1983 United States Senate special election in Washington

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Nominee	Dan Evans	Mike Lowry
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	672,326	540,981
Percentage	55.4%	44.6%

County results
Evans: 50-60% 60-70%
Lowry: 50-60%

U.S. senator before election

Dan Evans
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Dan Evans
Republican

The 1983 United States Senate special election in Washington, was a special election to fill the seat which had been held by longtime Senator Henry Jackson, who unexpectedly died on September 1.^[1] Three-term former governor Dan Evans was appointed by Governor John Spellman on September 8,^[2]^[3] and he won the special election over congressman Mike Lowry on November 8.^[4] Jackson had won a sixth term the previous year, so more than five years remained in the term.

The legislature ordered a primary election on October 11;^[5] it featured 33 candidates (19 Democrats, 13 Republicans, and one Socialist Labor),^[6]^[7] setting the modern record for number of candidates in a Washington U.S. Senate election.^[8] As of 2022^[update], this was the last time King County voted for a Republican Senate candidate.

Blanket primary

Candidates

Democratic

Mike Lowry, U.S. Representative from the 7th congressional district
Charles Royer, former Mayor of Seattle
James R.F. Curdy
Mike Olmer

Republican

Daniel J. Evans, incumbent U.S. Senator
Lloyd E. Cooney, former KIRO-TV commentator
Larry Penberthy

Results

Blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel J. Evans (incumbent)	250,046	36.68%
	Democratic	Mike Lowry	179,509	26.33%
	Republican	Lloyd E. Cooney	133,799	19.63%
	Democratic	Charles Royer	103,304	15.15%
	Republican	Larry Penberthy	1,642	0.24%
	Democratic	James R.F. Curdy	1,206	0.18%
	Democratic	Mike Olmer	1,032	0.15%
Total votes			670,538	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Daniel J. Evans (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
Mike Lowry (D), U.S. Representative from the 7th congressional district

Results

1983 Washington United States Senate special election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel J. Evans (incumbent)	672,326	55.41
	Democratic	Mike Lowry	540,981	44.59
Total votes			1,213,307	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ "Sen. Henry Jackson is dead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 2, 1983. p. 1.
^ "Daniel Evans will succeed Sen. Jackson". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 9, 1983. p. 1.
^ Balz, Dan (September 9, 1983). "Spellman picks Evans to fill Senate vacancy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Washington Post). p. 1A.
^ Moody, Dick (November 9, 1983). "Evans sweeps to Senate victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A1.
^ White, John (September 12, 1983). "Senate candidates gear up for primary race". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 6.
^ "Today's vote will narrow Senate field". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). staff and wire reports. October 11, 1983. p. 1.
^ Moody, Dick (October 12, 1983). "The winners: Evans Lowry". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1.
^ Camden, Jim (19 May 2018). "U.S. Senate primary: Cantwell and 29 challengers". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".

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Contents

Blanket primary

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

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