2016Final results

2016 election for U.S. Senate in Washington

Name: 2016 election for U.S. Senate in Washington
Start: 2016-11-08
Location: Washington

U.S. Senate · Washington

Patty Murray (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Chris Vance (R) by 18.0 points.

Patty MurrayDemocrat · winner

59.0%1,913,186

41.0%1,328,264

3,241,450 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Patty MurrayChris Vance

$10.2M

Raised by the campaign

$445.4K

$8.4M

Spent by the campaign

$449.4K

$3.7M

Cash on hand

$4.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016