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The 2014 Washington State Senate elections is one of the biennial legislative elections in Washington took place on November 4, 2014. In this election, about half of the 49 legislative districts in Washington chose a state senator for a four-year term to the Washington State Senate. The other half of state senators were chosen in the next biennial election, so that about half of the senators are elected at a time: one group in presidential election years (e.g., 2008, 2012, 2016) and the other in other even-numbered election years (e.g., 2010, 2014). All the members of the Washington State House of Representatives are elected concurrently with half of the senators every two years.
24 seats were regularly scheduled to be up this cycle, along with 1 additional seat holding a special election to fill an unexpired term: the 28th district, held by appointed Senator Steve O'Ban, whose former incumbent Mike Carrell vacated the seat.
A top two primary election on August 5, 2014, determined which candidates appear on the November ballot. Candidates were allowed to declare a party preference.[1]
Overview[edit]
| Senate Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | +/– | |||
| Democratic | 23 | 0 | |||
| Democrat caucusing with Republicans | 1[c] |  1
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| Republican | 25 |  1
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| Total | 49 | ||||
| Seats in this election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | +/– | |||
| Democratic | 12 | 0 | |||
| Democrat caucusing with Republicans | 1[c] | 1
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| Republican | 12 | 1
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| Total | 25 | ||||
Composition[edit]
| Pre-election[d][e] | Seats | |
| Democratic | 12 | |
| Democrats (caucusing with Republicans)[f] | 2 | |
| Republican | 11 | |
| Elections | Seats | |
| Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested | 2 | |
| Democratic Incumbent vs. Democrat | 1 | |
| Democratic Incumbent vs. Republican | 7 | |
| Democratic Incumbent (caucusing with Republicans) vs. Democrat[c] | 1 | |
| Republican Incumbent vs. Democrat | 8 | |
| Republican Incumbent vs. Republican | 2 | |
| Contested, Open Seats[g] | 4 | |
| Total |
25 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic | 12 | |
| Democrat (caucusing with Republicans)[c] | 1 | |
| Republican | 12 | |
| Total |
25 | |
Select primary results[edit]
District 32[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Maralyn Chase (inc.) | 11,507 | 51.24 | |
| Democratic | Chris Eggen | 5,343 | 23.79 | |
| Republican | Robert Reedy | 5,606 | 24.96 | |
| Total votes | 100 | |||
District 35[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority Coalition Caucus | Tim Sheldon (inc.)[h] | 9,706 | 33.3 | |
| Democratic | Irene Bowling | 10,321 | 35.42 | |
| Republican | Travis Couture | 9,116 | 31.28 | |
| Total votes | 100 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 37[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pramila Jayapal | 11,815 | 53.91 | |
| Republican | Rowland Martin | 2,273 | 10.37 | |
| Democratic | Sheley Secrest | 2,204 | 10.06 | |
| Democratic | Claude Burfect | 424 | 1.93 | |
| Democratic | John Stafford | 1,639 | 7.48 | |
| Democratic | Louis Watanabe | 3,562 | 16.25 | |
| Total votes | 21,917 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
General election results[edit]
Results as reported by the Secretary of State:[3]
District 6[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael Baumgartner (inc.) | 28,309 | 57.47 | |
| Democratic | Rich Cowan | 20,949 | 42.53 | |
| Total votes | 49,258 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Dansel (inc.) | 32,702 | 72.17 | |
| Republican | Tony Booth | 12,612 | 27.83 | |
| Total votes | 45,314 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sharon Brown (inc.) | 30,552 | 74.15 | |
| Democratic | Doug McKinley | 10,649 | 25.85 | |
| Total votes | 41,201 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 13[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Judith (Judy) Warnick | 30,751 | 86.33 | |
| Democratic | Mohammad Said | 4,868 | 13.67 | |
| Total votes | 35,619 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 15[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Honeyford (inc.)[i] | 16,794 | 72.76 | |
| Democratic | Gabriel Munoz | 6,288 | 27.24 | |
| Total votes | 23,082 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Marko Liias (inc.) | 20,227 | 54.52 | |
| Republican | Dan Matthews[i] | 16,871 | 45.48 | |
| Total votes | 37,098 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 26[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jan Angel (Inc.) | 29,077 | 58.75 | |
| Democratic | Judy Arbogast | 20,414 | 41.25 | |
| Total votes | 49,491 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 28[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve O'Ban (Inc.) | 20,945 | 54.48 | |
| Democratic | Tami Green | 17,503 | 45.52 | |
| Total votes | 38,448 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 29[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Conway (inc.) | 13,071 | 58.49 | |
| Republican | Terry Harder | 9,277 | 41.51 | |
| Total votes | 22,348 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 30[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Miloscia[j] | 17,266 | 55.60 | |||
