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The1998 United States Senate election in Washington was held November 3, 1998. IncumbentDemocratic U.S. SenatorPatty Murray won re-election to a second term.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Patty Murray (D) | Linda Smith (R) | Undecided |
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| Mason Dixon[1] | October 26–27, 1998 | 801 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 49% | 41% | 10% |
| Mason Dixon[1] | October 5–6, 1998 | 810 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 51% | 38% | 11% |
| Elway Research[1] | September 18–19, 1998 | 475 (V) | ± 4.5% | 44% | 37% | 19% |
| Mason Dixon[1] | September 8–9, 1998 | 812 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 51% | 35% | 14% |
The election was not close, with Murray winning by 16.8% of the vote. Murray won in a landslide victory by racking up huge margins in Western Washington. Specifically, Murray trounced Smith in the state’s most populous county,King County. Murray also won six counties in the historically conservative eastern part of the state. Murray was sworn in for a second term on January 3, 1999.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Patty Murray (Incumbent) | 1,103,184 | 58.41% | ||
| Republican | Linda Smith | 785,377 | 41.59% | ||
| Total votes | 1,888,561 | 100.00% | |||
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