1994Final results

1994 election for U.S. Senate in Washington

Name: 1994 election for U.S. Senate in Washington
Start: 1994-11-08
Location: Washington

U.S. Senate · Washington

Slade Gorton (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Ron Sims (D) by 11.5 points.

Slade GortonRepublican · winner

55.7%947,821

44.3%752,352

1,700,173 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 1994

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

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Ron SimsSlade Gorton

$1.2M

Raised by the campaign

$4.8M

$1.2M

Spent by the campaign

$4.8M

$10.5K

Cash on hand

$91.9K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994