | 2,867 | 100% |
| Ferry | 1,329 | 2,159 | 100% |
| Wahkiakum | 1,082 | 1,341 | 100% |
| Columbia | 731 | 1,468 | 100% |
| Garfield | 445 | 880 | 100% |
U.S. HouseDem. 7 won (+1 seat) 0 leadRep. 3 won 0 leadInd. 0 won 0 lead
* Incumbent
Dem. Lead Win Flip
Rep. Lead Win Flip
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Key House Races
U.S. House District 3 ›
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrera Beutler* Jaime Herrera Beutler* | Republican Rep. | 161,819 | 52.7% |
| Long Carolyn Long | Democrat Dem. | 145,407 | 47.3% |
307,226 votes, 100% reporting (202 of 202 precincts)
* Incumbent
Though she is still expected to have the upper hand, the Republican incumbent, Jaime Herrera Beutler, has seen her race for re-election tighten considerably since the spring. She is being challenged by a first-time candidate, Carolyn Long, a political science professor. The Third District used to lean Democratic, but it went for President Trump in 2016. Ms. Herrera Beutler has sometimes broken from her party in Congress, voting against efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare and opposing oil drilling off the state’s coast. But in a sign of how close the race has become, the Republican Party poured more money into the race in late October to defend the seat.
U.S. House District 5 ›
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMorris Rodgers* Cathy McMorris Rodgers* | Republican Rep. | 175,422 | 54.8% |
| Brown Lisa Brown | Democrat Dem. | 144,925 | 45.2% |
320,347 votes, 100% reporting (206 of 206 precincts)
* Incumbent
The Fifth District is home to Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who as the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference is the party’s highest-ranking woman in the House. She faces a tough challenge from Lisa Brown, a Democrat and former chancellor of Washington State University who formerly served as majority leader in the State Senate. The district leans Republican.
U.S. House District 8 ›
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schrier Kim Schrier | Democrat Dem. | 164,089 | 52.4% |
| Rossi Dino Rossi | Republican Rep. | 148,968 | 47.6% |
313,057 votes, 100% reporting (201 of 201 precincts)
Representative Dave Reichert announced that he would retire this year after serving seven terms in Congress, in part because the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee named his district as one of its top targets for the 2018 election. The district has traditionally elected Republicans to Congress, but went for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and President Barack Obama in 2012.
Battling to succeed Mr. Reichert are a first-time Democratic candidate, Kim Schrier, a pediatrician, and Dino Rossi, a Republican former state senator. Mr. Rossi is a familiar name in Washington state politics, having run for governor twice and the United States Senate once. Though he lost those races overall, he won this district each time. He face difficult national political headwinds this year, and Democrats have invested over a million dollars in the race.
