1992Final results

1992 election for U.S. Senate in Washington

Name: 1992 election for U.S. Senate in Washington
Start: 1992-11-03
Location: Washington

U.S. Senate · Washington

Patty Murray (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Rodney Chandler (R) by 8.0 points.

Patty MurrayDemocrat · winner

54.0%1,197,973

46.0%1,020,829

2,218,802 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 1992

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Patty MurrayRodney Chandler

$1.5M

Raised by the campaign

$2.6M

$1.3M

Spent by the campaign

$2.5M

$154.2K

Cash on hand

$88K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1992.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1992