Live Results: Democratic Sen. Patty Murray defeats Republican Tiffany Smiley in Washington Senate race

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• Sen. Patty Murray is working in opposition to Republican Tiffany Smiley to signify Washington in the US Senate. 
• Murray has been representing solidly blue Washington for practically three many years. 
• If elected, Smiley would develop into the state’s first GOP senator since 2001.

Longtime Democratic incumbent Sen. Patty Murray faces off in opposition to political newcomer Tiffany Smiley in Washington to signify the state in the US Senate. 

The polls closed at 8 p.m. native time, or 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

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Washington’s US Senate race candidates 

Murray, who’s represented the state of Washington in the US Senate for practically three many years, serves on the Senate Committee on Appropriations and chairs the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

In addition to being the primary feminine senator from Washington, Murray served as the primary feminine chair of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee throughout the 112th Congress and served as the primary feminine chair of the Budget Committee throughout the 113th Congress. Prior to her time in the US Senate, Murray served in thw Washington State Senate for a single time period. 

Smiley, a political newcomer in search of to unseat the longtime senator, is a veterans advocate and former nurse. Her husband, Scotty, who was injured in Iraq when a car bomb sent shrapnel into his eyes, grew to become the US army’s first-ever blind energetic obligation officer.

If elected, she would develop into the state’s first Republican US senator since 2001.

Washington’s voting historical past

The state voted for Joe Biden over then-President Donald Trump by a margin of 19 share factors in the 2020 election. In Washington, Democratic candidates have been victorious in presidential races over the last 9 elections. 

The cash race

According to OpenSecrets, Murray has raised $18.5 million, spent $20.7 million, and has $1.6 million money available, as of October 19.

Her challenger, Smiley, has raised $16.4 million, spent $14.7 million, and has $1.7 million money available, as of October 19.

As of late October, over a dozen tremendous PACs, nationwide social gathering committees, politically energetic nonprofits, and different non-candidate teams had mixed to spend about $20 million to advocate for or in opposition to candidates in this race, together with throughout the race’s major section. Here, Murray has a slight benefit.

What specialists say

The race between Murray and Smiley is rated as “likely Democratic” by Inside Elections, “likely Democratic” by The Cook Political Report, and “likely Democratic” by Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.