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	{{Infobox Election
			{{Infobox election
	\| election_name = United States Senate election in Washington, 2010		\| election_name = United States Senate election in Washington, 2010
	\| country = Washington		\| country = Washington
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	\| next_year = 2016		\| next_year = 2016
	\| election_date = November 2, 2010		\| election_date = November 2, 2010
			\| image_size = 160x180px
	\| image1 = ]

			\| image1 = Patty Murray, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
	\| nominee1 = ''']'''		\| nominee1 = ''']'''
	\| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)		\| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
	\| popular_vote1 = '''1,314,930'''		\| popular_vote1 = '''1,314,930'''
	\| percentage1 = '''52.4%'''		\| percentage1 = '''52.4%'''

	\| image2 = ]
			\| image2 = Dino Rossi Official.jpg
	\| nominee2 = ]		\| nominee2 = ]
	\| party2 = Republican Party (United States)		\| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
	\| popular_vote2 = 1,196,164		\| popular_vote2 = 1,196,164
	\| percentage2 = 47.6%		\| percentage2 = 47.6%

	\| map_image = 2010_Washington_senatorial_election_map.png		\| map_image = 2010_Washington_senatorial_election_map.png
	\| map_size = 200px		\| map_size = 200px
	\| map_caption = County results		\| map_caption = County results
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	{{ElectionsWA}}		{{ElectionsWA}}
	The '''2010 United States Senate election in Washington''' was held on November 2, 2010 alongside other elections to the ] in other states as well as elections to the ] and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator ] won re-election to a fourth term by a margin of 52.4% - 47.6%.		The '''2010 United States Senate election in Washington''' was held on November 2, 2010 alongside other elections to the ] in other states as well as elections to the ] and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator ] won re-election to a fourth term by a margin of 52.4% - 47.6%.
	==Top-two primary election==		== Top-two primary election ==
	===Candidates===		=== Candidates ===
	====Democrats====		==== Democrats ====
	* ~~'''~~]~~'''~~, incumbent U.S. Senator		* ], incumbent U.S. Senator
	* Charles Allen<ref name="nictusa1">{{cite web\|url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?S0WA00332 \|title=REPORTS IMAGE INDEX FOR CANDIDATE ID S0WA00332 \|publisher=Images.nictusa.com \|date=~~2010-05-~~13 \|accessdate=~~2010-06-~~14}}</ref><ref name="nictusa1"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00483461 \|title=REPORTS IMAGE INDEX FOR COMMITTEE ID C00483461 \|publisher=Images.nictusa.com \|date=~~2010-05-~~13 \|accessdate=~~2010-06-~~14}}</ref><ref name="secstate1">{{cite web\|url=http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/osos/en/candidatefiling/Pages/Candidateswhohavefiled.aspx \|title=Candidates who have filed \|publisher=Wei.secstate.wa.gov \|~~date=~~ \|accessdate=2010~~-06-14~~}}</ref>		* Charles Allen<ref name="nictusa1">{{cite web \| url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?S0WA00332 \| title=REPORTS IMAGE INDEX FOR CANDIDATE ID S0WA00332 \| publisher=Images.nictusa.com \| date=May 13, 2010 \| accessdate=June 14, 2010}}</ref><ref name="nictusa1"/><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00483461 \| title=REPORTS IMAGE INDEX FOR COMMITTEE ID C00483461 \| publisher=Images.nictusa.com \| date=May 13, 2010 \| accessdate=June 14, 2010}}</ref><ref name="secstate1">{{cite web \| url=http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/osos/en/candidatefiling/Pages/Candidateswhohavefiled.aspx \| title=Candidates who have filed \| publisher=Wei.secstate.wa.gov \| accessdate=June 14, 2010}}</ref>
	* Bob Burr<ref name="secstate1"/>		* Bob Burr<ref name="secstate1"/>

	====Republicans====		==== Republicans ====
	* ~~'''~~]~~'''~~, former ] and gubernatorial candidate<ref>{{cite web\|last=Rothenberg \|first=Stuart \|url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003556981&cpage=2 \|title=Reasons to Keep Your Eye on Patty Murray \|publisher=CQ Politics \|~~date=~~ \|accessdate=2010~~-06-14~~}}</ref>		* ], former ] and gubernatorial candidate<ref>{{cite web \| last=Rothenberg \| first=Stuart \| url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003556981&cpage=2 \| title=Reasons to Keep Your Eye on Patty Murray \| publisher=CQ Politics \| accessdate=June 14, 2010}}</ref>
	* ], salesman<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.akersforussenate.com/ \|title=Home \|publisher=Akers for US Senate \|~~date=~~ \|accessdate=~~2010-06-~~14}}</ref>		* ], salesman<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.akersforussenate.com \| title=Home \| publisher=Akers for US Senate \| accessdate=June 14, 2010}}</ref>
	* William Chovil<ref name="secstate1"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?S4WA00466 \|title=REPORTS IMAGE INDEX FOR CANDIDATE ID S4WA00466 \|publisher=Images.nictusa.com \|~~date=~~ \|accessdate=2010~~-06-14~~}}</ref>		* William Chovil<ref name="secstate1"/><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?S4WA00466 \| title=REPORTS IMAGE INDEX FOR CANDIDATE ID S4WA00466 \| publisher=Images.nictusa.com \| accessdate=June 14, 2010}}</ref>
	* ], former ] ] player<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2010697994_ex-footballer_latest_gop_chall.html\|title=Ex-footballer latest GOP challenger to Murray's Senate seat\|date=January 4, 2010\|accessdate=January 30, 2010\|work=]\|first=Kyung\|last=Song}}</ref>		* ], former ] ] player<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2010697994_ex-footballer_latest_gop_chall.html \| title=Ex-footballer latest GOP challenger to Murray's Senate seat \| date=January 4, 2010 \| accessdate=January 30, 2010 \| work=] \| first=Kyung \| last=Song}}</ref>
	* Norma Gruber<ref name="secstate1"/>		* Norma Gruber<ref name="secstate1"/>
	* Michael Latimer<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?S0WA00340 \|title=REPORTS IMAGE INDEX FOR CANDIDATE ID S0WA00340 \|publisher=Images.nictusa.com \|~~date=~~ \|accessdate=2010~~-06-14~~}}</ref>		* Michael Latimer<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?S0WA00340 \| title=REPORTS IMAGE INDEX FOR CANDIDATE ID S0WA00340 \| publisher=Images.nictusa.com \| accessdate=June 14, 2010}}</ref>

