2018 United States Senate election in Washington explained
| Election Name: | 2018 United States Senate election in Washington |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States Senate election in Washington |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2024 United States Senate election in Washington |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Maria Cantwell (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Maria Cantwell |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,803,364 |
| Percentage1: | 58.43% |
| Nominee2: | Susan Hutchison |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,282,804 |
| Percentage2: | 41.57% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| U.S. Senator |
| Before Election: | Maria Cantwell |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Maria Cantwell |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2018 United States Senate election in Washington took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Washington. Incumbent Democrat Maria Cantwell won election to a fourth term over television news journalist Susan Hutchison, a Republican.
Nonpartisan blanket primary
Candidates
The primary election featured 30 candidates.[1]
Democratic Party
Declared
Republican Party
Declared
Withdrawn
- Ron Higgins (withdrew May 19, 2018[9])
Endorsements
Independents
Declared
- Jennifer "GiGi" Ferguson[10] [11]
- Thor Amundson
- Dave Strider[12]
- Charlie R Jackson
- Jon Butler
Write-in
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)[13]
- Brad Chase (FDFR Party), communications strategist[1]
- Sam Wright (The Human Rights Party)
- Alex Tsimerman (StandupAmerica)[14]
- Steve Hoffman (Freedom Socialist Party), union organizer[15] [16]
- James Robert "Jimmie" Deal (Green Party)
Notes
Results
General election
Debates
Predictions
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered | Sample
size | Margin
of error | Maria
Cantwell (D) | Susan
Hutchison (R) | Undecided |
|---|
| Elway/Crosscut[25] | October 4–9, 2018 | 405 (RV) | ± 5.0% | | 53% | 39% | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[26] | May 22–23, 2018 | 675 (LV) | ± 3.8% | | 52% | 36% | 12% | |
Maria Cantwell vs. Rob McKennaResults
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
By congressional district
Cantwell won 7 of 10 congressional districts.[28]
Notes
Partisan clients
External links
Official campaign websites
Notes and References
- News: Camden . Jim . U.S. Senate primary: Cantwell and 29 challengers . July 23, 2018 . . May 19, 2018 . en.
- https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S8WA00194/?tab=about-candidate CANTWELL, MARIA
- https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S8WA00228/ RIVERS, DON L MR
- https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S8WA00251/ TANNEHILL, CLINT RONALD
- News: Kavanaugh. Shane Dixon. Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson plans U.S. Senate run in Washington. 26 February 2018. Oregon Live. February 25, 2018.
- Web site: Who has filed - King County. King County. 16 May 2018. 16 May 2018.
- News: O'Sullivan. Joseph. Brunner. Jim. Former State Republican Party chair Susan Hutchison challenging Sen. Maria Cantwell. May 21, 2018. The Seattle Times. May 18, 2018.
- Web site: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente.
- Web site: 2018 Candidates Who Have Filed. 29 June 2018.
- http://www.fec.gov/fecviewer/CandidateCommitteeDetail.do?&tabIndex=3&electionYr=2018&candidateCommitteeId=S8WA00202#3 Details for Candidate ID : S8WA00202
- Web site: 2018 Senate Race Ratings - July 2017. Coleman. Miles. July 5, 2017. Decision Desk HQ. September 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180629131538/https://decisiondeskhq.com/upcoming-races/ddhq-2018-senate-races-ratings-july-2017/. June 29, 2018. dead.
- https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S8WA00210/ STRIDER, DAVID LEE
- Web site: Mike Luke (L) for Senate . 2018-01-13 . 2018-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180102090046/http://www.luke4senate.com/ . dead .
- https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6WA00339/ TSIMERMAN, ALEX
- Web site: Patriot Prayer Founder Joey Gibson Will Run Against Cantwell. McNamara, Neal. February 26, 2018. February 26, 2018. Seattle Patch.
- Web site: Campaign Kickoff Party: Steve Hoffman for U.S. Senate. February 23, 2018. Freedom Socialist Party. February 26, 2018.
- https://www.c-span.org/video/?452555-1/washington-senate-debate C-SPAN
- https://www.c-span.org/video/?453286-1/washington-senate-debate C-SPAN
- Web site: 2018 Senate Race Ratings for October 26, 2018. The Cook Political Report. March 13, 2021.
- Web site: 2018 Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. March 13, 2021.
- Web site: 2018 Crystal Ball Senate race ratings. Sabato's Crystal Ball. October 11, 2017.
- Web site: 2018 Senate Power Rankings. Fox News. July 10, 2018.
- Web site: Key Races: Senate. July 15, 2018.
- Web site: Battle for the Senate 2018. July 15, 2018.
- https://crosscut.com/sites/default/files/files/2018_statewide_crosscut_elway_poll.pdf Elway/Crosscut
- https://www.nwprogressive.org/files/polling/MAY18-WA-Cantwell-vs-Hutchison-Survey-Results.pdf Public Policy Polling (D)
- https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2017/07/maria-cantwell-well-ahead-of-rob-mckenna-in-potential-u-s-senate-matchup-npi-poll-finds.html Public Policy Polling (D)
- Results . sos.wa.gov . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230628234055/https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/2018-general-data.zip . 2023-06-28.
