| − | Polls show that Senior Senator [[Patty Murray]], once considered well positioned for reelection in 2010, could face a competitive race. <ref>http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/murrays_seat_in.php</ref><ref>http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/washington/toplines/toplines_2010_washington_senate_february_11_2010</ref> State Senator [[Don Benton]] has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination. | + | Polls show that Senior Senator [[Patty Murray]], once considered well positioned for reelection in 2010, could face a competitive race.<ref>http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/murrays_seat_in.php</ref><ref>http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/washington/toplines/toplines_2010_washington_senate_february_11_2010</ref> [[Art Coday]], a physician and [[conservative]] Republican, is the [[Republican Party]] nomination for the [[U.S. Senate]] against Senator Patty Murray. |