	====Others====		==== Others ====
	* Will Baker (Reform Party)<ref name="secstate1"/>		* Will Baker (Reform Party)<ref name="secstate1"/>
	* Schalk Leonard<ref name="secstate1"/>		* Schalk Leonard<ref name="secstate1"/>
	* Skip Mercer, professor<ref>{{cite web\|author=Spokesman-Review \|url=http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spincontrol/2010/jun/01/mercer-staying-us-senate-race/ \|title=Mercer staying in U.S. Senate race - Spin Control - Spokesman.com - June 1, 2010 \|publisher=Spokesman.com \|date=2010~~-06-01~~ \|accessdate=~~2010-06-~~14}}</ref>		* Skip Mercer, professor<ref>{{cite web \| author=Spokesman-Review \| url=http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spincontrol/2010/jun/01/mercer-staying-us-senate-race \| title=Mercer staying in U.S. Senate race - Spin Control - Spokesman.com - June 1, 2010 \| publisher=Spokesman.com \| date=June 1, 2010 \| accessdate=June 14, 2010}}</ref>
	* Mohammad Said (Centrist Party)<ref name="secstate1"/>		* Mohammad Said (Centrist Party)<ref name="secstate1"/>

	===Polling===		=== Polling ===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"

	\|- valign=bottom		\|- valign=bottom
	! ~~style="width:140px;"\|~~ Poll source		! Poll source
	! ~~style="width:140px;"\|~~ Dates administered		! Dates administered
	! ~~style="width:120px;"\|~~ Patty Murray (D)		! Patty Murray (D)
	! ~~style="width:120px;"\|~~ Dino Rossi (R)		! Dino Rossi (R)
	! ~~style="width:120px;"\|~~ Clint Didier (R)		! Clint Didier (R)
	! ~~style="width:120px;"\|~~ Paul Akers (R)		! Paul Akers (R)
	! ~~style="width:120px;"\|~~ Undecided		! Undecided

	\|-		\|-
			\|
	\|
	\| ~~align=center\|~~ ~~August~~ ~~6–9~~, 2010		\| April 29 – May 2, 2010
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} ~~align=center~~\| '''41%'''		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''48%'''
			\| ––
	\| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center\| '''33%'''
			\| 4%
	\| align=center\| 11%
			\| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''8%'''
	\| align=center\| 5%
			\| 36%
	\| align=center\| 4%

	\|-		\|-
			\|
	\|
	\| ~~align=center\|~~ ~~July 27-August 1~~, 2010		\| June 13, 2010
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} ~~align=center~~\| '''47%'''		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''43%'''
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Republican}} ~~align=center~~\| '''33%'''		\| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''31%'''
			\| 5%
	\| align=center\| 10%
			\| 2%
	\| align=center\| 4%
			\| 17%
	\| align=center\| 6%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	~~\| align=center~~\| June 30, 2010		\| June 30, 2010
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} ~~align=center~~\| '''37%'''		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''37%'''
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Republican}} ~~align=center~~\| '''33%'''		\| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''33%'''
	~~\| align=center~~\| 5%		\| 5%
	~~\| align=center~~\| 3%		\| 3%
	~~\| align=center~~\| 19%		\| 19%

	\|-		\|-
			\|
	\|
	\| ~~align=center\|~~ ~~June~~ 13, 2010		\| July 27 – August 1, 2010
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} ~~align=center~~\| '''43%'''		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''47%'''
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Republican}} ~~align=center~~\| '''31%'''		\| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''33%'''
			\| 10%
	\| align=center\| 5%
			\| 4%
	\| align=center\| 2%
			\| 6%
	\| align=center\| 17%

	\|-		\|-
			\|
	\|
	\| ~~align=center\|~~ ~~April 29-May 2~~, 2010		\| August 6–9, 2010
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} ~~align=center~~\| '''48%'''		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''41%'''
			\| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''33%'''
	\| align=center\| ––
			\| 11%
	\| align=center\| 4%
			\| 5%
	\| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center\| '''8%'''
			\| 4%
	\| align=center\| 36%

