1998Final results

1998 election for U.S. Senate in Washington

Name: 1998 election for U.S. Senate in Washington
Start: 1998-11-03
Location: Washington

U.S. Senate · Washington

Patty Murray (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Linda Smith (R) by 16.8 points.

Patty MurrayDemocrat · winner

58.4%1,103,184

41.6%785,377

1,888,561 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 1998

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

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Patty MurrayLinda Smith

$5.3M

Raised by the campaign

$5.2M

$5.6M

Spent by the campaign

$5.2M

$20.2K

Cash on hand

$88.9K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998