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1986 United States Senate election in Washington
Nominee
Brock Adams
Slade Gorton
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
677,471
650,931
Percentage
50.7%
48.7%
County resultsAdams: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Gorton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election
Slade Gorton
Republican
Elected U.S. Senator
Brock Adams
Democratic
The 1986 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 3, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Slade Gorton ran for re-election, but was defeated by former Transportation Secretary Brock Adams . However, Gorton would later be returned to Washington's other Senate seat in 1988 . As of 2022, this was the last time that a man was elected to the Class 3 U.S. Senate seat from Washington.
Blanket primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Democratic [ ]
Brock Adams , former U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Orin O. Osborn
James Sherwood Stokes
Republican [ ]
Slade Gorton , incumbent U.S. Senator
George Campbell
Ted Parker Fix
Washington Taxpayer [ ]
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Brock Adams (D), former U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Slade Gorton (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1986 United States Senate elections
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