NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS : EDITION-TIME COMPILATIONS : State-by-State Election Reports of Key Races and Issues : Washington
SEATTLE —
Democrat Brock Adams, a former six-term congressman and U.S. transportation secretary, held a slim 51% to 49% lead over Republican Sen. Slade Gorton with 65% of the vote tallied. Gorton, criticized over his handling of the nuclear waste issue, received campaign help from President Reagan in the final days before the election.
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