2022 general election
Washington Senate
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$58M was spent on the 2022 Washington Senate race: $37M raised by the campaigns, $2.9M of it from PACs, plus $21M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Patty Murray (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$58M
Raised by campaigns
$37M
PAC checks
$2.9M
Outside money
$21M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Tiffany SmileyRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $21M
- Spent
- $21M
- From individuals
- $20M
- From PACs
- $394K
- From party
- $66K
- Own money & loans
- $6K
- Outside money for
- $3.8M
- Outside money against
- $8.5M
Who paid: 2% of Smiley's money came from PACs
Corporate $22K (5%)Trade group $34K (8%)Leadership PAC $245K (54%)Membership $17K (4%)Union $3K (1%)Super PAC $29K (6%)Party $56K (12%)Other $46K (10%)
- Young Victory Committee Party$51K
- Conservatives Harvesting Success PAC Leadership PAC$15K
- National Electrical Contractors Association Trade group$10K
- Mcmorris Rodgers Win the Future Fund Super PAC$10K
- Ernst Leadership PAC$10K
- Scott Other$10K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) Trade group$10K
- Wild and Wonderful PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Women Vote! · $7.7M attacking
- Evergreen Principles PAC · $1.7M supporting
- Our American Century · $1.2M supporting
- Esafund · $753K supporting
- Votevets · $733K attacking
Patty MurrayDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $16M
- Spent
- $19M
- From individuals
- $12M
- From PACs
- $2.5M
- From party
- $51K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $2.0M
- Outside money against
- $6.4M
Who paid: 16% of Murray's money came from PACs
Corporate $1.1M (43%)Trade group $341K (13%)Leadership PAC $347K (13%)Membership $226K (9%)Union $232K (9%)Super PAC $52K (2%)Party $51K (2%)Other $242K (9%)
- Colorado Senate Victory 2016 Party$51K
- Smart Solutions PAC Leadership PAC$15K
- Naral Pro-Choice America Membership$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Trade group$10K
- Blue Hen Federal PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Corporate$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Evergreen Principles PAC · $4.4M attacking
- Women Vote! · $1.6M supporting
- Esafund · $1.0M attacking
- Our American Century · $866K attacking
- Family Friendly Action PAC · $300K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 Washington Senate race?
- $58M was spent on the 2022 Washington Senate race: $37M raised by the campaigns, $2.9M of it from PACs, plus $21M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Patty Murray (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Washington Senate race?
- Tiffany Smiley (Republican) raised $21M and had $3.8M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Washington Senate race?
- Women Vote! ($9.3M), Evergreen Principles PAC ($6.1M), Our American Century ($2.0M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Washington Senate race?
- NRSC gave $51K to Tiffany Smiley; DSCC gave $51K to Patty Murray; Conservatives Harvesting Success PAC gave $15K to Tiffany Smiley.