	\|}		\|}

	===Results===		=== Results ===
	{{Election box begin no change		{{Election box begin no change
	\| title = ] election results<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?RaceTypeCode=O&JurisdictionTypeID=1&ElectionID=36&ViewMode=Results \|title=August 17, 2010 Primary - Federal \|publisher=Vote.wa.gov \|date=~~2010-08-~~17 \|accessdate=~~2010-08-~~21 \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821041354/http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?RaceTypeCode=O&JurisdictionTypeID=1&ElectionID=36&ViewMode=Results \|archivedate=August 21, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Senate/2010/WA \|title=The 2010 Results Maps \|publisher=Politico.Com \|~~date=~~ \|accessdate=~~2010-08-~~21}}</ref>		\| title = ] election results<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?RaceTypeCode=O&JurisdictionTypeID=1&ElectionID=36&ViewMode=Results \| title=August 17, 2010 Primary - Federal \| publisher=Vote.wa.gov \| date=August 17, 2010 \| accessdate=August 21, 2010 \| deadurl=yes \| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821041354/http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?RaceTypeCode=O&JurisdictionTypeID=1&ElectionID=36&ViewMode=Results \| archivedate=August 21, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Senate/2010/WA \| title=The 2010 Results Maps \| publisher=Politico.Com \| accessdate=August 21, 2010}}</ref>
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = {{Y}} ~~'''~~Patty Murray~~'''~~ (~~incumbent~~)		\| candidate = {{Y}} Patty Murray (Incumbent)
	\| party = Democratic Party (United States)		\| party = Democratic Party (United States)
	\| votes = ~~'''~~670,284~~'''~~		\| votes = 670,284
	\| percentage = ~~'''~~46.22%~~'''~~		\| percentage = 46.22%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = {{Y}} ~~'''~~Dino Rossi~~'''~~		\| candidate = {{Y}} Dino Rossi
	\| party = Republican Party (United States)		\| party = Republican Party (United States)
	\| votes = ~~'''~~483,305~~'''~~		\| votes = 483,305
	\| percentage = ~~'''~~33.33%~~'''~~		\| percentage = 33.33%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = Clint Didier		\| candidate = Clint Didier
	\| party = Republican Party (United States)		\| party = Republican Party (United States)
	\| votes = 185,034		\| votes = 185,034
	\| percentage = 12.76%		\| percentage = 12.76%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = Paul Akers		\| candidate = Paul Akers
	\| party = Republican Party (United States)		\| party = Republican Party (United States)
	\| votes = 37,231		\| votes = 37,231
	\| percentage = 2.57%		\| percentage = 2.57%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = Skip Mercer		\| candidate = Skip Mercer
	\| party = Independent (~~politician)\|~~ ~~Independent~~		\| party = Independent (United States)
	\| votes = 12,122		\| votes = 12,122
	\| percentage = 0.84%		\| percentage = 0.84%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = Charles Allen		\| candidate = Charles Allen
	\| party = Democratic Party (United States)		\| party = Democratic Party (United States)
	\| votes = 11,525		\| votes = 11,525
	\| percentage = 0.79%		\| percentage = 0.79%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = Bob Burr		\| candidate = Bob Burr
	\| party = Democratic Party (United States)		\| party = Democratic Party (United States)
	\| votes = 11,344		\| votes = 11,344
	\| percentage = 0.78%		\| percentage = 0.78%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = Norma Gruber		\| candidate = Norma Gruber
	\| party = Republican Party (United States)		\| party = Republican Party (United States)
	\| votes = 9,162		\| votes = 9,162
	\| percentage = 0.63%		\| percentage = 0.63%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = Michael Latimer		\| candidate = Michael Latimer
	\| party = Republican Party (United States)		\| party = Republican Party (United States)
	\| votes = 6,545		\| votes = 6,545
	\| percentage = 0.45%		\| percentage = 0.45%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = Mike the Mover		\| candidate = Mike the Mover
	\| party = Democratic Party (United States)		\| party = Democratic Party (United States)
	\| votes = 6,019		\| votes = 6,019
	\| percentage = 0.42%		\| percentage = 0.42%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = Goodspaceguy		\| candidate = Goodspaceguy
	\| party = Democratic Party (United States)		\| party = Democratic Party (United States)
	\| votes = 4,718		\| votes = 4,718
	\| percentage = 0.33%		\| percentage = 0.33%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = William Baker		\| candidate = William Baker
	\| party = Reform Party (United States)		\| party = Reform Party (United States)
	\| votes = 4,593		\| votes = 4,593
	\| percentage = 0.32%		\| percentage = 0.32%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = Mohammad Said		\| candidate = Mohammad Said
	\| party = Independent (~~politician)\|~~ ~~Independent~~		\| party = Independent (United States)
	\| votes = 3,387		\| votes = 3,387
	\| percentage = 0.23%		\| percentage = 0.23%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = Schalk Leonard		\| candidate = Schalk Leonard
	\| party = Independent (~~politician)\|~~ ~~Independent~~		\| party = Independent (United States)
	\| votes = 2,818		\| votes = 2,818
	\| percentage = 0.19%		\| percentage = 0.19%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\| candidate = William Chovil		\| candidate = William Chovil
	\| party = Republican Party (United States)		\| party = Republican Party (United States)
	\| votes = 2,039		\| votes = 2,039
	\| percentage = 0.14%		\| percentage = 0.14%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box total no change		{{Election box total no change
	\| votes = 1,450,126		\| votes = 1,450,126
	\| percentage=100.00%		\| percentage = 100.00%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box end}}		{{Election box end}}
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	The top 2 candidates from the ] advanced to the general election.		The top 2 candidates from the ] advanced to the general election.

