| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | D Cand. | R Cand. | State Margin | Nat. Margin | Rel. Margin | Total votes | Source | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 29,802(34.9%) | 36,460(42.7%) | (33.9%, 41.4%, 21.8%) | Grover Cleveland | Benjamin Harrison | R+7.6 | D+3.0 | R+10.6 | 87,969 | Wikipedia | 4 |
| 1896 | 53,314(57.1%)(Δ 23,512) | 39,153(41.9%)(Δ 2,693) | (57.0%, 41.8%, 1.0%) | William Jennings Bryan | William McKinley | D+15.1(Δ D+22.7) | R+4.3(Δ R+7.3) | D+19.4(Δ D+30.0) | 93,583(Δ 5,614) | Wikipedia | 4 |
| 1900 | 44,833(42.8%)(Δ -8,481) | 57,456(54.9%)(Δ 18,303) | (41.7%, 53.4%, 2.2%) | William Jennings Bryan | William McKinley | R+11.7(Δ R+26.9) | R+6.1(Δ R+1.8) | R+5.6(Δ R+25.1) | 107,524(Δ 13,941) | Wikipedia | 4 |
| 1904 | 28,098(20.1%)(Δ -16,735) | 101,540(72.7%)(Δ 44,084) | (19.4%, 70.0%, 6.9%) | Alton B. Parker | Theodore Roosevelt | R+50.6(Δ R+38.9) | R+18.8(Δ R+12.7) | R+31.8(Δ R+26.2) | 145,151(Δ 37,627) | Wikipedia | 5 |
| 1908 | 58,691(32.8%)(Δ 30,593) | 106,062(59.3%)(Δ 4,522) | (31.9%, 57.7%, 7.7%) | William Jennings Bryan | William Howard Taft | R+25.8(Δ D+24.8) | R+8.5(Δ D+10.3) | R+17.2(Δ D+14.5) | 183,879(Δ 38,728) | Wikipedia | 5 |
| 1912 | 86,840(32.0%)(Δ 28,149) | 113,698(42.0%)(Δ 7,636) | (26.9%, 35.2%, 21.8%) | Woodrow Wilson | Theodore Roosevelt | R+8.3(Δ D+17.4) | D+14.4(Δ D+23.0) | R+22.8(Δ R+5.5) | 322,799(Δ 138,920) | Wikipedia | 7 |
| 1916 | 183,388(49.1%)(Δ 96,548) | 167,208(44.8%)(Δ 53,510) | (48.1%, 43.9%, 6.0%) | Woodrow Wilson | Charles Evans Hughes | D+4.2(Δ D+12.6) | D+3.1(Δ R+11.3) | D+1.1(Δ D+23.9) | 380,994(Δ 58,195) | Wikipedia | 7 |
| 1920 | 84,298(21.9%)(Δ -99,090) | 223,137(58.0%)(Δ 55,929) | (21.1%, 56.0%, 19.4%) | James M. Cox | Warren G. Harding | R+34.8(Δ R+39.1) | R+26.2(Δ R+29.3) | R+8.7(Δ R+9.8) | 398,715(Δ 17,721) | Wikipedia | 7 |
| 1924 | 42,842(10.4%)(Δ -41,456) | 220,224(53.2%)(Δ -2,913) | (10.2%, 52.2%, 35.8%) | John W. Davis | Calvin Coolidge | R+42.1(Δ R+7.3) | R+25.2(Δ D+1.0) | R+16.9(Δ R+8.2) | 421,549(Δ 22,834) | Wikipedia | 7 |
| 1928 | 156,772(31.6%)(Δ 113,930) | 335,844(67.6%)(Δ 115,620) | (31.3%, 67.1%, 0.8%) | Al Smith | Herbert Hoover | R+35.8(Δ D+6.3) | R+17.4(Δ D+7.8) | R+18.3(Δ R+1.5) | 500,840(Δ 79,291) | Wikipedia | 7 |
| 1932 | 353,260(61.0%)(Δ 196,488) | 208,645(36.0%)(Δ -127,199) | (57.5%, 33.9%, 2.8%) | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Herbert Hoover | D+23.5(Δ D+59.3) | D+17.8(Δ D+35.2) | D+5.8(Δ D+24.1) | 614,814(Δ 113,974) | Wikipedia | 8 |
| 1936 | 459,579(67.2%)(Δ 106,319) | 206,892(30.3%)(Δ -1,753) | (66.4%, 29.9%, 2.5%) | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Alf Landon | D+36.5(Δ D+13.0) | D+24.3(Δ D+6.5) | D+12.2(Δ D+6.5) | 692,338(Δ 77,524) | Wikipedia | 8 |
| 1940 | 462,145(58.6%)(Δ 2,566) | 322,123(40.8%)(Δ 115,231) | (58.2%, 40.6%, 0.6%) | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Wendell Willkie | D+17.6(Δ R+18.9) | D+10.0(Δ R+14.3) | D+7.7(Δ R+4.6) | 793,833(Δ 101,495) | Wikipedia | 8 |
| 1944 | 486,774(57.1%)(Δ 24,629) | 361,689(42.4%)(Δ 39,566) | (56.8%, 42.2%, 0.4%) | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Thomas E. Dewey | D+14.6(Δ R+3.0) | D+7.5(Δ R+2.5) | D+7.1(Δ R+0.6) | 856,328(Δ 62,495) | Wikipedia | 8 |
| 1948 | 475,165(53.2%)(Δ -11,609) | 386,315(43.3%)(Δ 24,626) | (52.6%, 42.7%, 3.5%) | Harry S. Truman | Thomas E. Dewey | D+9.8(Δ R+4.8) | D+4.5(Δ R+3.0) | D+5.3(Δ R+1.8) | 904,058(Δ 47,730) | Wikipedia | 8 |