State SenateDem. 13 won 3 leadRep. 7 won 2 leadInd. 0 won 0 lead
| District Dist. | Candidate | Rpt. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 55%Holy Rep. | 45%Lewis Dem. | 90% |
| 7 | 69%Short* Rep. | 31%Hardy Dem. | 76% |
| 8 | 68%Brown* Rep. | 32%Perales Dem. | 100% |
| 13 | 0%Warnick* Rep. | Uncontested | |
| 15 | 66%Honeyford* Rep. | 34%Aguilar Dem. | 65% |
| 21 | 63%Liias* Dem. | 37%Lotmore Rep. | 100% |
| 26 | 50%McClendon Rep. | 50%Randall Dem. | 95% |
| 29 | 63%Conway* Dem. | 38%Malebranche Ind. | 65% |
| 30 | 54%Wilson Dem. | 46%Miloscia* Rep. | 82% |
| 31 | 60%Fortunato* Rep. | 40%Ferreria Dem. | 81% |
| 32 | 69%Salomon Dem. | 31%Chase* Dem. | 86% |
| 33 | 72%Keiser* Dem. | 28%Wang Rep. | 82% |
| 34 | 58%Nguyen Dem. | 42%Braddock Dem. | 93% |
| 35 | 52%Sheldon* Dem. | 48%Bowling Dem. | 82% |
| 36 | 89%Carlyle* Dem. | 11%Simonson Lib. | 100% |
| 37 | 89%Saldana* Dem. | 11%Broadway Rep. | 98% |
| 38 | 60%McCoy* Dem. | 40%Pham Rep. | 86% |
| 39 | 59%Wagoner* Rep. | 41%Joens Dem. | 80% |
| 42 | 50%Ericksen* Rep. | 50%Vargas Dem. | 100% |
| 43 | 91%Pedersen* Dem. | 10%Harder Rep. | 100% |
| 44 | 56%Hobbs* Dem. | 44%Roulstone Rep. | 100% |
| 45 | 63%Dhingra* Dem. | 37%Fonk Rep. | 96% |
| 46 | 82%Frockt* Dem. | 18%Daranciang Rep. | 100% |
| 47 | 51%Das Dem. | 49%Fain* Rep. | 92% |
| 48 | 65%Kuderer* Dem. | 35%Tom Dem. | 79% |
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State HouseDem. 54 won 3 leadRep. 33 won 8 leadInd. 0 won 0 lead
| District Dist. | Candidate | Rpt. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Position 1 | 70%Stanford* Dem. | 31%Colver Rep. | 98% |
| 1 - Position 2 | 63%Kloba* Dem. | 37%Blodgett Rep. | 98% |
| 2 - Position 1 | 59%Barkis* Rep. | 41%Feld Dem. | 80% |
| 2 - Position 2 | 0%Wilcox* Rep. | Uncontested | |
| 3 - Position 1 | 64%Riccelli* Dem. | 36%Taylor Rep. | 76% |
| 3 - Position 2 | 61%Ormsby* Dem. | 39%Lucas Rep. | 76% |
| 4 - Position 1 | 58%Shea* Rep. | 42%Cummings Dem. | 84% |
| 4 - Position 2 | 62%McCaslin* Rep. | 38%May Dem. | 87% |
| 5 - Position 1 | 51%Ramos Dem. | 49%Magendanz Rep. | 100% |
| 5 - Position 2 | 52%Callan Dem. | 48%Graves* Rep. | 100% |
| 6 - Position 1 | 54%Volz* Rep. | 46%Murano Dem. | 90% |
| 6 - Position 2 | 51%Graham Rep. | 49%Wilson Dem. | 90% |
| 7 - Position 1 | 68%Maycumber* Rep. | 32%Michaelis Dem. | 76% |
| 7 - Position 2 | 68%Kretz* Rep. | 32%Bell Dem. | 76% |
| 8 - Position 1 | 66%Klippert* Rep. | 34%Regev Dem. | 100% |
| 8 - Position 2 | 67%Boehnke Rep. | 33%Tracy Dem. | 100% |
| 9 - Position 1 | 66%Dye* Rep. | 34%Goulet Dem. | 89% |
| 9 - Position 2 | 62%Schmick* Rep. | 38%Sutherland Dem. | 86% |
| 10 - Position 1 | 53%Smith* Rep. | 47%McMullen Dem. | 87% |
| 10 - Position 2 | 50%Paul Dem. | 50%Hayes* Rep. | 87% |
| 11 - Position 1 | 0%Hudgins* Dem. | Uncontested | |
| 11 - Position 2 | 0%Bergquist* Dem. | Uncontested | |
| 12 - Position 1 | 57%Goehner Rep. | 43%Diamond Ind. | 82% |
| 12 - Position 2 | 65%Steele* Rep. | 35%Sarratt Dem. | 82% |