	*] (D), incumbent U.S. Senator		* ] (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
	*] (R), former State Senator and gubernatorial candidate		* ] (R), former State Senator and gubernatorial candidate

	=== Campaign ===		=== Campaign ===
	Rossi ~~has~~ heavily criticized Murray for her support of the ]; however, Rossi's economic promises are nearly identical to those of President Bush who asked for the stimulus.<ref></ref> Rossi supports repealing the ] and the ]. He ~~has~~ also criticized Murray for her support for ]. In response, Murray said, "You bet that seniority and leadership has a big thing to do with it, but the other part of it is, I get up every day and I work hard and I believe in this and I am going to continue fighting for the community I represent."<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012565369_murray08m.html \| work=The Seattle Times \| title=Murray touts bringing home the bucks \| first=Jim \| last=Brunner \| date=August 7, 2010}}</ref>		Rossi heavily criticized Murray for her support of the ]; however, Rossi's economic promises are nearly identical to those of President Bush who asked for the stimulus.<ref></ref> Rossi supports repealing the ] and the ]. He also criticized Murray for her support for ]. In response, Murray said, "You bet that seniority and leadership has a big thing to do with it, but the other part of it is, I get up every day and I work hard and I believe in this and I am going to continue fighting for the community I represent."<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012565369_murray08m.html \| work=The Seattle Times \| title=Murray touts bringing home the bucks \| first=Jim \| last=Brunner \| date=August 7, 2010}}</ref>

	=== Debates ===		=== Debates ===
	Rossi offered six debates, five of which would be in-state and one nationally.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2012680105_rossi_wants_six_debates_with_m.html \| work=The Seattle Times \| title=Rossi wants six debates with Murray \| first=Jim \| last=Brunner \| date=August 20, 2010}}</ref> Murray agreed to two debates, and only two debates were held.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2012739501_murray_agrees_to_two_debates_r.html \| work=The Seattle Times \| title=Murray agrees to two debates \| first=Jim \| last=Brunner \| date=August 27, 2010}}</ref>		Rossi offered six debates, five of which would be in-state and one nationally.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2012680105_rossi_wants_six_debates_with_m.html \| work=The Seattle Times \| title=Rossi wants six debates with Murray \| first=Jim \| last=Brunner \| date=August 20, 2010}}</ref> Murray agreed to two debates, and only two debates were held.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2012739501_murray_agrees_to_two_debates_r.html \| work=The Seattle Times \| title=Murray agrees to two debates \| first=Jim \| last=Brunner \| date=August 27, 2010}}</ref>

	*] on ].		* ] on ].
	*] on ] and ].		* ] on ] and ].

	=== Predictions ===		=== Predictions ===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"

	\|-		\|-
	! Source		! Source
	! Ranking		! Ranking
	! As of		! As of

	\|-
			\|-
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| Toss up<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://cookpolitical.com/senate \|title=Senate \|publisher=] \|accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>		\| Toss up<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://cookpolitical.com/senate \| title=Senate \| publisher=] \| accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>
	\| October 13, 2010		\| October 13, 2010

	\|-
			\|-
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}}\|79% chance D<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/senate/washington \|title=FiveThirtyEight Forecasts: Washington Senate \|publisher=] \|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref>		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| 79% chance D<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/senate/washington \| title=FiveThirtyEight Forecasts: Washington Senate \| publisher=] \| accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref>
	\| October 31, 2010		\| October 31, 2010

	\|-		\|-
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}}\|Toss up/Tilt D<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/senate \|title=Senate Ratings \|publisher=] \|accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Toss up/Tilt D<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/senate \| title=Senate Ratings \| publisher=] \| accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>
	\| October 8, 2010		\| October 8, 2010

	\|-		\|-
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| Toss up<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_elections_senate_map.html \|title=Battle for the Senate \|publisher=] \|accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>		\| Toss up<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_elections_senate_map.html \| title=Battle for the Senate \| publisher=] \| accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>
	\| September 28, 2010		\| September 28, 2010

	\|-		\|-
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}}\|Leans D<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate/ \|title=2010 Senate Ratings \|publisher=] \|accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Leans D<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate \| title=2010 Senate Ratings \| publisher=] \| accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>
	\| October 28, 2010		\| October 28, 2010

	\|-		\|-
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| Toss up<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate \|title=Race Ratings Chart: Senate \|publisher=] \|accessdate=October 13, 2010 \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234525/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate \|archivedate=October 28, 2010 }}</ref>		\| Toss up<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate \| title=Race Ratings Chart: Senate \| publisher=] \| accessdate=October 13, 2010 \| deadurl=yes \| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234525/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate \| archivedate=October 28, 2010 }}</ref>
	\| October 13, 2010		\| October 13, 2010

	\|-		\|-
	\| ]		\| ]
	\|Toss up<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/election_2010_senate_balance_of_power \|title=Election 2010: Senate Balance Of Power \|publisher=] \|accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>		\| Toss up<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/election_2010_senate_balance_of_power \| title=Election 2010: Senate Balance Of Power \| publisher=] \| accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>
	\| October 12, 2010		\| October 12, 2010

	\|}		\|}

	=== Polling ===		=== Polling ===
	{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"		{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

	\|- valign=bottom		\|- valign=bottom
	! Poll source		! Poll source
	! Date(s) administered		! Date(s) administered
	! ~~class=small~~ \| Sample<br />size		! {{Small\|Sample<br/>size}}
	! ~~<small>~~Margin of</~~small~~>~~<br~~ />error		! {{Small\|Margin<br/>of error}}
	! Patty<br>Murray (D)		! Patty<br/>Murray (D)
	! Dino<br>Rossi (R)		! Dino<br/>Rossi (R)
	! Other		! Other
	! Undecided		! Undecided

