1986 United States Senate election in Washington

Summary

The 1986 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 3, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Slade Gorton lost re-election to former Transportation Secretary Brock Adams. Gorton later won Washington's other Senate seat in 1988 and 1994 before losing re-election again in 2000.

1986 United States Senate election in Washington

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Nominee Brock Adams Slade Gorton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 677,471 650,931
Percentage 50.66% 48.67%

County results
Adams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Gorton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Slade Gorton
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Brock Adams
Democratic

Blanket primary edit

Candidates edit

Democratic edit

Republican edit

  • Slade Gorton, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • George Campbell
  • Ted Parker Fix

Washington Taxpayer edit

  • Jill Fein

Results edit

Blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Slade Gorton (incumbent) 291,735 46.36%
Democratic Brock Adams 287,258 45.64%
Socialist Workers Jill Fein 2,240 0.36%
Republican George Campbell 12,608 2.00%
Republican Orin O. Osborn 8,378 1.33%
Democratic James Sherwood Stokes 7,134 1.13%
Republican Ted Parker Fix 5,154 0.82%
Total votes 614,507 100.00%

General election edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

1986 United States Senate election in Washington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brock Adams 677,471 50.66%
Republican Slade Gorton (incumbent) 650,931 48.67%
Socialist Workers Jill Fein 8,965 0.67%
Total votes 1,337,367 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".