| 13 - Position 1 | 72%Dent* Rep. | 28%Hegstrom Oakey Dem. | 86% |
| 13 - Position 2 | 62%Manweller* Rep. | 38%Hammond Dem. | 86% |
| 14 - Position 1 | 61%Corry Rep. | 39%Bentley Dem. | 74% |
| 14 - Position 2 | 63%Mosbrucker* Rep. | 37%Hallock Dem. | 74% |
| 15 - Position 1 | 65%Chandler* Rep. | 35%McEntire Dem. | 65% |
| 15 - Position 2 | 66%Dufault Rep. | 34%Cooper Dem. | 65% |
| 16 - Position 1 | 64%Jenkin* Rep. | 37%Maroon Dem. | 74% |
| 16 - Position 2 | 61%Rude Rep. | 39%Francik Dem. | 74% |
| 17 - Position 1 | 51%Kraft* Rep. | 49%Harris Dem. | 92% |
| 17 - Position 2 | 58%Harris* Rep. | 42%Jiles Dem. | 92% |
| 18 - Position 1 | 56%Vick* Rep. | 44%Thobaben Dem. | 100% |
| 18 - Position 2 | 53%Hoff Rep. | 47%Gillespie Dem. | 100% |
| 19 - Position 1 | 51%Walsh* Rep. | 50%Frasier Dem. | 95% |
| 19 - Position 2 | 54%Blake* Dem. | 46%McEntire Rep. | 92% |
| 20 - Position 1 | 62%DeBolt* Rep. | 38%Thompson Dem. | 91% |
| 20 - Position 2 | 64%Orcutt* Rep. | 36%Bailey Dem. | 90% |
| 21 - Position 1 | 66%Peterson* Dem. | 34%Schaper Rep. | 100% |
| 21 - Position 2 | 65%Ortiz-Self* Dem. | 35%Bigea Rep. | 97% |
| 22 - Position 1 | 70%Dolan* Dem. | 30%Davis Ind. | 95% |
| 22 - Position 2 | 70%Doglio* Dem. | 30%Acosta Lib. | 95% |
| 23 - Position 1 | 59%Appleton* Dem. | 41%Erickson Ind. | 87% |
| 23 - Position 2 | 0%Hansen* Dem. | Uncontested | |
| 24 - Position 1 | 58%Chapman* Dem. | 42%Wilke Rep. | 91% |
| 24 - Position 2 | 56%Tharinger* Dem. | 44%McEntire Rep. | 91% |
| 25 - Position 1 | 51%Chambers Rep. | 49%Smith Dem. | 78% |
| 25 - Position 2 | 52%Gildon Rep. | 48%Duthie Dem. | 78% |
| 26 - Position 1 | 52%Young* Rep. | 48%FitzPatrick Dem. | 95% |
| 26 - Position 2 | 55%Caldier* Rep. | 45%Stanford Dem. | 95% |
| 27 - Position 1 | 71%Jinkins* Dem. | 29%Paskewitz Rep. | 79% |
| 27 - Position 2 | 73%Fey* Dem. | 27%Golden Ind. | 77% |
| 28 - Position 1 | 52%Leavitt Dem. | 48%Muri* Rep. | 79% |
| 28 - Position 2 | 57%Kilduff* Dem. | 43%Espinoza Rep. | 79% |
| 29 - Position 1 | 60%Morgan Dem. | 40%Harder Rep. | 65% |
| 29 - Position 2 | 0%Kirby* Dem. | Uncontested | |
| 30 - Position 1 | 61%Pellicciotti* Dem. | 39%Kochmar Rep. | 82% |
| 30 - Position 2 | 64%Reeves* Dem. | 36%Greene Rep. | 79% |
| 31 - Position 1 | 59%Stokesbary* Rep. | 41%Mena Dem. | 81% |
| 31 - Position 2 | 59%Irwin* Rep. | 42%Boswell Dem. | 81% |
| 32 - Position 1 | 76%Ryu* Dem. | 24%Boucsieguez Rep. | 98% |
| 32 - Position 2 | 74%Davis Dem. | 26%Deisler Rep. | 98% |
| 33 - Position 1 | 0%Orwall* Dem. | Uncontested | |
| 33 - Position 2 | 68%Gregerson* Dem. | 32%Lamb Rep. | 82% |
| 34 - Position 1 | 0%Cody* Dem. | Uncontested | |
| 34 - Position 2 | 0%Fitzgibbon* Dem. | Uncontested | |
| 35 - Position 1 | 58%Griffey* Rep. | 42%Thomas Dem. | 91% |
| 35 - Position 2 | 51%MacEwen* Rep. | 49%Daggett Dem. | 89% |
| 36 - Position 1 | 89%Frame* Dem. | 11%Gillman Wissel Lib. | 100% |
| 36 - Position 2 | 86%Tarleton* Dem. | 14%Dubin Lib. | 100% |
| 37 - Position 1 | 0%Tomiko Santos* Dem. | Uncontested | |
| 37 - Position 2 | 89%Pettigrew* Dem. | 11%Smilanich Ind. | 93% |