| Democratic | Shari Song | 13,790 | 44.40 | |||
| Total votes | 31,056 | 100 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 31[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pam Roach (inc.) | 21,226 | 53.67 | |
| Republican | Cathy Dahlquist | 18,324 | 46.33 | |
| Total votes | 39,550 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 32[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Maralyn Chase (inc.) | 29,560 | 71.36 | |
| Republican | Robert Reedy | 11,863 | 28.64 | |
| Total votes | 41,423 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 33[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Karen Keiser (inc.) | 18,476 | 62.69 | |
| Republican | Martin Metz | 10,994 | 37.31 | |
| Total votes | 29,470 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 34[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sharon Nelson (inc.) | 34,436 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 34,436 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 35[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority Coalition Caucus | Tim Sheldon (inc.)[h] | 24,317 | 54.41 | |
| Democratic | Irene Bowling | 20,375 | 45.59 | |
| Total votes | 44,692 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 36[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (inc.) | 47,025 | 84.19 | |
| Republican | Sarina Forbes | 8,830 | 15.81 | |
| Total votes | 55,855 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 37[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pramila Jayapal | 26,091 | 70.71 | |
| Democratic | Louis Watanabe | 10,807 | 29.29 | |
| Total votes | 36,898 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 38[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John McCoy (inc.) | 19,414 | 61.88 | |
| Republican | Craig French | 11,960 | 38.12 | |
| Total votes | 31,374 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 42[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Doug Ericksen (inc.) | 30,209 | 58.71 | |
| Democratic | Seth Fleetwood | 21,244 | 41.29 | |
| Total votes | 51,453 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 43[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jamie Pedersen (inc.) | 39,507 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 39,507 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 44[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Hobbs (inc.) | 23,560 | 53.99 | |
| Republican | Jim Kellett | 20,077 | 46.01 | |
| Total votes | 43,637 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 45[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andy Hill (inc.) | 25,816 | 52.72 | |
| Democratic | Matt Isenhower | 23,156 | 47.28 | |
| Total votes | 48,972 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 46[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David Frockt (inc.) | 41,318 | 79.84 | |
| Republican | Van Sperry | 10,433 | 20.16 | |
| Total votes | 51,751 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 47[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Fain (inc.) | 21,730 | 63.62 | |
| Democratic | Carol Barber | 12,428 | 36.38 | |
| Total votes | 34,158 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 48[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cyrus Habib[k] | 24,833 | 64.87 | |||
| Republican | Michelle Darnell | 13,446 | 35.13 | |||
| Total votes | 38,279 | 100 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Majority Coalition Caucus | ||||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b 2 Democrats caucused with all 23 Republicans to form the Majority Coalition Caucus back in 2012.
- ^ Republicans had won 23 seats during the 2012 election.
- ^ a b c d Self-identified Democrat Tim Sheldon, who caucuses with the Republicans
- ^ On December 10, Senators Sheldon and Tom announced they would caucus with the Republicans, creating a conservative coalition majority (25-24).[2]
- ^ Only 25 seats open for election
- ^ Self-identified Democrats Tim Sheldon and Rodney Tom, who caucus with the Republicans
- ^ Including open seats with two candidates of the same party competing in the general election.
- ^ a b Though he self-identifies as a Democrat, Senator Sheldon has caucused with the Republicans in the "Majority Coalition Caucus" since 10 December 2012 and has been disowned by Democratic organizations throughout the state and in his own district.
- ^ a b Prefers G.O.P. Party
- ^ Formerly Democrat, switched parties in 2014
- ^ The previous state senator, Rodney Tom, self-identifies as a Democrat and was elected as such in 2006 and again in 2010. However, he began his career as a Republican in the state house before 2006, and has been functionally independent since 10 December 2012 when he (with fellow Democrat Tim Sheldon caucused with the Republicans in the "Majority Coalition Caucus"; Tom was thereafter disowned by Democratic organizations throughout the state and in his own district. For all practical purposes, he was a political independent, so Habib's election amounted to a Democratic gain over an independent.
References[edit]
- ^ "Top 2 Primary: FAQs for Voters".
- ^ "Dems Hand Second State Senate to GOP". December 11, 2012.
- ^ "Washington Secretary of State, 2014 General Election Results - Legislative - All Results". vote.wa.gov. November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.