2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for U.S. Senate in Washington
U.S. Senate · Washington
Maria Cantwell (D) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Slade Gorton (R) by 0.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Maria CantwellDemocrat · winner
48.7%1,199,437
Slade GortonRepublican
48.6%1,197,208
Jeff JaredLibertarian
2.6%64,734
2,461,379 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 2000
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.
Maria CantwellSlade Gorton
$11.5M
Raised by the campaign
$6.4M
$11.5M
Spent by the campaign
$6.4M
$5.4K
Cash on hand
$237K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000