1980 United States Senate election in Washington

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November 4, 1980

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Nominee	Slade Gorton	Warren Magnuson
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	936,317	792,052
Percentage	54.2%	45.8%

County results
Gorton: 50–60% 60–70%
Magnuson: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Warren Magnuson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Slade Gorton
Republican

The 1980 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 4, 1980. Longtime incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson, the Senate President pro tempore, lost re-election to State Attorney General Slade Gorton, a Republican. As of 2021, this is the last time the Republicans won the Class 3 Senate seat in Washington.

Candidates

Democratic

Warren Magnuson, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

Slade Gorton, State Attorney General

Results

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Slade Gorton	936,317	54.2%
	Democratic	Warren Magnuson (incumbent)	792,052	45.8%
Total votes			1,728,369	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

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