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other-->––		\| <!--Other-->––
	\| <!--Undecided-->––		\| <!--Undecided-->––

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other-->1%		\| <!--Other-->1%
	\| <!--Undecided-->5%		\| <!--Undecided-->5%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other-->3%		\| <!--Other-->3%
	\| <!--Undecided-->2%		\| <!--Undecided-->2%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| 600		\| 600
	\| ± 4.0%		\| ± 4.0%
	\| <!--Murray-->{{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} \| '''52%'''		\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''52%'''
	\| <!--Rossi-->41%		\| <!--Rossi-->41%
	\| <!--Other-->––		\| <!--Other-->––
	\| <!--Undecided-->7%		\| <!--Undecided-->7%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| 500		\| 500
	\| ± 4.5%		\| ± 4.5%
	\| <!--Murray-->{{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} \| '''48%'''		\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''48%'''
	\| <!--Rossi-->46%		\| <!--Rossi-->46%
	\| <!--Other-->3%		\| <!--Other-->3%
	\| <!--Undecided-->4%		\| <!--Undecided-->4%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| ± 4.4%		\| ± 4.4%
	\| <!--Murray-->42%		\| <!--Murray-->42%
	\| <!--Rossi-->{{~~party~~ shading/Republican}} \| '''52%'''		\| <!--Rossi-->{{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''52%'''
	\| <!--Other-->––		\| <!--Other-->––
	\| <!--Undecided-->7%		\| <!--Undecided-->7%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| 626		\| 626
	\| ± 3.9%		\| ± 3.9%
	\| <!--Murray-->{{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} \| '''44%'''		\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''44%'''
	\| <!--Rossi-->40%		\| <!--Rossi-->40%
	\| <!--Other-->––		\| <!--Other-->––
	\| <!--Undecided-->16%		\| <!--Undecided-->16%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| 500		\| 500
	\| ± 4.5%		\| ± 4.5%
	\| <!--Murray-->{{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} \| '''48%'''		\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''48%'''
	\| <!--Rossi-->46%		\| <!--Rossi-->46%
	\| <!--Other-->2%		\| <!--Other-->2%
	\| <!--Undecided-->3%		\| <!--Undecided-->3%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| 500		\| 500
	\| ± 4.5%		\| ± 4.5%
	\| <!--Murray-->{{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} \| '''48%'''		\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''48%'''
	\| <!--Rossi-->47%		\| <!--Rossi-->47%
	\| <!--Other-->2%		\| <!--Other-->2%
	\| <!--Undecided-->4%		\| <!--Undecided-->4%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| ± 6.6%		\| ± 6.6%
	\| <!--Murray-->39%		\| <!--Murray-->39%
	\| <!--Rossi-->{{~~party~~ shading/Republican}} \| '''42%'''		\| <!--Rossi-->{{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''42%'''
	\| <!--Other-->5%		\| <!--Other-->5%
	\| <!--Undecided-->13%		\| <!--Undecided-->13%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\| May 28-June 7, 2010		\| May 28 – June 7, 2010
	\| 848		\| 848
	\| ± 3.3%		\| ± 3.3%
	\| <!--Murray-->{{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} \| '''42%'''		\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''42%'''
	\| <!--Rossi-->40%		\| <!--Rossi-->40%
	\| <!--Other-->––		\| <!--Other-->––
	\| <!--Undecided-->12%		\| <!--Undecided-->12%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| 405		\| 405
	\| ± 5.0%		\| ± 5.0%
	\| <!--Murray-->{{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} \| '''47%'''		\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''47%'''
	\| <!--Rossi-->40%		\| <!--Rossi-->40%
	\| <!--Other-->––		\| <!--Other-->––
	\| <!--Undecided-->13%		\| <!--Undecided-->13%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other-->3%		\| <!--Other-->3%
	\| <!--Undecided-->3%		\| <!--Undecided-->3%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| ± 4.0%		\| ± 4.0%
	\| <!--Murray-->45%		\| <!--Murray-->45%
	\| <!--Rossi-->{{~~party~~ shading/Republican}} \| '''48%'''		\| <!--Rossi-->{{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''48%'''
	\| <!--Other-->3%		\| <!--Other-->3%
	\| <!--Undecided-->3%		\| <!--Undecided-->3%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| 750		\| 750
	\| ± 4.0%		\| ± 4.0%
	\| <!--Murray-->{{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}} \| '''49%'''		\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''49%'''
	\| <!--Rossi-->47%		\| <!--Rossi-->47%
	\| <!--Other-->2%		\| <!--Other-->2%
	\| <!--Undecided-->2%		\| <!--Undecided-->2%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\| July 27-August 1, 2010		\| July 27 – August 1, 2010
	\| 1,204		\| 1,204
	\| ± 2.8%		\| ± 2.8%
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	\| <!--Other-->––		\| <!--Other-->––
	\| <!--Undecided-->5%		\| <!--Undecided-->5%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other-->4%		\| <!--Other-->4%
	\| <!--Undecided-->4%		\| <!--Undecided-->4%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| ± 4.0%		\| ± 4.0%
	\| <!--Murray-->45%		\| <!--Murray-->45%
	\| <!--Rossi-->{{~~party~~ shading/Republican}} \| '''52%'''		\| <!--Rossi-->{{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''52%'''
	\| <!--Other-->––		\| <!--Other-->––
	\| <!--Undecided-->––		\| <!--Undecided-->––

