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2022 general election

Washington Senate

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$58M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2022 Washington Senate race: $37M raised by the campaigns, $2.9M of it from PACs, plus $21M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Patty Murray (Democrat) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$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 (55%)Membership $17K (4%)Union $3K (1%)Super PAC $25K (6%)Party $56K (13%)Other $46K (10%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record S2WA00387
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 $340K (13%)Leadership PAC $337K (13%)Membership $222K (9%)Union $230K (9%)Super PAC $52K (2%)Party $51K (2%)Other $237K (9%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record S2WA00189

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2022 Washington Senate race?
$58M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2022 Washington Senate race: $37M raised by the campaigns, $2.9M of it from PACs, plus $21M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is 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.