| 1952 | 492,845(45.0%)(Δ 17,680) | 599,107(54.7%)(Δ 212,792) | (44.7%, 54.3%, 0.2%) | Adlai Stevenson | Dwight D. Eisenhower | R+9.6(Δ R+19.5) | R+10.9(Δ R+15.3) | D+1.2(Δ R+4.1) | 1,102,708(Δ 198,650) | Wikipedia | 9 |
| 1956 | 523,002(45.4%)(Δ 30,157) | 620,430(53.9%)(Δ 21,323) | (45.4%, 53.9%, 0.6%) | Adlai Stevenson | Dwight D. Eisenhower | R+8.5(Δ D+1.2) | R+15.4(Δ R+4.5) | D+6.9(Δ D+5.7) | 1,150,889(Δ 48,181) | Wikipedia | 9 |
| 1960 | 599,298(48.4%)(Δ 76,296) | 629,273(50.8%)(Δ 8,843) | (48.3%, 50.7%, 0.9%) | John F. Kennedy | Richard Nixon | R+2.4(Δ D+6.1) | D+0.2(Δ D+15.6) | R+2.6(Δ R+9.5) | 1,241,572(Δ 90,683) | Wikipedia | 9 |
| 1964 | 779,881(62.4%)(Δ 180,583) | 470,366(37.6%)(Δ -158,907) | (62.0%, 37.4%, 0.0%) | Lyndon B. Johnson | Barry Goldwater | D+24.6(Δ D+27.0) | D+22.6(Δ D+22.4) | D+2.0(Δ D+4.6) | 1,258,556(Δ 16,984) | Wikipedia | 9 |
| 1968 | 616,037(47.3%)(Δ -163,844) | 588,510(45.2%)(Δ 118,144) | (47.2%, 45.1%, 7.4%) | Hubert Humphrey | Richard Nixon | D+2.1(Δ R+22.5) | R+0.7(Δ R+23.3) | D+2.8(Δ D+0.8) | 1,304,281(Δ 45,725) | Wikipedia | 9 |
| 1972 | 568,334(38.8%)(Δ -47,703) | 837,135(57.2%)(Δ 248,625) | (38.6%, 56.9%, 4.0%) | George McGovern | Richard Nixon | R+18.3(Δ R+20.4) | R+23.1(Δ R+22.4) | D+4.9(Δ D+2.1) | 1,470,847(Δ 166,566) | Wikipedia | 9 |
| 1976 | 717,323(46.8%)(Δ 148,989) | 777,732(50.8%)(Δ -59,403) | (46.1%, 50.0%, 2.4%) | Jimmy Carter | Gerald Ford | R+3.9(Δ D+14.4) | D+2.1(Δ D+25.2) | R+5.9(Δ R+10.8) | 1,555,534(Δ 84,687) | Wikipedia | 9 |
| 1980 | 650,193(38.2%)(Δ -67,130) | 865,244(50.9%)(Δ 87,512) | (37.3%, 49.7%, 10.6%) | Jimmy Carter | Ronald Reagan | R+12.3(Δ R+8.5) | R+9.7(Δ R+11.8) | R+2.6(Δ D+3.3) | 1,742,394(Δ 186,860) | Wikipedia | 9 |
| 1984 | 807,352(43.2%)(Δ 157,159) | 1,051,670(56.3%)(Δ 186,426) | (42.9%, 55.8%, 0.5%) | Walter Mondale | Ronald Reagan | R+13.0(Δ R+0.6) | R+18.2(Δ R+8.5) | D+5.2(Δ D+7.9) | 1,883,910(Δ 141,516) | Wikipedia | 10 |
| 1988 | 933,516(50.3%)(Δ 126,164) | 903,835(48.7%)(Δ -147,835) | (50.0%, 48.5%, 0.9%) | Michael Dukakis | George H.W. Bush | D+1.6(Δ D+14.6) | R+7.7(Δ D+10.5) | D+9.3(Δ D+4.1) | 1,865,253(Δ -18,657) | Wikipedia | 10 |
| 1992 | 993,039(43.8%)(Δ 59,523) | 731,235(32.3%)(Δ -172,600) | (43.4%, 32.0%, 23.7%) | Bill Clinton | George H.W. Bush | D+11.4(Δ D+9.9) | D+5.6(Δ D+13.3) | D+5.9(Δ R+3.4) | 2,288,228(Δ 422,975) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 1996 | 1,123,323(51.9%)(Δ 130,284) | 840,712(38.8%)(Δ 109,477) | (49.8%, 37.3%, 8.9%) | Bill Clinton | Bob Dole | D+12.5(Δ D+1.1) | D+8.5(Δ D+3.0) | D+4.0(Δ R+1.9) | 2,253,837(Δ -34,391) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 2000 | 1,247,652(50.7%)(Δ 124,329) | 1,108,864(45.1%)(Δ 268,152) | (50.2%, 44.6%, 4.1%) | Al Gore | George W. Bush | D+5.6(Δ R+7.0) | D+0.5(Δ R+8.0) | D+5.1(Δ D+1.0) | 2,487,433(Δ 233,596) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 2004 | 1,510,201(53.2%)(Δ 262,549) | 1,304,894(46.0%)(Δ 196,030) | (52.8%, 45.6%, 0.8%) | John Kerry | George W. Bush | D+7.2(Δ D+1.6) | R+2.5(Δ R+3.0) | D+9.6(Δ D+4.6) | 2,859,084(Δ 371,651) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 2008 | 1,750,848(58.2%)(Δ 240,647) | 1,229,216(40.8%)(Δ -75,678) | (57.7%, 40.5%, 1.0%) | Barack Obama | John McCain | D+17.2(Δ D+10.0) | D+7.3(Δ D+9.7) | D+9.9(Δ D+0.3) | 3,036,878(Δ 177,794) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 2012 | 1,755,396(56.8%)(Δ 4,548) | 1,290,670(41.8%)(Δ 