U.S. Senator
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Cantwell (D) | 1,114,327 | 57.27% |
| Raul Garcia (R) | 431,182 | 22.16% |
| Scott Nazarino (R) | 111,386 | 5.72% |
| Isaac Holyk (R) | 110,701 | 5.69% |
| Mel Ram (R) | 86,956 | 4.47% |
| Chuck Jackson (I) | 21,055 | 1.08% |
| David Tilton (N) | 17,561 | 0.90% |
| Paul Lawrence Giesick (D) | 17,433 | 0.90% |
| Goodspaceguy (R) | 16,826 | 0.86% |
| Thor Amundson (I) | 10,587 | 0.54% |
| Henry Clay Dennison (S) | 7,840 | 0.40% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
Featured Candidates
Maria Cantwell
- Party:
- Democratic
- Age:
- 66
- City:
- Seattle, Washington
- Occupation:
- Senator
Education: Graduated from Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1977. Earned a bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 1981.
Work experience: Worked as vice president of marketing and senior vice president of the consumer products division at Real Networks, a Seattle-based tech company, from 1995 to 2000.
Political experience: Elected to represent Washington’s 1st congressional district in 1992, serving one term before losing her re-election bid in 1994. Elected to the Senate in 2000 and re-elected in 2006, 2012 and 2018.
Family: Single, no children
Raul Garcia
- Party:
- Republican
- Age:
- 54
- City:
- Snohomish, Washington
Education: Graduated from Miami (Florida) Senior High School in 1989. Earned a bachelor of science degree in microbiology and immunology from the University of Miami in 1993 and a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1998.
Work experience: After first practicing medicine in New York, has worked as a physician in the Yakima area since 2007. Currently works as an emergency physician and the medical director of Astria Hospital in Toppenish.
Political experience: Ran for governor of Washington in 2020, earning about 5% of votes in the primary, and ran for governor again in 2024 until Dave Reichert announced his candidacy, when Garcia endorsed Reichert. Interned in the office of then-Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kansas, as a college student in 1990.
Family: Married to Jessica Garcia. They have a blended family and have raised five children together, three adults and two who are school-age as of 2023.
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U.S. and Canada strike deal to update 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty
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