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Incumbent Maria Cantwell reelected to US Senate in Washington state

Incumbent Maria Cantwell faces challenger Dr. Raul Garcia in her bid to serve a fifth term in the Senate.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Sen. Maria Cantwell is projected to continue serving in the US Senate after receiving nearly 60% of the vote following an initial round of ballot returns Nov. 5.

Republican challenger Raul Garcia trails Cantwell with 40% of the vote.

Counties will release additional results in the days after the election as more ballots are counted. Additional results are typically released daily.  

Cantwell, a Democrat, was first elected to the Washington state House in 1986. She served one term in Congress as a representative from 1993-1995 before being elected to the Senate in 2000. 

This will be Cantwell's fifth term in the U.S. Senate.

KING 5 political analyst and former state Democratic Gov. Gary Locke said that while Garcia is an "excellent candidate," Cantwell had the money and "flooded the air waves," emphasizing her "record and affinity for working class individuals and families."

Cantwell said her work continues to benefit the state.

“The last four years we worked on the most successful policy agenda that affects our state,” she previously said.

Cantwell said the federal infrastructure package is bringing billions of dollars in federal funding to projects in Washington state, including $2 billion towards a new interstate bridge between Washington and Oregon.

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