61,454) | (56.2%, 41.3%, 1.4%) | Barack Obama | Mitt Romney | D+14.9(Δ R+2.3) | D+3.9(Δ R+3.4) | D+11.0(Δ D+1.1) | 3,125,516(Δ 88,638) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 2016 | 1,742,718(55.8%)(Δ -12,678) | 1,221,747(39.1%)(Δ -68,923) | (52.5%, 36.8%, 4.9%) | Hillary Clinton | Donald Trump | D+15.7(Δ D+0.8) | D+2.1(Δ R+1.8) | D+13.6(Δ D+2.6) | 3,317,019(Δ 191,503) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 2020 | 2,369,612(58.7%)(Δ 626,894) | 1,584,651(39.3%)(Δ 362,904) | (58.0%, 38.8%, 2.0%) | Joe Biden | Donald Trump | D+19.2(Δ D+3.5) | D+4.5(Δ D+2.4) | D+14.7(Δ D+1.1) | 4,087,631(Δ 770,612) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 2024 | 2,245,849(58.6%)(Δ -123,763) | 1,530,923(40.0%)(Δ -53,728) | (57.2%, 39.0%, 1.4%) | Kamala Harris | Donald Trump | D+18.2(Δ R+1.0) | R+1.5(Δ R+5.9) | D+19.7(Δ D+4.9) | 3,924,243(Δ -163,388) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | Other votes | Top 3rd-Party Candidate | Top 3rd-Party Share | Total 3rd-Party Votes | State 3rd-Party Share | 3rd-Party Nat. Share | 3rd-Party Rel. Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 29,802(34.9%) | 36,460(42.7%) | (33.9%, 41.4%, 21.8%) | 19,165(22.4%) | James Weaver | 21.79% | 21,707 | 24.68% | 10.97% | 13.71% |
| 1896 | 53,314(57.1%)(Δ 23,512) | 39,153(41.9%)(Δ 2,693) | (57.0%, 41.8%, 1.0%) | 968(1.0%) | Joshua Levering | 1.03% | 1,116 | 1.19% | 2.27% | -1.07% |
| 1900 | 44,833(42.8%)(Δ -8,481) | 57,456(54.9%)(Δ 18,303) | (41.7%, 53.4%, 2.2%) | 2,363(2.3%) | John Woolley | 2.20% | 5,235 | 4.87% | 2.84% | 2.03% |
| 1904 | 28,098(20.1%)(Δ -16,735) | 101,540(72.7%)(Δ 44,084) | (19.4%, 70.0%, 6.9%) | 10,023(7.2%) | Eugene V. Debs | 6.91% | 15,513 | 10.69% | 5.99% | 4.69% |
| 1908 | 58,691(32.8%)(Δ 30,593) | 106,062(59.3%)(Δ 4,522) | (31.9%, 57.7%, 7.7%) | 14,177(7.9%) | Eugene V. Debs | 7.71% | 19,126 | 10.40% | 5.39% | 5.02% |
| 1912 | 86,840(32.0%)(Δ 28,149) | 113,698(42.0%)(Δ 7,636) | (26.9%, 35.2%, 21.8%) | 70,445(26.0%) | William H. Taft | 21.82% | 122,261 | 37.88% | 30.74% | 7.13% |
| 1916 | 183,388(49.1%)(Δ 96,548) | 167,208(44.8%)(Δ 53,510) | (48.1%, 43.9%, 6.0%) | 22,800(6.1%) | Allan Benson | 5.98% | 30,398 | 7.98% | 4.64% | 3.33% |
| 1920 | 84,298(21.9%)(Δ -99,090) | 223,137(58.0%)(Δ 55,929) | (21.1%, 56.0%, 19.4%) | 77,246(20.1%) | Parley Christensen | 19.37% | 91,280 | 22.89% | 5.53% | 17.36% |
| 1924 | 42,842(10.4%)(Δ -41,456) | 220,224(53.2%)(Δ -2,913) | (10.2%, 52.2%, 35.8%) | 150,727(36.4%) | Robert La Follette | 35.76% | 158,483 | 37.60% | 17.14% | 20.46% |
| 1928 | 156,772(31.6%)(Δ 113,930) | 335,844(67.6%)(Δ 115,620) | (31.3%, 67.1%, 0.8%) | 4,068(0.8%) | Verne Reynolds | 0.81% | 8,224 | 1.64% | 0.99% | 0.65% |
| 1932 | 353,260(61.0%)(Δ 196,488) | 208,645(36.0%)(Δ -127,199) | (57.5%, 33.9%, 2.8%) | 17,080(2.9%) | Thomas/Maurer | 2.78% | 52,909 | 8.61% | 2.94% | 5.66% |
| 1936 | 459,579(67.2%)(Δ 106,319) | 206,892(30.3%)(Δ -1,753) | (66.4%, 29.9%, 2.5%) | 17,463(2.6%) | William Lemke | 2.52% | 25,867 | 3.74% | 2.66% | 1.08% |
| 1940 | 462,145(58.6%)(Δ 2,566) | 322,123(40.8%)(Δ 115,231) | (58.2%, 40.6%, 0.6%) | 4,586(0.6%) | Norman Thomas | 0.58% | 9,565 | 1.20% | 0.48% | 0.72% |
| 1944 | 486,774(57.1%)(Δ 24,629) | 361,689(42.4%)(Δ 39,566) | (56.8%, 42.2%, 0.4%) | 3,824(0.4%) | Norman Thomas | 0.45% | 7,865 | 0.92% | 0.72% | 0.20% |
| 1948 | 475,165(53.2%)(Δ -11,609) | 386,315(43.3%)(Δ 24,626) | (52.6%, 42.7%, 3.5%) | 31,692(3.5%) | Henry Wallace | 3.51% | 42,578 | 4.71% | 5.38% | -0.67% |
