2018 United States Senate election in Washington
The 2018 United States Senate election in Washington took place on November 6, 2018, in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Washington. Incumbent Democrat Maria Cantwell successfully ran for reelection to a fourth term.
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Nonpartisan blanket primary
Candidates
The primary election featured 30 candidates, a near record amount for a U.S. Senate election in Washington.[1]
Declared
- Maria Cantwell, incumbent Senator[2]
- Don L. Rivers[3]
- Clint Tannehill[4]
- George H. Kalberer
- Mohammad Said
Declared
- Joey Gibson, activist and founder of Patriot Prayer[5]
- Goodspaceguy, perennial candidate[6]
- Susan Hutchison, former chair of the Washington State Republican Party[7]
- Rocky De La Fuente, businessman and former presidential candidate[8]
- Tim Owen
- Matthew D. Heines
- Art Coday
- John Orlinski
- Keith Swank
- RC Smith
- Dave Bryant
- Matt Hawkins
- Glen Stockwell
Withdrawn
- Ron Higgins (withdrew May 19, 2018[9])
Endorsements
Susan Hutchison
- Kim Wyman, Secretary of State[10]
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. Representative[11]
- Dan Newhouse, U.S. Representative[12]
- Hunters Heritage Council[13]
- Washington Farm Bureau[14]
Declared
Write-in
- Clay Johnson, activist[16]
Minor parties
In Washington, primary candidates may declare a preference for any party, and their party preference does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party. Candidates may also declare a preference for new or single-candidate parties.
Declared
- Mike Luke (Libertarian Party)[18]
- Brad Chase (FDFR Party)[lower-alpha 1], communications strategist[1]
- Sam Wright (The Human Rights Party)
- Alex Tsimerman (StandupAmerica)[19]
- Steve Hoffman (Freedom Socialist Party), union organizer[20][21]
- James Robert "Jimmie" Deal (Green Party)
Notes
- According to Chase, FDFR stands for Fuck Democrats Fuck Republicans[1]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maria Cantwell (incumbent) | 929,961 | 54.68% | |
Republican | Susan Hutchison | 413,317 | 24.30% | |
Republican | Keith Swank | 39,818 | 2.34% | |
Republican | Joey Gibson | 38,676 | 2.27% | |
Democratic | Clint Tannehill | 35,770 | 2.10% | |
Republican | Dave Bryant | 33,962 | 2.00% | |
Republican | Art Coday | 30,654 | 1.80% | |
Independent | Jennifer Gigi Ferguson | 25,224 | 1.48% | |
Republican | Tim Owen | 23,167 | 1.36% | |
Republican | Matt Hawkins | 13,324 | 0.78% | |
Democratic | Don L. Rivers | 12,634 | 0.74% | |
Libertarian | Mike Luke | 12,302 | 0.72% | |
Republican | Glen R. Stockwell | 11,611 | 0.68% | |
Independent | Thor Amundson | 9,393 | 0.55% | |
Democratic | Mohammad Said | 8,649 | 0.51% | |
Republican | Matthew D. Heines | 7,737 | 0.45% | |
Freedom Socialist | Steve Hoffman | 7,390 | 0.43% | |
Republican | GoodSpaceGuy | 7,057 | 0.41% | |
Republican | John Orlinski | 6,905 | 0.41% | |
Independent | Dave Strider | 6,821 | 0.40% | |
Republican | Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente | 5,724 | 0.34% | |
Green | James Robert "Jimmie" Deal | 3,849 | 0.23% | |
The Human Rights Party | Sam Wright | 3,761 | 0.22% | |
FDFR Party | Brad Chase | 2,655 | 0.16% | |
Democratic | George H. Kalberer | 2,448 | 0.14% | |
Independent | Charlie R. Jackson | 2,411 | 0.14% | |
Republican | R. C. Smith | 2,238 | 0.13% | |
Independent | Jon Butler | 2,016 | 0.12% | |
StandUpAmerica | Alex Tsimerman | 1,366 | 0.08% | |
Total votes | 1,700,840 | 100% |
General election
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 8, 2018
- Complete video of debate, October 20, 2018
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[23] | Safe D | September 28, 2018 |
Inside Elections[24] | Safe D | September 29, 2017 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[25] | Safe D | September 27, 2017 |
Fox News[26] | Likely D | July 9, 2018 |
CNN[27] | Safe D | July 12, 2018 |
RealClearPolitics[28] | Safe D | June 2018 |
^Highest rating given
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Maria Cantwell (D) |
Susan Hutchison (R) |
Undecided |
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Elway Research | October 4–9, 2018 | 405 | ± 5.0% | 53% | 39% | 9% |
Public Policy Polling (D-NPI) | May 22–23, 2018 | 675 | ± 3.8% | 52% | 36% | 12% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Maria Cantwell (incumbent) | 1,803,364 | 58.43% | -2.02% | |
Republican | Susan Hutchison | 1,282,804 | 41.57% | +2.02% | |
Total votes | 3,086,168 | 100% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- Camden, Jim (May 19, 2018). "U.S. Senate primary: Cantwell and 29 challengers". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- CANTWELL, MARIA
- RIVERS, DON L MR
- TANNEHILL, CLINT RONALD
- Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (February 25, 2018). "Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson plans U.S. Senate run in Washington". Oregon Live. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- "Who has filed - King County". King County. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- O'Sullivan, Joseph; Brunner, Jim (May 18, 2018). "Former State Republican Party chair Susan Hutchison challenging Sen. Maria Cantwell". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- "Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente".
- "2018 Candidates Who Have Filed". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- Susan Hutchison. "WA Secretary of State @KimWyman12 endorses @Susan4Senate. Grateful that our state's favorite elected official knows who's best for US Senate! #susan4senate". Twitter.
- Susan Hutchison. "Yet another important early endorsement for our campaign: Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Republicans all across Washington are rallying behind our campaign for US Senate; be sure to return your ballot by August 7th! #Susan4Senate". Facebook.
- Susan Hutchison. "Thank you to Congressman Dan Newhouse for his endorsement of our campaign! Proud to call him a friend and appreciate all he does for #WA04. Remember to return your ballots by Aug 7 and vote #Susan4Senate!". Twitter.
- Susan Hutchison. "The 45,000-strong Hunters Heritage Council has endorsed @susan4senate! #susan4senate #hunting #waelex". Twitter.
- Susan Hutchison. "I am proud to be endorsed by the Washington Farm Bureau, and will always fight to protect our private property and water rights from burdensome federal regulations. #Susan4Senate". Twitter.
- Details for Candidate ID : S8WA00202
- Coleman, Miles (July 5, 2017). "2018 Senate Race Ratings - July 2017". Decision Desk HQ. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- STRIDER, DAVID LEE
- Mike Luke (L) for Senate
- TSIMERMAN, ALEX
- McNamara, Neal (February 26, 2018). "Patriot Prayer Founder Joey Gibson Will Run Against Cantwell". Seattle Patch. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- "Campaign Kickoff Party: Steve Hoffman for U.S. Senate". Freedom Socialist Party. February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- "United States Senate primary election in Washington, 2018". Office of the Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- "2018 Senate Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- "2018 Senate Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- "2018 Crystal Ball Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- "2018 Senate Power Rankings". Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- "Key Races: Senate". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- "Battle for the Senate 2018". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20181106/US-Senator.html
External links
- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Campaign finance at FEC
- Campaign finance at Center for Responsive Politics
- Official campaign websites
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