| − | 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]] and physician [[Art Coday]] are seeking the [[Republican Party]] 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> State Senator [[Don Benton]] and physician [[Art Coday]] are seeking the [[Republican Party]] nomination.<ref>Katherine Long. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011011450_benton08m.html Don Benton, veteran state senator, seeks to take on Patty Murray in November], ''Seattle Times'', February 7, 2010.</ref><ref>[[Steve Beren]]. [http://www.redcounty.com/campaign-managers-report-art-coday-campaign-gets-early-traction/36452 Campaign Manager's Report: Art Coday Campaign Gets Early Traction], ''Red County'', February 3, 2010.</ref> |