| 1952 | 492,845(45.0%)(Δ 17,680) | 599,107(54.7%)(Δ 212,792) | (44.7%, 54.3%, 0.2%) | 2,460(0.2%) | Vincent Hallinan | 0.22% | 10,756 | 0.98% | 0.49% | 0.49% |
| 1956 | 523,002(45.4%)(Δ 30,157) | 620,430(53.9%)(Δ 21,323) | (45.4%, 53.9%, 0.6%) | 7,457(0.6%) | Eric Hass | 0.65% | 7,457 | 0.65% | 0.67% | -0.02% |
| 1960 | 599,298(48.4%)(Δ 76,296) | 629,273(50.8%)(Δ 8,843) | (48.3%, 50.7%, 0.9%) | 10,895(0.9%) | Eric Hass | 0.88% | 13,001 | 1.05% | 0.73% | 0.32% |
| 1964 | 779,881(62.4%)(Δ 180,583) | 470,366(37.6%)(Δ -158,907) | (62.0%, 37.4%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 8,309 | 0.66% | 0.48% | 0.18% |
| 1968 | 616,037(47.3%)(Δ -163,844) | 588,510(45.2%)(Δ 118,144) | (47.2%, 45.1%, 7.4%) | 96,990(7.5%) | George Wallace | 7.44% | 99,734 | 7.65% | 13.86% | -6.21% |
| 1972 | 568,334(38.8%)(Δ -47,703) | 837,135(57.2%)(Δ 248,625) | (38.6%, 56.9%, 4.0%) | 58,906(4.0%) | John Schmitz | 4.00% | 65,378 | 4.44% | 1.80% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 717,323(46.8%)(Δ 148,989) | 777,732(50.8%)(Δ -59,403) | (46.1%, 50.0%, 2.4%) | 36,986(2.4%) | Eugene McCarthy | 2.38% | 60,479 | 3.89% | 1.90% | 1.99% |
| 1980 | 650,193(38.2%)(Δ -67,130) | 865,244(50.9%)(Δ 87,512) | (37.3%, 49.7%, 10.6%) | 185,073(10.9%) | John Anderson | 10.62% | 226,957 | 13.03% | 8.24% | 4.79% |
| 1984 | 807,352(43.2%)(Δ 157,159) | 1,051,670(56.3%)(Δ 186,426) | (42.9%, 55.8%, 0.5%) | 8,844(0.5%) | David Bergland | 0.47% | 24,888 | 1.32% | 0.67% | 0.65% |
| 1988 | 933,516(50.3%)(Δ 126,164) | 903,835(48.7%)(Δ -147,835) | (50.0%, 48.5%, 0.9%) | 17,240(0.9%) | Ron Paul | 0.92% | 27,902 | 1.50% | 0.98% | 0.51% |
| 1992 | 993,039(43.8%)(Δ 59,523) | 731,235(32.3%)(Δ -172,600) | (43.4%, 32.0%, 23.7%) | 541,780(23.9%) | Ross Perot | 23.68% | 563,954 | 24.65% | 19.55% | 5.10% |
| 1996 | 1,123,323(51.9%)(Δ 130,284) | 840,712(38.8%)(Δ 109,477) | (49.8%, 37.3%, 8.9%) | 201,003(9.3%) | Ross Perot | 8.92% | 289,802 | 12.86% | 10.05% | 2.81% |
| 2000 | 1,247,652(50.7%)(Δ 124,329) | 1,108,864(45.1%)(Δ 268,152) | (50.2%, 44.6%, 4.1%) | 103,002(4.2%) | Ralph Nader | 4.14% | 130,917 | 5.26% | 3.75% | 1.52% |
| 2004 | 1,510,201(53.2%)(Δ 262,549) | 1,304,894(46.0%)(Δ 196,030) | (52.8%, 45.6%, 0.8%) | 23,283(0.8%) | Ralph Nader | 0.81% | 43,989 | 1.54% | 1.00% | 0.54% |
| 2008 | 1,750,848(58.2%)(Δ 240,647) | 1,229,216(40.8%)(Δ -75,678) | (57.7%, 40.5%, 1.0%) | 29,489(1.0%) | Ralph Nader | 0.97% | 56,814 | 1.87% | 1.42% | 0.45% |
| 2012 | 1,755,396(56.8%)(Δ 4,548) | 1,290,670(41.8%)(Δ 61,454) | (56.2%, 41.3%, 1.4%) | 42,202(1.4%) | Johnson/Gray | 1.35% | 79,450 | 2.54% | 1.73% | 0.81% |
| 2016 | 1,742,718(55.8%)(Δ -12,678) | 1,221,747(39.1%)(Δ -68,923) | (52.5%, 36.8%, 4.9%) | 160,879(5.1%) | Johnson/Weld | 4.85% | 352,554 | 10.63% | 5.73% | 4.90% |
| 2020 | 2,369,612(58.7%)(Δ 626,894) | 1,584,651(39.3%)(Δ 362,904) | (58.0%, 38.8%, 2.0%) | 80,500(2.0%) | Jorgensen/Cohen | 1.97% | 133,368 | 3.26% | 1.84% | 1.42% |
| 2024 | 2,245,849(58.6%)(Δ -123,763) | 1,530,923(40.0%)(Δ -53,728) | (57.2%, 39.0%, 1.4%) | 54,868(1.4%) | Kennedy/Shanahan | 1.40% | 147,471 | 3.76% | 1.88% | 1.88% |
| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | 2-Party Margin | 2-Party Nat. Margin | 2-Party Rel. Margin | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 29,802(45.0%) | 36,460(55.0%) | (33.9%, 41.4%, 21.8%) | R+10.0 | D+3.4 | R+13.4 | 4 |
