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The 1988 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Daniel J. Evans decided to retire instead of running for re-election to a full term after being appointed to the seat in 1983 and won re-election to a partial term that same year. Republican former U.S. Senator Slade Gorton who had just lost a re-election bid in 1986 won the open seat.
