1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for U.S. Senate in Washington
U.S. Senate · Washington
Brockman Adams (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Slade Gorton (R) by 2.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Brockman AdamsDemocrat · winner
50.7%677,471
Slade GortonRepublican
48.7%650,931
Jill FeinSocialist Workers
0.7%8,965
1,337,367 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Brockman AdamsSlade Gorton
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$3.3M
$1.9M
Spent by the campaign
$3.3M
$86.8K
Cash on hand
$161.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1986.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1986