The 1988 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent
Republican U.S. Senator
Daniel J. Evans
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decided to retire instead of running for re-election to a full term, after being appointed to the seat in 1983, and won re-election to a partial term that same year. Republican former U.S. Senator
Slade Gorton, who had just lost a re-election bid in
1986
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, won the open seat.
As of , this is the last time Washington simultaneously voted for different parties for President and for Senate, as
Michael Dukakis was simultaneously carrying the state against
George H. W. Bush
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Blanket primary
Candidates
Democratic
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Mike Lowry, U.S. Representative of the
7th congressional district (1979–1989)
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Don Bonker
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, U.S. Representative of the
3rd congressional district
Third or 3rd may refer to:
Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute''
Places
* 3rd Street (disambiguation)
* Third Avenue (disambiguation)
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(1975–1989)
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Republican
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Slade Gorton, former U.S. Senator (1981–1987)
* Douglas J. Smith
Third-party
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William C. Goodloe
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(Washington Taxpayer), judge and lawyer
* Daniel B. Fein (Socialist Workers Party)
Results
General election
Candidates
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Mike Lowry (D), U.S. Congressman of the
7th congressional district (1979–1989)
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Slade Gorton (R), former U.S. Senator (1981–1987)
Results
See also
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1988 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 1988 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 1988. All fifty states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten electors to the Electoral Col ...
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1988 United States Senate elections
The 1988 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate in which, in spite of the Republican victory by George H. W. Bush in the presidential election, the Democrats gained a net of one seat in the Senate. Seven seats ...
References
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Washington
1988
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1988 Washington (state) elections