After Sawx wins the Democratic nomination, Antonio runs as a protest candidate, embittered by his loss of the nomination. However, due to their similar ideology, he doesn't gain very much traction. As the stage was set, shua jumped in at the last minute with the help of Americans Elect and established the "Moderate Hero Party". With the splitting of the sane vote in 3 directions, Sen. Goldwater wins with a plurality, ironically built on his strength with far right and very conservative voters who had no alternatives besides him, despite his relatively moderate record as Washington's senator.
Sen. Goldwater (R-WA)
371, 45.3%
Gov. Sawx (D-PA) 143, 31.9%
Businessman Shua (MH-VA) 24, 18.8%
Sen. Antonio (I-CA) 0, 4.0%
