2018 United States Senate election in Washington

Summary

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.

2018 United States Senate election in Washington

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Nominee Maria Cantwell Susan Hutchison
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,803,364 1,282,804
Percentage 58.31% 41.48%

Cantwell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hutchison:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50% No votes:      

U.S. senator before election

Maria Cantwell
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Maria Cantwell
Democratic

Nonpartisan blanket primary edit

Candidates edit

The primary election featured 30 candidates.[1]

Democratic Party edit

Declared edit

Republican Party edit

Declared edit
Withdrawn edit
  • Ron Higgins (withdrew May 19, 2018[9])
Endorsements edit
Susan Hutchison

Independents edit

Declared edit
  • Jennifer "GiGi" Ferguson[18][19]
  • Thor Amundson
  • Dave Strider[20]
  • Charlie R Jackson
  • Jon Butler
Write-in edit
  • Clay Johnson, activist[19]

Minor parties edit

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 edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ According to Chase, FDFR stands for Fuck Democrats Fuck Republicans[1]

Results edit

 
Results by county:
  Cantwell—60–70%
  Cantwell—50–60%
  Cantwell—40–50%
  Cantwell—30–40%
  Hutchinson—30–40%
  Hutchinson—40–50%
Blanket primary election results[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
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 1,700,840 100.00%

General election edit

Debates edit

2022 United States Senate election in Washington debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Maria Cantwell Susan Hutchison
1 Oct. 8, 2018 KOMO-TV
Pacific Lutheran University
Mary Nam
Essex Porter
C-SPAN P P
2 Oct. 20, 2018 Community Colleges of Spokane
Gonzaga University
Eastern Washington University
University of Washington
Washington State University Spokane
Whitworth University
Hayley Guenthner
Jane McCarthy
C-SPAN P P

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[26] Safe D October 26, 2018
Inside Elections[27] Safe D November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28] Safe D November 5, 2018
Fox News[29] Likely D July 9, 2018
CNN[30] Safe D July 12, 2018
RealClearPolitics[31] Safe D November 5, 2018

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Maria
Cantwell (D)
Susan
Hutchison (R)
Undecided
Elway/Crosscut October 4–9, 2018 405 (RV) ± 5.0% 53% 39% 9%
Public Policy Polling (D)[A] May 22–23, 2018 675 (LV) ± 3.8% 52% 36% 12%
Hypothetical polling
Maria Cantwell vs. Rob McKenna
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Maria
Cantwell (D)
Rob
McKenna (R)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[A] June 27–28, 2017 887 (LV) ± 3.3% 53% 40% 6%

Results edit

United States Senate election in Washington, 2018[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Maria Cantwell (incumbent) 1,803,364 58.31% -2.05%
Republican Susan Hutchison 1,282,804 41.48% +1.99%
Write-in 6,461 0.21% +0.06%
Total votes 3,092,629 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit

By congressional district edit

Cantwell won 7 of 10 congressional districts.[33]

District Hutchison Cantwell Representative
1st 43% 57% Suzan DelBene
2nd 39% 61% Rick Larsen
3rd 51% 49% Jaime Herrera Beutler
4th 62% 38% Dan Newhouse
5th 53% 47% Cathy McMorris Rodgers
6th 43% 57% Derek Kilmer
7th 16% 84% Pramila Jayapal
8th 49% 51% Kim Schrier
9th 27% 73% Adam Smith
10th 44% 56% Denny Heck

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Camden, Jim (May 19, 2018). "U.S. Senate primary: Cantwell and 29 challengers". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. ^ CANTWELL, MARIA
  3. ^ RIVERS, DON L MR
  4. ^ TANNEHILL, CLINT RONALD
  5. ^ Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (February 25, 2018). "Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson plans U.S. Senate run in Washington". Oregon Live. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Who has filed - King County". King County. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente".
  9. ^ "2018 Candidates Who Have Filed". Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Susan Hutchison. "I'm honored to be endorsed by @JaimeforUSRep, a fierce advocate for Southwest Washington! Let's have a strong showing from Republican voters all across the state today!". Twitter.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Susan Hutchison. "Proudly Endorsed by Former U.S. Senator Slade Gorton". Twitter.
  15. ^ Susan Hutchison. "Honored to have the endorsement of my friend and next WA House Speaker, @jtwilcox111". Twitter.
  16. ^ Susan Hutchison. "The 45,000-strong Hunters Heritage Council has endorsed @susan4senate! #susan4senate #hunting #waelex". Twitter.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ Details for Candidate ID : S8WA00202
  19. ^ a b 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.
  20. ^ STRIDER, DAVID LEE
  21. ^ "Mike Luke (L) for Senate". Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  22. ^ TSIMERMAN, ALEX
  23. ^ McNamara, Neal (February 26, 2018). "Patriot Prayer Founder Joey Gibson Will Run Against Cantwell". Seattle Patch. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  24. ^ "Campaign Kickoff Party: Steve Hoffman for U.S. Senate". Freedom Socialist Party. February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  25. ^ "United States Senate primary election in Washington, 2018". Office of the Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  26. ^ "2018 Senate Race Ratings for October 26, 2018". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  27. ^ "2018 Senate Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  28. ^ "2018 Crystal Ball Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  29. ^ "2018 Senate Power Rankings". Fox News. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  30. ^ "Key Races: Senate". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  31. ^ "Battle for the Senate 2018". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  32. ^ "November 6, 2018 General Election Results - U.S. Senator".
  33. ^ Results (PDF). wei.sos.wa.gov (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2018.

External links edit

Official campaign websites
  • Maria Cantwell (D) for Senate
  • Susan Hutchison (R) for Senate