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other-->3%		\| <!--Other-->3%
	\| <!--Undecided-->3%		\| <!--Undecided-->3%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> 3%		\| <!--Other--> 3%
	\| <!--Undecided--> 7%		\| <!--Undecided--> 7%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> 2%		\| <!--Other--> 2%
	\| <!--Undecided--> 1%		\| <!--Undecided--> 1%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> 1%		\| <!--Other--> 1%
	\| <!--Undecided--> 2%		\| <!--Undecided--> 2%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other-->––		\| <!--Other-->––
	\| <!--Undecided--> 3%		\| <!--Undecided--> 3%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| 1,000		\| 1,000
	\| ± 3.0%		\| ± 3.0%
	\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}}\| '''48%'''		\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''48%'''
	\| <!--Rossi--> \| 47%		\| <!--Rossi--> \| 47%
	\| <!--Other-->2%		\| <!--Other-->2%
	\| <!--Undecided--> 3%		\| <!--Undecided--> 3%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| ± 4.0%		\| ± 4.0%
	\| <!--Murray--> \| 47%		\| <!--Murray--> \| 47%
	\| <!--Rossi-->{{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''48%'''		\| <!--Rossi-->{{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''48%'''
	\| <!--Other-->2%		\| <!--Other-->2%
	\| <!--Undecided--> 3%		\| <!--Undecided--> 3%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| ± 4.0%		\| ± 4.0%
	\| <!--Murray--> \| 46%		\| <!--Murray--> \| 46%
	\| <!--Rossi-->{{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''49%'''		\| <!--Rossi-->{{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''49%'''
	\| <!--Other-->3%		\| <!--Other-->3%
	\| <!--Undecided--> 2%		\| <!--Undecided--> 2%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| ± 3.0%		\| ± 3.0%
	\| <!--Murray--> \| 46%		\| <!--Murray--> \| 46%
	\| <!--Rossi-->{{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''47%'''		\| <!--Rossi-->{{Party shading/Republican}} \| '''47%'''
	\| <!--Other-->7%		\| <!--Other-->7%
	\| <!--Undecided--> 0%		\| <!--Undecided--> 0%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| ± 4.6%		\| ± 4.6%
	\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''55%'''		\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''55%'''
	\| <!--Rossi--> \| 40%		\| <!--Rossi--> \| 40%
	\| <!--Other--> 0%		\| <!--Other--> 0%
	\| <!--Undecided--> 5%		\| <!--Undecided--> 5%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| ± 3.5%		\| ± 3.5%
	\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''51%'''		\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''51%'''
	\| <!--Rossi--> \| 43%		\| <!--Rossi--> \| 43%
	\| <!--Other-->2%		\| <!--Other-->2%
	\| <!--Undecided--> 0%		\| <!--Undecided--> 0%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> \| ––		\| <!--Other--> \| ––
	\| <!--Undecided--> \| 8%		\| <!--Undecided--> \| 8%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| ± 4.1%		\| ± 4.1%
	\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''50%'''		\| <!--Murray-->{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| '''50%'''
	\| <!--Rossi--> \| 47%		\| <!--Rossi--> \| 47%
	\| <!--Other-->0%		\| <!--Other-->0%
	\| <!--Undecided--> 3%		\| <!--Undecided--> 3%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> \| ––		\| <!--Other--> \| ––
	\| <!--Undecided--> \| 4%		\| <!--Undecided--> \| 4%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> 1%		\| <!--Other--> 1%
	\| <!--Undecided--> \| 5%		\| <!--Undecided--> \| 5%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> 2%		\| <!--Other--> 2%
	\| <!--Undecided--> \| 3%		\| <!--Undecided--> \| 3%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> 3%		\| <!--Other--> 3%
	\| <!--Undecided--> \| 2%		\| <!--Undecided--> \| 2%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> ––		\| <!--Other--> ––
	\| <!--Undecided--> \| 6%		\| <!--Undecided--> \| 6%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> \| ––		\| <!--Other--> \| ––
	\| <!--Undecided--> \| 4%		\| <!--Undecided--> \| 4%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> \| 2%		\| <!--Other--> \| 2%
	\| <!--Undecided--> \| 1%		\| <!--Undecided--> \| 1%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> \| 4%		\| <!--Other--> \| 4%
	\| <!--Undecided--> \| 0%		\| <!--Undecided--> \| 0%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\| October 25–30, 2010		\| October 25–30, 2010
	\| 850		\| 850
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	\| <!--Other-->\| 0.4%		\| <!--Other-->\| 0.4%
	\| <!--Undecided-->\| 1.8%		\| <!--Undecided-->\| 1.8%

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\| <!--Other--> \| 0%		\| <!--Other--> \| 0%
	\| <!--Undecided--> \| 2%		\| <!--Undecided--> \| 2%

	\|-
	\|}		\|}

	===Results===		=== Results ===
	Murray defeated Rossi by about 114,000 votes. King County, the home of Seattle, likely pushed Murray over the finish line.		Murray defeated Rossi by about 114,000 votes. King County, the home of Seattle, likely pushed Murray over the finish line.
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	{{Election box begin no change \| title=General election results}}		{{Election box begin no change
			\| title = General election results}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
	\|party = Washington Democratic Party		\| party = Washington Democratic Party
	\|candidate = ~~'''~~Patty Murray~~'''~~ ~~'''~~(Incumbent)~~'''~~		\| candidate = Patty Murray (Incumbent)
	\|votes = ~~'''~~1,314,930~~'''~~		\| votes = 1,314,930
	\|percentage = ~~'''~~52.36%~~'''~~		\| percentage = 52.36%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\|party = Washington Republican Party		\| party = Washington Republican Party
	\|candidate = Dino Rossi		\| candidate = Dino Rossi
	\|votes = 1,196,164		\| votes = 1,196,164
	\|percentage = 47.64%		\| percentage = 47.64%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box total no change		{{Election box total no change
	\|votes = 2,511,094		\| votes = 2,511,094
	\|percentage = 100.00%		\| percentage = 100.00%
	}}		}}
	{{Election box turnout no change		{{Election box turnout no change
	\|votes =		\| votes =
	\|percentage = 71.24		\| percentage = 71.24
	}}		}}
	{{Election box end}}		{{Election box end}}

