1992 United States Senate election in Washington

none March 2026 September 2023 1992 United States Senate election in Washington Washington presidential no 1986 United States Senate election in Washington 1986 1998 United States Senate election in Washington 1998 November 3, 1992 150x150px Pat Murray, official 103rd Congress photo.png Patty Murray Democratic Party (United States) 1,197,973 53.99% Rod Chandler.jpg Rod Chandler Republican Party (United States) 1,020,829 46.01% 1992 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg 275px County resultsMurray: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Chandler: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Brock Adams Democratic Party (United States) Patty Murray Democratic Party (United States) The 1992 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic Senator Brock Adams chose not to run for re-election to a second term after eight different women made allegations that he had engaged in various acts of sexual misconduct, including harassment and rape. Boardman, D. Gilmore, S. Nalder, E. Pryne, E. 8 More Women Accuse Adams--Allegations of Two Decades of Sexual Harassment, Abuse - And a Rape The Seattle Times March 1, 1992 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19920301/1478550/8-more-women-accuse-adams July 3, 2009 Adams denied the allegations, but his popularity statewide was weakened considerably by them, and he chose to retire rather than risk costing the party his seat. State Senator Patty Murray defeated Republican U.S. Representative Rod Chandler in the race to succeed Adams. Chandler seemed to have the upper hand in one of the debates until, for some unknown reason, he quoted the Roger Miller song "Dang Me."Cantwell snubs McGavick on debates By Joel Connelly Seattle Post-Intelligencer He was further damaged by the unpopularity of President George H. W. Bush in the Pacific Northwest. Blanket primary Candidates Democratic Don Bonker, former U.S. Representative from Vancouver and candidate for Senate in 1988 Gene Hart Patty Murray, State Senator from Bothell Jeffery Brian Venezia Independent LaPriel C. Barnes Republican Rod Chandler, U.S. Representative from Bellevue Leo K. Thorsness, State Senator from Renton Tim Hill, King County Executive Socialist Workers Mark Severs Washington Taxpayers William Cassius Goodloe, former Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court Results thumb|275px|Results by county #7996e2 Murray #DFEEFF 20–30% #bdd3ff 30–40% #e27f7f Chandler #FFE0EA 20–30% #ffc8cd 30–40% #51C2C2 Bonker #D0F9F9 20–30% #ACF2F2 30–40% #7DDDDD 40–50% #FF9A50 Thorsness #FFCCA9 30–40% 1992 U.S. Senate primaryElections Search Results - September 1992 Primary https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=70&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= 2022-06-25 Washington Secretary of State Democratic Party (United States) Patty Murray 318,455 28.32% Republican Party (United States) Rod Chandler 228,083 20.28% Democratic Party (United States) Don Bonker 208,321 18.52% Republican Party (United States) Leo K. Thorsness 185,498 16.49% Republican Party (United States) Tim Hill 128,232 11.40% Democratic Party (United States) Gene D. Hart 15,894 1.41% Democratic Party (United States) Marshall 11,659 1.04% Washington Taxpayers William Cassius Goodloe 10,877 0.97% Democratic Party (United States) Jeffery Brian Venezia 7,259 0.65% Independent (politician) LaPriel C. Barnes 7,044 0.63% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Mark Severs 3,309 0.29% 1,124,631 100.00% General election Results 1992 United States Senate election in Washingtonhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=3&c=&c2=&t=985&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 1992 General U. S. Senator Munro Ralph Ralph Munro November 3, 1992 Secretary of State of Washington January 22, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Patty Murray 1,197,973 53.99% +3.33% Republican Party (United States) Rod Chandler 1,020,829 46.01% –2.66% 2,218,802 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) By county +County resultsCountyPatty Murray DemocraticRod Chandler RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,65636.52%2,87963.48%-1,223-26.97%4,535Asotin3,68649.88%3,70350.12%-17-0.23%7,389Benton19,18037.08%32,54262.92%-13,362-25.83%51,722Chelan9,17441.01%13,19558.99%-4,021-17.98%22,369Clallam13,89649.34%14,26850.66%-372-1.32%28,164Clark57,76755.71%45,92344.29%11,84411.42%103,690Columbia72839.22%1,12860.78%-400-21.55%1,856Cowlitz18,95556.73%14,45743.27%4,49813.46%33,412Douglas4,40740.72%6,41659.28%-2,009-18.56%10,823Ferry1,21348.70%1,27851.30%-65-2.61%2,491Franklin4,85240.79%7,04259.21%-2,190-18.41%11,894Garfield46836.28%82263.72%-354-27.44%1,290Grant8,48539.97%12,74160.03%-4,256-20.05%21,226Grays Harbor15,26557.04%11,49542.96%3,77014.09%26,760Island13,72150.74%13,32049.26%4011.48%27,041Jefferson7,38258.59%5,21841.41%2,16417.17%12,600King458,17759.64%310,01440.36%148,16319.29%768,191Kitsap43,41349.92%43,54750.08%-134-0.15%86,960Kittitas6,36652.37%5,78947.63%5774.75%12,155Klickitat3,54754.13%3,00645.87%5418.26%6,553Lewis10,06637.79%16,57362.21%-6,507-24.43%26,639Lincoln1,78236.44%3,10863.56%-1,326-27.12%4,890Mason10,60654.40%8,89045.60%1,7168.80%19,496Okanogan5,85546.15%6,83253.85%-977-7.70%12,687Pacific5,46460.42%3,57939.58%1,88520.84%9,043Pend Oreille2,15847.65%2,37152.35%-213-4.70%4,529Pierce128,68154.99%105,34645.01%23,3359.97%234,027San Juan4,00858.64%2,82741.36%1,18117.28%6,835Skagit21,03752.55%18,99247.45%2,0455.11%40,029Skamania2,05959.42%1,40640.58%65318.85%3,465Snohomish107,21754.45%89,68945.55%17,5288.90%196,906Spokane77,58546.61%88,85753.39%-11,272-6.77%166,442Stevens5,84741.58%8,21458.42%-2,367-16.83%14,061Thurston47,33756.78%36,03843.22%11,29913.55%83,375Wahkiakum93254.60%77545.40%1579.20%1,707Walla Walla9,09347.46%10,06752.54%-974-5.08%19,160Whatcom29,83652.54%26,95047.46%2,8865.08%56,786Whitman6,61045.88%7,79854.12%-1,188-8.25%14,408Yakima29,46246.62%33,73453.38%-4,272-6.76%63,196Totals1,197,97353.99%1,020,82946.01%177,1447.98%2,218,802 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Asotin (Largest city: Clarkston) Ferry (Largest city: Republic) Kitsap (Largest city: Bremerton) Pend Oreille (Largest city: Newport) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Island (Largest city: Oak Harbor) Kittitas (Largest city: Ellensburg) San Juan (Largest city: Friday Harbor) Skagit (Largest city: Mount Vernon) right 275px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip See also 1992 United States Senate elections References collapsed Washington 1992 Category:1992 Washington (state) elections