| 1896 | 53,314(57.7%)(Δ 23,512) | 39,153(42.3%)(Δ 2,693) | (57.0%, 41.8%, 1.0%) | D+15.3(Δ D+25.4) | R+4.4(Δ R+7.8) | D+19.7(Δ D+33.2) | 4 |
| 1900 | 44,833(43.8%)(Δ -8,481) | 57,456(56.2%)(Δ 18,303) | (41.7%, 53.4%, 2.2%) | R+12.3(Δ R+27.7) | R+6.3(Δ R+1.9) | R+6.0(Δ R+25.8) | 4 |
| 1904 | 28,098(21.7%)(Δ -16,735) | 101,540(78.3%)(Δ 44,084) | (19.4%, 70.0%, 6.9%) | R+56.7(Δ R+44.3) | R+20.0(Δ R+13.7) | R+36.6(Δ R+30.6) | 5 |
| 1908 | 58,691(35.6%)(Δ 30,593) | 106,062(64.4%)(Δ 4,522) | (31.9%, 57.7%, 7.7%) | R+28.8(Δ D+27.9) | R+9.0(Δ D+11.0) | R+19.7(Δ D+16.9) | 5 |
| 1912 | 86,840(43.3%)(Δ 28,149) | 113,698(56.7%)(Δ 7,636) | (26.9%, 35.2%, 21.8%) | R+13.4(Δ D+15.4) | D+20.9(Δ D+29.9) | R+34.3(Δ R+14.5) | 7 |
| 1916 | 183,388(52.3%)(Δ 96,548) | 167,208(47.7%)(Δ 53,510) | (48.1%, 43.9%, 6.0%) | D+4.6(Δ D+18.0) | D+3.3(Δ R+17.6) | D+1.3(Δ D+35.6) | 7 |
| 1920 | 84,298(27.4%)(Δ -99,090) | 223,137(72.6%)(Δ 55,929) | (21.1%, 56.0%, 19.4%) | R+45.2(Δ R+49.8) | R+27.7(Δ R+31.0) | R+17.5(Δ R+18.8) | 7 |
| 1924 | 42,842(16.3%)(Δ -41,456) | 220,224(83.7%)(Δ -2,913) | (10.2%, 52.2%, 35.8%) | R+67.4(Δ R+22.3) | R+30.4(Δ R+2.7) | R+37.0(Δ R+19.5) | 7 |
| 1928 | 156,772(31.8%)(Δ 113,930) | 335,844(68.2%)(Δ 115,620) | (31.3%, 67.1%, 0.8%) | R+36.4(Δ D+31.1) | R+17.6(Δ D+12.8) | R+18.8(Δ D+18.2) | 7 |
| 1932 | 353,260(62.9%)(Δ 196,488) | 208,645(37.1%)(Δ -127,199) | (57.5%, 33.9%, 2.8%) | D+25.7(Δ D+62.1) | D+18.3(Δ D+35.9) | D+7.4(Δ D+26.2) | 8 |
| 1936 | 459,579(69.0%)(Δ 106,319) | 206,892(31.0%)(Δ -1,753) | (66.4%, 29.9%, 2.5%) | D+37.9(Δ D+12.2) | D+24.9(Δ D+6.6) | D+13.0(Δ D+5.6) | 8 |
| 1940 | 462,145(58.9%)(Δ 2,566) | 322,123(41.1%)(Δ 115,231) | (58.2%, 40.6%, 0.6%) | D+17.9(Δ R+20.1) | D+10.0(Δ R+14.9) | D+7.9(Δ R+5.1) | 8 |
| 1944 | 486,774(57.4%)(Δ 24,629) | 361,689(42.6%)(Δ 39,566) | (56.8%, 42.2%, 0.4%) | D+14.7(Δ R+3.1) | D+7.5(Δ R+2.5) | D+7.2(Δ R+0.7) | 8 |
| 1948 | 475,165(55.2%)(Δ -11,609) | 386,315(44.8%)(Δ 24,626) | (52.6%, 42.7%, 3.5%) | D+10.3(Δ R+4.4) | D+4.7(Δ R+2.8) | D+5.6(Δ R+1.6) | 8 |
| 1952 | 492,845(45.1%)(Δ 17,680) | 599,107(54.9%)(Δ 212,792) | (44.7%, 54.3%, 0.2%) | R+9.7(Δ R+20.0) | R+10.9(Δ R+15.6) | D+1.2(Δ R+4.4) | 9 |
| 1956 | 523,002(45.7%)(Δ 30,157) | 620,430(54.3%)(Δ 21,323) | (45.4%, 53.9%, 0.6%) | R+8.5(Δ D+1.2) | R+15.5(Δ R+4.6) | D+7.0(Δ D+5.8) | 9 |
| 1960 | 599,298(48.8%)(Δ 76,296) | 629,273(51.2%)(Δ 8,843) | (48.3%, 50.7%, 0.9%) | R+2.4(Δ D+6.1) | D+0.2(Δ D+15.7) | R+2.6(Δ R+9.6) | 9 |
| 1964 | 779,881(62.4%)(Δ 180,583) | 470,366(37.6%)(Δ -158,907) | (62.0%, 37.4%, 0.0%) | D+24.8(Δ D+27.2) | D+22.7(Δ D+22.5) | D+2.1(Δ D+4.7) | 9 |
| 1968 | 616,037(51.1%)(Δ -163,844) | 588,510(48.9%)(Δ 118,144) | (47.2%, 45.1%, 7.4%) | D+2.3(Δ R+22.5) | R+0.8(Δ R+23.5) | D+3.1(Δ D+1.0) | 9 |
| 1972 | 568,334(40.4%)(Δ -47,703) | 837,135(59.6%)(Δ 248,625) | (38.6%, 56.9%, 4.0%) | R+19.1(Δ R+21.4) | R+23.6(Δ R+22.8) | D+4.4(Δ D+1.3) | 9 |
| 1976 | 717,323(48.0%)(Δ 148,989) | 777,732(52.0%)(Δ -59,403) | (46.1%, 50.0%, 2.4%) | R+4.0(Δ D+15.1) | D+2.1(Δ D+25.7) | R+6.1(Δ R+10.6) | 9 |
| 1980 | 650,193(42.9%)(Δ -67,130) | 865,244(57.1%)(Δ 87,512) | (37.3%, 49.7%, 10.6%) | R+14.2(Δ R+10.2) | R+10.6(Δ R+12.7) | R+3.6(Δ D+2.6) | 9 |
| 1984 | 807,352(43.4%)(Δ 157,159) | 1,051,670(56.6%)(Δ 186,426) | (42.9%, 55.8%, 0.5%) | R+13.1(Δ D+1.0) | R+18.3(Δ R+7.7) | D+5.2(Δ D+8.8) | 10 |
| 1988 | 933,516(50.8%)(Δ 126,164) | 903,835(49.2%)(Δ -147,835) | (50.0%, 48.5%, 0.9%) | D+1.6(Δ D+14.8) | R+7.8(Δ D+10.5) | D+9.4(Δ D+4.2) | 10 |