| 38 - Position 1 | 61%Robinson* Dem. | 39%Johnson Ind. | 84% |
| 38 - Position 2 | 0%Sells* Dem. | Uncontested | |
| 39 - Position 1 | 57%Sutherland Rep. | 43%Lewis Dem. | 80% |
| 39 - Position 2 | 58%Eslick* Rep. | 42%Halvorson Dem. | 80% |
| 40 - Position 1 | 69%Lekanoff Dem. | 31%Petrish Rep. | 83% |
| 40 - Position 2 | 0%Morris* Dem. | Uncontested | |
| 41 - Position 1 | 65%Senn* Dem. | 35%Cruickshank Rep. | 91% |
| 41 - Position 2 | 65%Thai Dem. | 35%Appleby Rep. | 91% |
| 42 - Position 1 | 50%Van Werven* Rep. | 50%Boneau Dem. | 100% |
| 42 - Position 2 | 51%Shewmake Dem. | 49%Buys* Rep. | 100% |
| 43 - Position 1 | 91%Macri* Dem. | 9%Peeples Rep. | 100% |
| 43 - Position 2 | 89%Chopp* Dem. | 11%Torstenbo Rep. | 100% |
| 44 - Position 1 | 57%Lovick* Dem. | 43%Sax Rep. | 100% |
| 44 - Position 2 | 52%Mead Dem. | 48%Harmsworth* Rep. | 100% |
| 45 - Position 1 | 67%Goodman* Dem. | 33%Curtis Rep. | 96% |
| 45 - Position 2 | 67%Springer* Dem. | 33%Krabach Rep. | 96% |
| 46 - Position 1 | 83%Pollet* Dem. | 17%Patton Rep. | 100% |
| 46 - Position 2 | 83%Valdez* Dem. | 17%Zeiger-Buccola Rep. | 98% |
| 47 - Position 1 | 53%Entenman Dem. | 47%Hargrove* Rep. | 92% |
| 47 - Position 2 | 63%Sullivan* Dem. | 37%Cooke Rep. | 92% |
| 48 - Position 1 | 0%Slatter* Dem. | Uncontested | |
| 48 - Position 2 | 73%Walen Dem. | 27%Bright Dem. | 72% |
| 49 - Position 1 | 0%Wylie* Dem. | Uncontested | |
| 49 - Position 2 | 0%Stonier* Dem. | Uncontested | |
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Ballot Measures
Initiative 1639Increase Gun Control
New restrictions would be imposed on who may buy and own guns. The minimum age to purchase a gun would be raised to 21, and background checks, waiting periods and storage requirements would be established.
| Answer | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| Yes Yes | 1,839,475 | 59.4% |
| No No | 1,259,681 | 40.6% |
3,099,156 votes, 100% reporting (2,000 of 2,000 precincts)
Advisory Vote 19Oil Spill Tax Repeal
| Answer | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| Repealed Repealed | 1,440,704 | 53.3% |
| Maintained Maintained | 1,263,975 | 46.7% |
2,704,679 votes, 88% reporting (1,750 of 2,000 precincts)
Initiative 1631Establish Carbon Emissions Fee
A carbon emissions fee would be imposed, with the revenue used to fund environmental programs.
| Answer | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| No No | 1,607,605 | 56.5% |
| Yes Yes | 1,238,879 | 43.5% |
2,846,484 votes, 92% reporting (1,844 of 2,000 precincts)
Initiative 1634Ban New Grocery Taxes
| Answer | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| Yes Yes | 1,571,625 | 55.5% |
| No No | 1,260,958 | 44.5% |
2,832,583 votes, 92% reporting (1,835 of 2,000 precincts)
Initiative 940New Law Enforcement Rules
This measure would require specific training for law enforcement officers and redefine when deadly force is justified.
| Answer | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| Yes Yes | 1,693,054 | 59.6% |
| No No | 1,148,652 | 40.4% |
2,841,706 votes, 92% reporting (1,840 of 2,000 precincts)