2012 United States Senate election in Washington

The 2012 United States Senate election in Washington took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell won re-election to a third term by a significant margin, outperforming President Barack Obama's margin in the concurrent presidential election by 6%.

2012 United States Senate election in Washington

November 6, 2012
Turnout64.1% (voting eligible)
 
Nominee Maria Cantwell Michael Baumgartner
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,855,493 1,213,924
Percentage 60.36% 39.49%

Cantwell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Baumgartner:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No votes

U.S. senator before election

Maria Cantwell
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Maria Cantwell
Democratic

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