| 1992 | 993,039(57.6%)(Δ 59,523) | 731,235(42.4%)(Δ -172,600) | (43.4%, 32.0%, 23.7%) | D+15.2(Δ D+13.6) | D+6.9(Δ D+14.7) | D+8.3(Δ R+1.1) | 11 |
| 1996 | 1,123,323(57.2%)(Δ 130,284) | 840,712(42.8%)(Δ 109,477) | (49.8%, 37.3%, 8.9%) | D+14.4(Δ R+0.8) | D+9.5(Δ D+2.6) | D+4.9(Δ R+3.4) | 11 |
| 2000 | 1,247,652(52.9%)(Δ 124,329) | 1,108,864(47.1%)(Δ 268,152) | (50.2%, 44.6%, 4.1%) | D+5.9(Δ R+8.5) | D+0.5(Δ R+8.9) | D+5.4(Δ D+0.4) | 11 |
| 2004 | 1,510,201(53.6%)(Δ 262,549) | 1,304,894(46.4%)(Δ 196,030) | (52.8%, 45.6%, 0.8%) | D+7.3(Δ D+1.4) | R+2.5(Δ R+3.0) | D+9.8(Δ D+4.4) | 11 |
| 2008 | 1,750,848(58.8%)(Δ 240,647) | 1,229,216(41.2%)(Δ -75,678) | (57.7%, 40.5%, 1.0%) | D+17.5(Δ D+10.2) | D+7.4(Δ D+9.9) | D+10.1(Δ D+0.3) | 11 |
| 2012 | 1,755,396(57.6%)(Δ 4,548) | 1,290,670(42.4%)(Δ 61,454) | (56.2%, 41.3%, 1.4%) | D+15.3(Δ R+2.2) | D+3.9(Δ R+3.4) | D+11.3(Δ D+1.2) | 12 |
| 2016 | 1,742,718(58.8%)(Δ -12,678) | 1,221,747(41.2%)(Δ -68,923) | (52.5%, 36.8%, 4.9%) | D+17.6(Δ D+2.3) | D+2.2(Δ R+1.7) | D+15.3(Δ D+4.0) | 12 |
| 2020 | 2,369,612(59.9%)(Δ 626,894) | 1,584,651(40.1%)(Δ 362,904) | (58.0%, 38.8%, 2.0%) | D+19.9(Δ D+2.3) | D+4.5(Δ D+2.3) | D+15.3(Δ R+0.0) | 12 |
| 2024 | 2,245,849(59.5%)(Δ -123,763) | 1,530,923(40.5%)(Δ -53,728) | (57.2%, 39.0%, 1.4%) | D+18.9(Δ R+0.9) | R+1.5(Δ R+6.0) | D+20.4(Δ D+5.1) | 12 |
| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | Class | D Cand. | R Cand. | Senate Margin | Nat. Margin | Rel. Margin | Total votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1,071,219(71.8%) | 361,546(24.2%) | (71.8%, 24.2%, 1.9%) | I | HENRY M. JACKSON | GEORGE M. BROWN | D+47.6 | D+12.2 | D+35.4 | 1,491,111 | |
| 1980 | 792,052(45.8%) | 936,317(54.2%) | (45.8%, 54.2%, 0.0%) | III | WARREN G. MAGNUSON | SLADE GORTON | R+8.3 | D+11.0(Δ D+8.0) | R+19.3 | 1,728,369 | |
| 1982 | 943,655(69.0%)(Δ -127,564) | 332,273(24.3%)(Δ -29,273) | (69.0%, 24.3%, 5.3%) | I | HENRY M. JACKSON | DOUG JEWETT | D+44.7(Δ R+2.9) | D+13.4(Δ D+2.4) | D+31.3(Δ R+4.1) | 1,368,476(Δ -122,635) | |
| 1986 | 677,471(50.7%)(Δ -114,581) | 650,931(48.7%)(Δ -285,386) | (50.7%, 48.7%, 0.7%) | III | BROCK ADAMS | SLADE GORTON | D+2.0(Δ D+10.3) | D+2.3(Δ D+3.7) | R+0.3(Δ D+19.0) | 1,337,367(Δ -391,002) | |
| 1988 | 904,183(48.9%)(Δ -39,472) | 944,359(51.1%)(Δ 612,086) | (48.9%, 51.1%, 0.0%) | I | MIKE LOWRY | SLADE GORTON | R+2.2(Δ R+46.8) | D+5.9(Δ D+3.6) | R+8.1(Δ R+39.4) | 1,848,542(Δ 480,066) | |
| 1992 | 1,197,973(54.0%)(Δ 520,502) | 1,020,829(46.0%)(Δ 369,898) | (54.0%, 46.0%, 0.0%) | III | PATTY MURRAY | ROD CHANDLER | D+8.0(Δ D+6.0) | D+5.4(Δ D+0.9) | D+2.6(Δ D+2.9) | 2,218,802(Δ 881,435) | |
| 1994 | 752,352(44.3%)(Δ -151,831) | 947,821(55.7%)(Δ 3,462) | (44.3%, 55.7%, 0.0%) | I | RON SIMS | SLADE GORTON | R+11.5(Δ R+9.3) | R+5.9(Δ R+11.3) | R+5.6(Δ D+2.5) | 1,700,173(Δ -148,369) | |
| 1998 | 1,103,184(58.4%)(Δ -94,789) | 785,377(41.6%)(Δ -235,452) | (58.4%, 41.6%, 0.0%) | III | PATTY MURRAY | LINDA SMITH | D+16.8(Δ D+8.8) | D+1.3(Δ D+2.8) | D+15.5(Δ D+12.9) | 1,888,561(Δ -330,241) | |
| 2000 | 1,199,437(48.7%)(Δ 447,085) | 1,197,208(48.6%)(Δ 249,387) | (48.7%, 48.6%, 2.6%) | I | MARIA CANTWELL | SLADE GORTON | D+0.1(Δ D+11.6) | D+0.1(Δ R+1.3) | D+0.0(Δ D+5.6) | 2,461,379(Δ 761,206) | |
| 2004 | 1,549,708(55.0%)(Δ 446,524) | 1,204,584(42.7%)(Δ 419,207) | (55.0%, 42.7%, 1.2%) | III | PATTY MURRAY | GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT | D+12.2(Δ R+4.6) | D+4.3(Δ D+8.4) | D+8.0(Δ R+7.5) | 2,818,651(Δ 930,090) | |
