Electoral History
| Washington's 1st congressional district election, 1992 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Maria Cantwell | 148,844 | 54.9 | ||
| Republican | Gary Nelson | 113,897 | 42.0 | ||
| Independent | Patrick L. Ruckert | 4,322 | 1.6 | ||
| Natural Law Party | Anne Fleming | 4,211 | 1.6 | ||
| Washington's 1st congressional district election, 1994 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Rick White | 100,554 | 51.7 | ||
| Democratic | Maria Cantwell (Incumbent) | 94,110 | 48.3 | -6.6 | |
| Washington United States Senate election, 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Maria Cantwell | 1,199,437 | 49.1 | +4.8 | |
| Republican | Slade Gorton (Incumbent) | 1,197,208 | 49.0 | -7.0 | |
| Washington United States Senate election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Maria Cantwell (Incumbent) | 1,184,659 | 56.9 | +7.8 | |
| Republican | Mike McGavick | 832,106 | 39.9 | ||
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