United States Senate election in Washington, 2024
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: May 10, 2024 |
| Primary: August 6, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: Poll opening hours vary; close at 8 p.m. (most voting done by mail) Voting in Washington |
| Race ratings |
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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| See also |
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Voters in Washington will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 5, 2024. The primary is August 6, 2024. The filing deadline is May 10, 2024.
The election will fill the Class I Senate seat held by Maria Cantwell (D), who first took office in 2001.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
General election
The primary will occur on August 6, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington
The following candidates are running in the primary for U.S. Senate Washington on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Maria Cantwell (D) | |
 | Raul Garcia (R) | |
 | Paul Giesick (D)  | |
 | John Guenther (R) | |
 | John Peterson (D) | |
| Gregory Saunders (R) | |
 | Ryan Searcy (R) | |
| Aria Ursa (D) | |
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Washington
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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No candidate in this race has completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Ballotpedia is seeking 100 percent participation so voters can learn more about all the candidates on their ballots.
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Maria Cantwell | Democratic Party | $7,177,955 | $3,703,204 | $4,044,644 | As of September 30, 2023 |
| Paul Giesick | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| John Peterson | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Aria Ursa | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Raul Garcia | Republican Party | $204,437 | $69,226 | $135,212 | As of September 30, 2023 |
| John Guenther | Republican Party | $5,347 | $4,805 | $542 | As of September 30, 2023 |
| Gregory Saunders | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Ryan Searcy | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Washington, 2024 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| January 2, 2024 | December 19, 2023 | December 12, 2023 | December 5, 2023 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Washington in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Washington, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Washington | U.S. Senate | All candidates | 1,740 | $1,740.00 | 5/17/2024 | Source |
Election history
The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2016.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Washington
Incumbent Patty Murray defeated Tiffany Smiley in the general election for U.S. Senate Washington on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patty Murray (D) | 57.1 | 1,741,827 |
 | Tiffany Smiley (R) | 42.6 | 1,299,322 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6,751 | ||
| Total votes: 3,047,900 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Washington on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patty Murray (D) | 52.2 | 1,002,811 |
| ✔ | | Tiffany Smiley (R) | 33.7 | 646,917 |
 | Leon Lawson (Trump Republican Party) | 3.1 | 59,134 | |
| John Guenther (R) | 2.9 | 55,426 | |
 | Ravin Pierre (D) | 1.2 | 22,172 | |
 | Dave Saulibio (JFK Republican Party) | 1.0 | 19,341 | |
 | Naz Paul (Independent) | 1.0 | 18,858 | |
 | Bill Hirt (R) | 0.8 | 15,276 | |
 | Mohammad Said (D) | 0.7 | 13,995 | |
 | Henry Dennison (Socialist Workers Party) | 0.7 | 13,901 | |
 | Pano Churchill (D) | 0.6 | 11,859 | |
 | Bryan Solstin (D) | 0.5 | 9,627 | |
 | Charlie Jackson (Independent) | 0.4 | 8,604 | |
 | Jon Butler (Independent) | 0.3 | 5,413 | |
 | Thor Amundson (Independent) | 0.3 | 5,133 | |
 | Martin Hash (Independent) | 0.2 | 4,725 | |
 | Dan Phan Doan (Independent) | 0.2 | 3,049 | |
 | Sam Cusmir (D) | 0.1 | 2,688 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,511 | ||
| Total votes: 1,920,440 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Ishii (D)
- Bob Hagglund (R)
- Nicolaus Sleister (D)
- Justin Greywolf (Independent)
- Isaac Holyk (R)
- David McCune (Independent)
- Robert Kirby (D)
- Mfumu Metamorphosis Mpiana (Independent)
- Larry Hussey (Independent)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Washington
Incumbent Maria Cantwell defeated Susan Hutchison in the general election for U.S. Senate Washington on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Cantwell (D) | 58.4 | 1,803,364 |
 | Susan Hutchison (R) | 41.6 | 1,282,804 | |
| Total votes: 3,086,168 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Washington's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Patty Murray (D) won re-election in 2016. She defeated Chris Vance (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Murray and Vance defeated 15 other candidates to win the primary on August 2, 2016. In Washington, all candidates run in the same primary and the two candidates who receive the most votes, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the general election.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Patty Murray Incumbent |
59% | 1,913,979 | |
| Republican | Chris Vance | 41% | 1,329,338 | |
| Total Votes | 3,243,317 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |
Patty Murray Incumbent |
53.8% | 745,421 | |
| Republican | Chris Vance |
27.5% | 381,004 | |
| Republican | Eric John Makus | 4.2% | 57,825 | |
| Democratic | Phil Cornell | 3.4% | 46,460 | |
| Republican | Scott Nazarino | 3% | 41,542 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Luke | 1.5% | 20,988 | |
| Democratic | Mohammad Said | 1% | 13,362 | |
| Conservative | Donna Rae Lands | 0.8% | 11,472 | |
| Independent | Ted Cummings | 0.8% | 11,028 | |
| Human Rights | Sam Wright | 0.8% | 10,751 | |
| Republican | Uncle Mover | 0.6% | 8,569 | |
| System Reboot Party | Jeremy Teuton | 0.6% | 7,991 | |
| Democratic | Thor Amundson | 0.6% | 7,906 | |
| Independent | Chuck Jackson | 0.5% | 6,318 | |
| Lincoln Caucus | Pano Churchill | 0.4% | 5,150 | |
| Independent | Zach Haller | 0.4% | 5,092 | |
| Standupamerica | Alex Tsimerman | 0.3% | 4,117 | |
| Total Votes | 1,384,996 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State |
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Political context
This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in Washington.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Unofficial List of Candidates in Ballot Order," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Washington House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
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