| 2006 | 1,184,659(56.9%)(Δ -14,778) | 832,106(39.9%)(Δ -365,102) | (56.9%, 39.9%, 1.4%) | I | MARIA CANTWELL | MIKE MCGAVICK | D+16.9(Δ D+16.8) | D+13.2(Δ D+8.9) | D+3.7(Δ D+3.7) | 2,083,734(Δ -377,645) | |
| 2010 | 1,314,930(52.4%)(Δ -234,778) | 1,196,164(47.6%)(Δ -8,420) | (52.4%, 47.6%, 0.0%) | III | PATTY MURRAY | DINO ROSSI | D+4.7(Δ R+7.5) | R+4.6(Δ R+12.2) | D+9.4(Δ D+1.4) | 2,511,094(Δ -307,557) | |
| 2012 | 1,855,493(60.5%)(Δ 670,834) | 1,213,924(39.5%)(Δ 381,818) | (60.5%, 39.5%, 0.0%) | I | MARIA CANTWELL | MICHAEL BAUMGARTNER | D+20.9(Δ D+4.0) | D+12.4(Δ D+17.0) | D+8.5(Δ D+4.8) | 3,069,417(Δ 985,683) | |
| 2016 | 1,913,979(59.0%)(Δ 599,049) | 1,329,338(41.0%)(Δ 133,174) | (59.0%, 41.0%, 0.0%) | III | PATTY MURRAY | CHRIS VANCE | D+18.0(Δ D+13.3) | D+6.0(Δ D+13.1) | D+12.1(Δ D+2.7) | 3,243,317(Δ 732,223) | |
| 2018 | 1,803,364(58.4%)(Δ -52,129) | 1,282,804(41.6%)(Δ 68,880) | (58.4%, 41.6%, 0.0%) | I | MARIA CANTWELL | SUSAN HUTCHISON | D+16.9(Δ R+4.0) | D+16.8(Δ D+10.8) | D+0.0(Δ R+8.5) | 3,086,168(Δ 16,751) | |
| 2022 | 1,741,827(57.1%)(Δ -172,152) | 1,299,322(42.6%)(Δ -30,016) | (57.1%, 42.6%, 0.2%) | III | Patty Murray | Tiffany Smiley | D+14.5(Δ R+3.5) | R+2.4(Δ R+0.1) | D+16.9(Δ D+4.9) | 3,047,900(Δ -195,417) | Wikipedia |
| 2024 | 2,252,577(59.1%)(Δ 449,213) | 1,549,187(40.6%)(Δ 266,383) | (59.1%, 40.6%, 0.3%) | I | Maria Cantwell | Raul Garcia | D+18.5(Δ D+1.6) | R+1.2(Δ D+1.2) | D+19.7(Δ D+19.6) | 3,812,391(Δ 726,223) | Wikipedia |
| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | Other votes | Top 3rd-Party Candidate | Top 3rd-Party Share | Total 3rd-Party Votes | State 3rd-Party Share | 3rd-Party Nat. Share | 3rd-Party Rel. Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1,071,219(71.8%) | 361,546(24.2%) | (71.8%, 24.2%, 1.9%) | 58,346(3.9%) | DAVE SMITH | 1.89% | 58,346 | 3.91% | 3.92% | -0.00% |
| 1980 | 792,052(45.8%) | 936,317(54.2%) | (45.8%, 54.2%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3.33% | -3.33% |
| 1982 | 943,655(69.0%)(Δ -127,564) | 332,273(24.3%)(Δ -29,273) | (69.0%, 24.3%, 5.3%) | 92,548(6.8%) | KING LYSEN | 5.28% | 92,548 | 6.76% | 1.85% | 4.91% |
| 1986 | 677,471(50.7%)(Δ -114,581) | 650,931(48.7%)(Δ -285,386) | (50.7%, 48.7%, 0.7%) | 8,965(0.7%) | JILL FEIN | 0.67% | 8,965 | 0.67% | 1.68% | -1.01% |
| 1988 | 904,183(48.9%)(Δ -39,472) | 944,359(51.1%)(Δ 612,086) | (48.9%, 51.1%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1.19% | -1.19% |
| 1992 | 1,197,973(54.0%)(Δ 520,502) | 1,020,829(46.0%)(Δ 369,898) | (54.0%, 46.0%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 5.04% | -5.04% |
| 1994 | 752,352(44.3%)(Δ -151,831) | 947,821(55.7%)(Δ 3,462) | (44.3%, 55.7%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4.84% | -4.84% |
| 1998 | 1,103,184(58.4%)(Δ -94,789) | 785,377(41.6%)(Δ -235,452) | (58.4%, 41.6%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3.30% | -3.30% |
| 2000 | 1,199,437(48.7%)(Δ 447,085) | 1,197,208(48.6%)(Δ 249,387) | (48.7%, 48.6%, 2.6%) | 64,734(2.6%) | JEFF JARED | 2.63% | 64,734 | 2.63% | 4.28% | -1.65% |
| 2004 | 1,549,708(55.0%)(Δ 446,524) | 1,204,584(42.7%)(Δ 419,207) | (55.0%, 42.7%, 1.2%) | 64,359(2.3%) | J. MILLS | 1.21% | 64,359 | 2.28% | 3.46% | -1.18% |
| 2006 | 1,184,659(56.9%)(Δ -14,778) | 832,106(39.9%)(Δ -365,102) | (56.9%, 39.9%, 1.4%) | 66,969(3.2%) | BRUCE GUTHRIE | 1.41% | 66,969 | 3.21% | 4.42% | -1.21% |