	===Fundraising===		=== Fundraising ===
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"

	\|-		\|-
	! Candidate (party)		! Candidate (party)
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	! Cash on hand		! Cash on hand
	! Debt		! Debt

	\|-		\|-
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Democratic}}\| Patty Murray (D)		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Patty Murray (D)
	\| $10,951,403		\| $10,951,403
	\| $12,438,133		\| $12,438,133
	\| $1,032,034		\| $1,032,034
	\| $0		\| $0

	\|-		\|-
	\| {{~~party~~ shading/Republican}}\| Dino Rossi (R)		\| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Dino Rossi (R)
	\| $7,365,098		\| $7,365,098
	\| $4,331,414		\| $4,331,414
	\| $2,960,039		\| $2,960,039
	\| $0		\| $0

	\|- align=center
			\|-
	\| colspan="5" \| Source: Federal Election Commission<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fec.gov:80/DisclosureSearch/HSRefreshCandList.do?category=stateS_all&stateName=WA&election_yr=2010\|title=2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Washington \|publisher=fec.gov \|date= \|accessdate=May 28, 2010}}</ref>
			\| colspan=5 \| Source: Federal Election Commission<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.fec.gov:80/DisclosureSearch/HSRefreshCandList.do?category=stateS_all&stateName=WA&election_yr=2010 \| title=2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Washington \| publisher=fec.gov \| accessdate=May 28, 2010}}</ref>

	\|}		\|}

	==References==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		== External links ==
	* at the Washington Secretary of State		* at the Washington Secretary of State
	* at ]		* at ]
	* from OurCampaigns.com		* from OurCampaigns.com
	* from '']''		* from ]
	* graph of multiple polls from ''Pollster.com''		* graph of multiple polls from ''Pollster.com''
	* from '']''		* from ]
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	* from '']''		* from ]
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	;Official campaign websites		;Official campaign websites
	* incumbent		* incumbent
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United States Senate election in Washington, 2010

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		File:Dino Rossi Official.jpg
Nominee	Patty Murray	Dino Rossi
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,314,930	1,196,164
Percentage	52.4%	47.6%

County results

Murray

40-50% 50-60% 60-70%

Rossi

40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%

U.S. senator before election

Patty Murray
Democratic

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Patty Murray
Democratic

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The 2010 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2, 2010 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patty Murray won re-election to a fourth term by a margin of 52.4% - 47.6%.

Top-two primary election

Candidates

Democrats

Patty Murray, incumbent U.S. Senator
Charles Allen
Bob Burr

Republicans

Dino Rossi, former State Senator and gubernatorial candidate
Paul Akers, salesman
William Chovil
Clint Didier, former NFL football player
Norma Gruber
Michael Latimer

Others

Will Baker (Reform Party)
Schalk Leonard
Skip Mercer, professor
Mohammad Said (Centrist Party)

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Patty Murray (D)	Dino Rossi (R)	Clint Didier (R)	Paul Akers (R)	Undecided
Elway Research	April 29 – May 2, 2010	48%	––	4%	8%	36%
Elway Research	June 13, 2010	43%	31%	5%	2%	17%
Survey USA	June 30, 2010	37%	33%	5%	3%	19%
Public Policy Polling	July 27 – August 1, 2010	47%	33%	10%	4%	6%
Survey USA	August 6–9, 2010	41%	33%	11%	5%	4%

Results

Blanket primary election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Y Patty Murray (Incumbent)	670,284	46.22%
	Republican	Y Dino Rossi	483,305	33.33%
	Republican	Clint Didier	185,034	12.76%
	Republican	Paul Akers	37,231	2.57%
	Independent	Skip Mercer	12,122	0.84%
	Democratic	Charles Allen	11,525	0.79%
	Democratic	Bob Burr	11,344	0.78%
	Republican	Norma Gruber	9,162	0.63%
	Republican	Michael Latimer	6,545	0.45%
	Democratic	Mike the Mover	6,019	0.42%
	Democratic	Goodspaceguy	4,718	0.33%
	Reform	William Baker	4,593	0.32%
	Independent	Mohammad Said	3,387	0.23%
	Independent	Schalk Leonard	2,818	0.19%
	Republican	William Chovil	2,039	0.14%
Total votes			1,450,126	100.00%

General election

Candidates

The top 2 candidates from the blanket primary advanced to the general election.

Patty Murray (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
Dino Rossi (R), former State Senator and gubernatorial candidate

Campaign

Rossi heavily criticized Murray for her support of the 2009 economic stimulus package; however, Rossi's economic promises are nearly identical to those of President Bush who asked for the stimulus. Rossi supports repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. He also criticized Murray for her support for earmarks. In response, Murray said, "You bet that seniority and leadership has a big thing to do with it, but the other part of it is, I get up every day and I work hard and I believe in this and I am going to continue fighting for the community I represent."

