1986 United States Senate election in Washington

United States Senate election in Washington, 1986

November 3, 1986

Nominee Brock Adams Slade Gorton Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 677,471 650,931 Percentage 50.7% 48.7%

County Results

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 lost re-election to U.S. Congressman Brock Adams.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Brock Adams, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Republican

• Slade Gorton, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

United States Senate election in Washington, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brock Adams	677,471	50.66%
	Republican	Slade Gorton (Incumbent)	650,931	48.67%
	Socialist Workers	Jill Fein	8,965	0.67%

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1986