| 2010 | 1,314,930(52.4%)(Δ -234,778) | 1,196,164(47.6%)(Δ -8,420) | (52.4%, 47.6%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 6.58% | -6.58% |
| 2012 | 1,855,493(60.5%)(Δ 670,834) | 1,213,924(39.5%)(Δ 381,818) | (60.5%, 39.5%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4.26% | -4.26% |
| 2016 | 1,913,979(59.0%)(Δ 599,049) | 1,329,338(41.0%)(Δ 133,174) | (59.0%, 41.0%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4.46% | -4.46% |
| 2018 | 1,803,364(58.4%)(Δ -52,129) | 1,282,804(41.6%)(Δ 68,880) | (58.4%, 41.6%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2.24% | -2.24% |
| 2022 | 1,741,827(57.1%)(Δ -172,152) | 1,299,322(42.6%)(Δ -30,016) | (57.1%, 42.6%, 0.2%) | 6,751(0.2%) | Write-in | 0.22% | 6,751 | 0.22% | 15.16% | -14.94% |
| 2024 | 2,252,577(59.1%)(Δ 449,213) | 1,549,187(40.6%)(Δ 266,383) | (59.1%, 40.6%, 0.3%) | 10,627(0.3%) | Write-in | 0.28% | 10,627 | 0.28% | 3.24% | -2.96% |
| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | 2-Party Margin | 2-Party Nat. Margin | 2-Party Rel. Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1,071,219(74.8%) | 361,546(25.2%) | (71.8%, 24.2%, 1.9%) | D+49.5 | D+12.8 | D+36.7 |
| 1980 | 792,052(45.8%) | 936,317(54.2%) | (45.8%, 54.2%, 0.0%) | R+8.3 | D+11.9(Δ D+8.9) | R+20.2 |
| 1982 | 943,655(74.0%)(Δ -127,564) | 332,273(26.0%)(Δ -29,273) | (69.0%, 24.3%, 5.3%) | D+47.9(Δ R+1.6) | D+14.1(Δ D+2.2) | D+33.8(Δ R+2.9) |
| 1986 | 677,471(51.0%)(Δ -114,581) | 650,931(49.0%)(Δ -285,386) | (50.7%, 48.7%, 0.7%) | D+2.0(Δ D+10.3) | D+2.4(Δ D+3.8) | R+0.4(Δ D+19.8) |
| 1988 | 904,183(48.9%)(Δ -39,472) | 944,359(51.1%)(Δ 612,086) | (48.9%, 51.1%, 0.0%) | R+2.2(Δ R+50.1) | D+6.0(Δ D+3.6) | R+8.2(Δ R+42.0) |
| 1992 | 1,197,973(54.0%)(Δ 520,502) | 1,020,829(46.0%)(Δ 369,898) | (54.0%, 46.0%, 0.0%) | D+8.0(Δ D+6.0) | D+5.8(Δ D+1.2) | D+2.2(Δ D+2.6) |
| 1994 | 752,352(44.3%)(Δ -151,831) | 947,821(55.7%)(Δ 3,462) | (44.3%, 55.7%, 0.0%) | R+11.5(Δ R+9.3) | R+6.3(Δ R+12.1) | R+5.2(Δ D+3.0) |
| 1998 | 1,103,184(58.4%)(Δ -94,789) | 785,377(41.6%)(Δ -235,452) | (58.4%, 41.6%, 0.0%) | D+16.8(Δ D+8.8) | D+1.5(Δ D+3.0) | D+15.3(Δ D+13.2) |
| 2000 | 1,199,437(50.0%)(Δ 447,085) | 1,197,208(50.0%)(Δ 249,387) | (48.7%, 48.6%, 2.6%) | D+0.1(Δ D+11.6) | D+0.1(Δ R+1.4) | D+0.0(Δ D+5.2) |
| 2004 | 1,549,708(56.3%)(Δ 446,524) | 1,204,584(43.7%)(Δ 419,207) | (55.0%, 42.7%, 1.2%) | D+12.5(Δ R+4.3) | D+4.4(Δ D+8.9) | D+8.1(Δ R+7.2) |
| 2006 | 1,184,659(58.7%)(Δ -14,778) | 832,106(41.3%)(Δ -365,102) | (56.9%, 39.9%, 1.4%) | D+17.5(Δ D+17.4) | D+14.2(Δ D+9.7) | D+3.3(Δ D+3.3) |
| 2010 | 1,314,930(52.4%)(Δ -234,778) | 1,196,164(47.6%)(Δ -8,420) | (52.4%, 47.6%, 0.0%) | D+4.7(Δ R+7.8) | R+5.1(Δ R+12.9) | D+9.8(Δ D+1.7) |
| 2012 | 1,855,493(60.5%)(Δ 670,834) | 1,213,924(39.5%)(Δ 381,818) | (60.5%, 39.5%, 0.0%) | D+20.9(Δ D+3.4) | D+13.3(Δ D+18.5) | D+7.6(Δ D+4.2) |
| 2016 | 1,913,979(59.0%)(Δ 599,049) | 1,329,338(41.0%)(Δ 133,174) | (59.0%, 41.0%, 0.0%) | D+18.0(Δ D+13.3) | D+6.9(Δ D+14.4) | D+11.1(Δ D+1.3) |
| 2018 | 1,803,364(58.4%)(Δ -52,129) | 1,282,804(41.6%)(Δ 68,880) | (58.4%, 41.6%, 0.0%) | D+16.9(Δ R+4.0) | D+18.7(Δ D+11.8) | R+1.8(Δ R+9.4) |
| 2022 | 1,741,827(57.3%)(Δ -172,152) | 1,299,322(42.7%)(Δ -30,016) | (57.1%, 42.6%, 0.2%) | D+14.6(Δ R+3.5) | R+2.8(Δ R+0.5) | D+17.4(Δ D+6.2) |
| 2024 | 2,252,577(59.3%)(Δ 449,213) | 1,549,187(40.7%)(Δ 266,383) | (59.1%, 40.6%, 0.3%) | D+18.5(Δ D+1.6) | R+1.3(Δ D+1.6) | D+19.8(Δ D+21.6) |