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Elections in Washington |
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The 1983 United States Senate special election in Washington was a special election to fill the seat which had been held by longtime Senator Henry Jackson, who unexpectedly died on September 1. [1] Three-term former governor Dan Evans was appointed by Governor John Spellman on September 8, [2] [3] and he won the special election over congressman Mike Lowry on November 8. [4] Jackson had won a sixth term the previous year, so more than five years remained in the term.
The legislature ordered a primary election on October 11; [5] it featured 33 candidates (19 Democrats, 13 Republicans, and one Socialist Labor), [6] [7] setting the modern record for number of candidates in a Washington U.S. Senate election. [8] As of 2024, this was the last time King County voted for a Republican U.S. Senate candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel J. Evans (incumbent) | 250,046 | 36.68% | |
Democratic | Mike Lowry | 179,509 | 26.33% | |
Republican | Lloyd E. Cooney | 133,799 | 19.63% | |
Democratic | Charles Royer | 103,304 | 15.15% | |
Republican | Larry Penberthy | 1,642 | 0.24% | |
Democratic | James R.F. Curdy | 1,206 | 0.18% | |
Democratic | Mike Olmer | 1,032 | 0.15% | |
Total votes | 670,538 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel J. Evans (incumbent) | 672,326 | 55.41 | |
Democratic | Mike Lowry | 540,981 | 44.59 | |
Total votes | 1,213,307 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |