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Washington State Senate elections, 2022
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25 of 49 seats in the Washington State Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Karen Keiser John Braun
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 33rd-Des Moines 20th-Centralia
Seats before 28 21
Seats won 29 20
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 793,534 548,781
Percentage 56.81% 39.29%
Swing Increase 7.22 pp Decrease 8.13 pp
Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election
President pro tempore before election

Karen Keiser
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Karen Keiser
Democratic

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The 2022 Washington State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Washington state voters elected state senators in 25 of the state's 49 Senate districts. The other 24 state senators were not up for re-election until the next biennial election in 2024. State senators served four-year terms in the Washington State Senate.

A top two primary election in August 2022 determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Each candidate was allowed to write in their party preference so that it appeared as they desired on the ballot.[1]

Following the 2020 state senate elections, Democrats maintained control of the Senate, 28–21.[2] Senators Sharon Brown (R),[3] Reuven Carlyle (D),[4] Mona Das (D),[5] David Frockt (D),[6] Jim Honeyford (R),[7] and Tim Sheldon (D-MCC)[8] are not seeking re-election. Additionally, Senator Jeannie Darneille (D) retired early and her seat will be up for election this cycle.[9]

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe D May 19, 2022

Summary of Results by State Senate District[edit]

  • Districts not listed were not up for election in 2022.
    ** Incumbent did not seek re-election.
State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
6th Jeff Holy Rep Jeff Holy Rep
7th Shelly Short Rep Shelly Short Rep
8th **Sharon Brown Rep Matt Boehnke Rep
13th Judy Warnick Rep Judy Warnick Rep
15th **Jim Honeyford Rep Nikki Torres Rep
21st Marko Liias Dem Marko Liias Dem
26th Emily Randall Dem Emily Randall Dem
27th Special **Jeannie Darneille Dem Yasmin Trudeau Dem
29th Steve Conway Dem Steve Conway Dem
30th Claire Wilson Dem Claire Wilson Dem
31st Phil Fortunato Rep Phil Fortunato Rep
32nd Jesse Salomon Dem Jesse Salomon Dem
33rd Karen Keiser Dem Karen Keiser Dem
34th Joe Nguyen Dem Joe Nguyen Dem
35th **Tim Sheldon Dem* Drew MacEwen Rep
36th **Reuven Carlyle Dem Noel Frame Dem
37th Rebecca Saldaña Dem Rebecca Saldaña Dem
38th June Robinson Dem June Robinson Dem
42nd Simon Sefzik Rep Sharon Shewmake Dem
43rd Jamie Pedersen Dem Jamie Pedersen Dem
44th John Lovick Dem John Lovick Dem
45th Manka Dhingra Dem Manka Dhingra Dem
46th **David Frockt Dem Javier Valdez Dem
47th **Mona Das Dem Claudia Kauffman Dem
48th Patty Kuderer Dem Patty Kuderer Dem

Source:[11]

Detailed results[edit]

District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 13 • District 15 • District 21 • District 26 • District 27 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48

District 6[edit]

Washington's 6th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Holy (incumbent) 26,707 94.18
Write-in 1650 5.82
Total votes 28,357 100.0
General election
Republican Jeff Holy (incumbent) 42,277 94.51
Write-in 2456 5.49
Total votes 44,733 100.0
Republican hold

District 7[edit]

Washington's 7th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shelly Short (incumbent) 33,274 96.31
Write-in 1274 3.69
Total votes 34,548 100.0
General election
Republican Shelly Short (incumbent) 51,661 96.93
Write-in 1638 3.07
Total votes 53,299 100.0
Republican hold

District 8[edit]

Washington's 8th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Boehnke 23,939 67.16
Independent Ronni Batchelor 8,627 24.20
Republican Alex Barrington 2,917 8.18
Write-in 163 0.46
Total votes 35,646 100.0
General election
Republican Matt Boehnke 40,808 71.70
Independent Ronni Batchelor 15,960 28.04
Write-in 143 0.25
Total votes 56,911 100.0
Republican hold

District 13[edit]

Washington's 13th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Judy Warnick (incumbent) 26,084 97.54
Write-in 659 2.46
Total votes 26,743 100.0
General election
Republican Judy Warnick (incumbent) 41,785 97.11
Write-in 1242 2.89
Total votes 43,027 100.0
Republican hold

District 15[edit]

Washington's 15th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nikki Torres 10,334 94.25
Write-in 630 5.75
Total votes 10,964 100.0
General election
Republican Nikki Torres 15,686 67.68
Democratic Lindsey Keesling[a] 7,437 32.09
Write-in 55 0.24
Total votes 23,178 100.0
Republican hold

District 21[edit]

Washington's 21st State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marko Liias (incumbent) 21,645 62.68
Republican Janelle Cass 12,821 37.13
Write-in 66 0.19
Total votes 34,532 100.0
General election
Democratic Marko Liias (incumbent) 36,363 63.25
Republican Janelle Cass 21,069 36.65
Write-in 60 0.10
Total votes 57,492 100.0
Democratic hold

District 26[edit]

Washington's 26th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emily Randall (incumbent) 25,850 51.52
Republican Jesse L. Young 22,257 44.36
Republican David Crissman 2,031 4.05
Write-in 37 0.07
Total votes 50,175 100.0
General election
Democratic Emily Randall (incumbent) 38,222 50.79
Republican Jesse L. Young 36,946 49.09
Write-in 93 0.12
Total votes 75,261 100.0
Democratic hold

District 27[edit]

Washington's 27th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yasmin Trudeau 24,633 70.26
Republican Ashley M. Ray 6,461 18.43
Republican Mike Stewart 3,925 11.20
Write-in 41 0.12
Total votes 35,060 100.0
General election
Democratic Yasmin Trudeau 41,035 70.54
Republican Ashley M. Ray 17,074 29.35
Write-in 60 0.10
Total votes 58,169 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29[edit]

Washington's 29th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Conway (incumbent) 12,516 58.52
Republican Terry Harder 8,808 41.18
Write-in 63 0.29
Total votes 21,387 100.0
General election
Democratic Steve Conway (incumbent) 22,622 59.03
Republican Terry Harder 15,631 40.79
Write-in 70 0.18
Total votes 38,323 100.0
Democratic hold

District 30[edit]

Washington's 30th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Claire Wilson (incumbent) 13,596 54.10
Republican Linda Kochmar 9,229 36.73
Republican Mark W. Christie 2,267 9.02
Write-in 38 0.15
Total votes 25,130 100.0
General election
Democratic Claire Wilson (incumbent) 23,282 55.21
Republican Linda Kochmar 18,833 44.66
Write-in 53 0.13
Total votes 42,168 100.0
Democratic hold

District 31[edit]

Washington's 31st State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Fortunato (incumbent) 20,491 55.38
Independent Chris Vance 14,469 39.11
Independent Clifford Knopik 1,735 4.69
Write-in 304 0.82
Total votes 36,999 100.0
General election
Republican Phil Fortunato (incumbent) 35,764 55.81
Independent Chris Vance 28,053 43.78
Write-in 263 0.41
Total votes 64,080 100.0
Republican hold

District 32[edit]

Washington's 32nd State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jesse Salomon (incumbent) 24,232 65.39
Democratic Patricia Weber 7,134 19.25
Independent Evelyn Anthony 5,303 14.31
Write-in 386 1.04
Total votes 37,055 100.0
General election
Democratic Jesse Salomon (incumbent) 43,240 74.82
Democratic Patricia Weber 13,159 22.77
Write-in 1396 2.42
Total votes 57,795 100.0
Democratic hold

District 33[edit]

Washington's 33rd State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Keiser (incumbent) 18,985 92.05
Write-in 1639 7.95
Total votes 20,624 100.0
General election
Democratic Karen Keiser (incumbent) 30,332 69.12
Republican Marliza Melzer[b] 13,486 30.73
Write-in 63 0.14
Total votes 43,881 100.0
Democratic hold

District 34[edit]

Washington's 34th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Nguyen (incumbent) 35,911 83.29
Republican John Potter 4,289 9.95
Independent Amber Bennett 2,257 5.23
Republican GoodSpaceGuy 355 0.82
Independent Tony Mitchum 252 0.58
Write-in 50 0.12
Total votes 43,114 100.0
General election
Democratic Joe Nguyen (incumbent) 59,713 86.06
Republican John Potter 9,570 13.79
Write-in 105 0.15
Total votes 69,388 100.0
Democratic hold

District 35[edit]

Washington's 35th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Drew MacEwen 27,174 54.96
Democratic Julianne Gale 22,211 44.92
Write-in 57 0.12
Total votes 49,442 100.0
General election
Republican Drew MacEwen 41,828 56.06
Democratic Julianne Gale 32,705 43.84
Write-in 74 0.10
Total votes 74,607 100.0
Republican gain from Majority Coalition Caucus

District 36[edit]

Washington's 36th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Noel Frame 35,090 82.06
Democratic Kate Martin 7,261 16.98
Write-in 409 0.96
Total votes 42,760 100.0
General election
Democratic Noel Frame 61,783 83.60
Democratic Kate Martin 11,700 15.83
Write-in 421 0.57
Total votes 73,904 100.0
Democratic hold

District 37[edit]

Washington's 37th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rebecca Saldaña (incumbent) 29,413 97.86
Write-in 642 2.14
Total votes 30,055 100.0
General election
Democratic Rebecca Saldaña (incumbent) 49,271 98.45
Write-in 776 1.55
Total votes 50,047 100.0
Democratic hold

District 38[edit]

Washington's 38th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic June Robinson (incumbent) 17,733 57.68
Republican Bernard Moody 9,199 29.92
Republican Anita Azariah 3,771 12.27
Write-in 40 0.13
Total votes 30,743 100.0
General election
Democratic June Robinson (incumbent) 30,093 58.10
Republican Bernard Moody 21,627 41.76
Write-in 73 0.14
Total votes 51,793 100.0
Democratic hold

District 42[edit]

Washington's 42nd State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Shewmake 24,497 47.07
Republican Simon Sefzik (incumbent) 17,248 33.14
Republican Ben Elenbaas 10,277 19.75
Write-in 21 0.04
Total votes 52,043 100.0
General election
Democratic Sharon Shewmake 38,098 50.55
Republican Simon Sefzik (incumbent) 37,193 49.35
Write-in 75 0.10
Total votes 75,366 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 43[edit]

Washington's 43rd State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamie Pedersen (incumbent) 30,299 97.93
Write-in 640 2.07
Total votes 30,939 100.0
General election
Democratic Jamie Pedersen (incumbent) 50,957 98.55
Write-in 751 1.45
Total votes 51,708 100.0
Democratic hold

District 44[edit]

Washington's 44th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Lovick (incumbent) 21,773 58.28
Republican Jeb Brewer 15,542 41.60
Write-in 42 0.11
Total votes 37,357 100.0
General election
Democratic John Lovick (incumbent) 37,226 58.77
Republican Jeb Brewer 26,062 41.14
Write-in 59 0.09
Total votes 63,347 100.0
Democratic hold

District 45[edit]

Washington's 45th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Manka Dhingra (incumbent) 25,773 65.40
Republican Ryika Hooshangi 13,570 34.43
Write-in 65 0.16
Total votes 39,408 100.0
General election
Democratic Manka Dhingra (incumbent) 41,391 62.87
Republican Ryika Hooshangi 24,354 36.99
Write-in 86 0.13
Total votes 65,831 100.0
Democratic hold

District 46[edit]

Washington's 46th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Javier Valdez 34,984 83.01
Democratic Matthew Gross 5,150 12.22
Standup-America Party Alex Tsimerman 1,784 4.23
Write-in 224 0.53
Total votes 42,142 100.0
General election
Democratic Javier Valdez 55,915 84.89
Democratic Matthew Gross 9,531 14.47
Write-in 420 0.64
Total votes 65,866 100.0
Democratic hold

District 47[edit]

Washington's 47th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Boyce 13,734 45.54
Democratic Claudia Kauffman 8,222 27.26
Democratic Satwinder Kaur 8,157 27.05
Write-in 46 0.15
Total votes 30,159 100.0
General election
Democratic Claudia Kauffman 26,251 52.70
Republican Bill Boyce 23,502 47.19
Write-in 55 0.11
Total votes 49,808 100.0
Democratic hold

District 48[edit]

Washington's 48th State Senate District, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patty Kuderer (incumbent) 19,389 71.39
Republican Michelle Darnell 7,717 28.41
Write-in 54 0.20
Total votes 27,160 100.0
General election
Democratic Patty Kuderer (incumbent) 33,208 70.58
Republican Michelle Darnell 13,795 29.32
Write-in 50 0.11
Total votes 47,053 100.0
Democratic hold
  1. ^ Democrat Lindsey Keesling received enough write-in votes in the primary to be listed on the general election ballot.[12]
  2. ^ Republican Marliza Melzer received enough write-in votes in the primary to be listed on the general election ballot.[13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Top 2 Primary: FAQs for Voters". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Canvass of the Returns of the General Election Held on November 3, 2020" (PDF). State of Washington Secretary of State. December 1, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "WA GOP senator is calling it quits after a decade in office". Tri-City Herald. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Senate Environment chair Carlyle won't seek reelection". Washington State Wire. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "State Sen. Mona Das drops out of race to retain 47th District seat". Kent Reporter. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sen. David Frockt won't seek re-election". Washington State Wire. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Sen. Jim Honeyford won't seek reelection in 2022". Yakima Herald-Republic. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "WA state Sen. Tim Sheldon, Rep. Jesse Johnson won't return to Legislature". The Seattle Times. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "Sen. Jeannie Darneille resigns from Legislature to help lead Women's Prison Division". Washington State Wire. September 21, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  10. ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "August 2, 2022 Primary - Legislative". Secretary of State of Washington. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  12. ^ "Democrat Lindsey Keesling Headed to November Ballot in District 15 Senate Race". Yakima Herald. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 Primary Election Recap". ShiftWA.org. August 3, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Washington_State_Senate_election