Debates

Rossi offered six debates, five of which would be in-state and one nationally. Murray agreed to two debates, and only two debates were held.

Seattle on KOMO-TV.
Spokane on KSPS-TV and KXLY-TV.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report	Toss up	October 13, 2010
FiveThirtyEight	79% chance D	October 31, 2010
Rothenberg	Toss up/Tilt D	October 8, 2010
RealClearPolitics	Toss up	September 28, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Leans D	October 28, 2010
CQ Politics	Toss up	October 13, 2010
Rasmussen Reports	Toss up	October 12, 2010

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Patty Murray (D)	Dino Rossi (R)	Other	Undecided
Moore Information	January 23–24, 2010	500	± 4.4%	43%	45%	––	––
Rasmussen Reports	February 11, 2010	500	± 4.5%	46%	48%	1%	5%
Rasmussen Reports	March 9, 2010	500	± 4.5%	46%	49%	3%	2%
Research 2000	March 22–24, 2010	600	± 4.0%	52%	41%	––	7%
Rasmussen Reports	April 6, 2010	500	± 4.5%	48%	46%	3%	4%
Survey USA	April 22, 2010	517	± 4.4%	42%	52%	––	7%
The Washington Poll	May 3–23, 2010	626	± 3.9%	44%	40%	––	16%
Rasmussen Reports	May 4, 2010	500	± 4.5%	48%	46%	2%	3%
Rasmussen Reports	May 25, 2010	500	± 4.5%	48%	47%	2%	4%
The Washington Poll	May 24–28, 2010	221	± 6.6%	39%	42%	5%	13%
The Washington Poll	May 28 – June 7, 2010	848	± 3.3%	42%	40%	––	12%
Elway Research	June 13, 2010	405	± 5.0%	47%	40%	––	13%
Rasmussen Reports	June 22, 2010	500	± 4.5%	47%	47%	3%	3%
Rasmussen Reports	July 14, 2010	750	± 4.0%	45%	48%	3%	3%
Rasmussen Reports	July 30, 2010	750	± 4.0%	49%	47%	2%	2%
Public Policy Polling	July 27 – August 1, 2010	1,204	± 2.8%	49%	46%	––	5%
Rasmussen Reports	August 18, 2010	750	± 4.0%	48%	44%	4%	4%
Survey USA	August 18, 2010	618	± 4.0%	45%	52%	––	––
Rasmussen Reports	August 31, 2010	750	± 4.0%	46%	48%	3%	3%
Elway Research	September 9–12, 2010	500	± 4.5%	50%	41%	3%	7%
CNN/Time	September 10–14, 2010	906	± 3.5%	53%	44%	2%	1%
Rasmussen Reports	September 16, 2010	750	± 4.0%	51%	46%	1%	2%
SurveyUSA	September 22, 2010	609	± 4.1%	50%	48%	––	3%
Fox News	September 25, 2010	1,000	± 3.0%	48%	47%	2%	3%
Rasmussen Reports	September 28, 2010	750	± 4.0%	47%	48%	2%	3%
Rasmussen Reports	October 6, 2010	750	± 4.0%	46%	49%	3%	2%
Fox News	October 9, 2010	1,000	± 3.0%	46%	47%	7%	0%
Elway	October 7–11, 2010	450	± 4.6%	55%	40%	0%	5%
CNN/Opinion Research	October 8–12, 2010	850	± 3.5%	51%	43%	2%	0%
The Washington Poll	October 4–14, 2010	500	± 4.3%	50%	42%	––	8%
SurveyUSA	October 11–14, 2010	606	± 4.1%	50%	47%	0%	3%
Public Policy Polling	October 14–16, 2010	1,873	± 2.3%	49%	47%	––	4%
McClatchy/Marist	October 14–17, 2010	589	± 4.0%	48%	47%	1%	5%
Rasmussen Reports	October 17, 2010	750	± 4.0%	49%	46%	2%	3%
Rasmussen Reports	October 27, 2010	750	± 4.0%	47%	48%	3%	2%
SurveyUSA	October 24–27, 2010	678	± 3.8%	47%	47%	––	6%
The Washington Poll	October 18–28, 2010	500	± 4.3%	51%	45%	––	4%
Marist College	October 26–28, 2010	838	± 3.5%	49%	48%	2%	1%
Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research	October 30, 2010	1,000	± 3.0%	49%	47%	4%	0%
YouGov	October 25–30, 2010	850	± 4.1%	50.2%	47.5%	0.4%	1.8%
Public Policy Polling	October 29–31, 2010	2,055	± 2.2%	48%	50%	0%	2%

Results

Murray defeated Rossi by about 114,000 votes. King County, the home of Seattle, likely pushed Murray over the finish line.

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Murray (Incumbent)	1,314,930	52.36%
	Republican	Dino Rossi	1,196,164	47.64%
Total votes			2,511,094	100.00%
Turnout				71.24

Fundraising

Candidate (party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt
Patty Murray (D)	$10,951,403	$12,438,133	$1,032,034	$0
Dino Rossi (R)	$7,365,098	$4,331,414	$2,960,039	$0
Source: Federal Election Commission

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External links

Elections and Voting at the Washington Secretary of State
U.S. Congress candidates for Washington at Project Vote Smart
Washington U.S. Senate 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
2010 Washington Senate General Election: All Head-to-Head Matchups graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Washington Senate from Rasmussen Reports
2010 Washington Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
2010 Washington Senate Race from CQ Politics
Race profile from The New York Times
Editorial board endorsement interview: Senate 2010 from The Seattle Times

Official campaign websites

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