Washington State Senate elections, 2014
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25 seats of the Washington State Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Tim Sheldon Sharon Nelson
Party Majority Coalition Caucus[a] Democratic
Leader's seat 35th-Potlatch 34th-Vashon
Last election 23[b] 26
Seats before 26[a] 23
Seats after 26 23
Seat change Steady Steady
Results:
     Republican gain      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
     Coalition Democrat Hold
     No election
President pro tempore before election

Tim Sheldon
Democratic (Coalition)

Elected President pro tempore

Pam Roach
Republican (Coalition)

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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

Senate Overall
Party Seats +/–
Democratic 23 0
Democrat caucusing with Republicans 1[c] Decrease 1
Republican 25 Increase 1
Total 49
Seats in this election
Party Seats +/–
Democratic 12 0
Democrat caucusing with Republicans 1[c] Decrease 1
Republican 12 Increase 1
Total 25

Composition

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

District 32

Washington's 32nd legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 35th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 37th legislative district election, 2014
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

Results as reported by the Secretary of State:[3]

District 6

Washington's 6th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 7th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 8th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 13th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 15th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 21st legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 26th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 28th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 29th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 30th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 31st legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 32nd legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 33rd legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 34th legislative district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Nelson (inc.) 34,436 100
Total votes 34,436 100
Democratic hold

District 35

Washington's 35th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 36th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 37th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 38th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 42nd legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 43rd legislative district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamie Pedersen (inc.) 39,507 100
Total votes 39,507 100
Democratic hold

District 44

Washington's 44th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 45th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 46th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 47th legislative district election, 2014
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

Washington's 48th legislative district election, 2014
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

  1. ^ a b 2 Democrats caucused with all 23 Republicans to form the Majority Coalition Caucus back in 2012.
  2. ^ Republicans had won 23 seats during the 2012 election.
  3. ^ a b c d Self-identified Democrat Tim Sheldon, who caucuses with the Republicans
  4. ^ On December 10, Senators Sheldon and Tom announced they would caucus with the Republicans, creating a conservative coalition majority (25-24).[2]
  5. ^ Only 25 seats open for election
  6. ^ Self-identified Democrats Tim Sheldon and Rodney Tom, who caucus with the Republicans
  7. ^ Including open seats with two candidates of the same party competing in the general election.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b Prefers G.O.P. Party
  10. ^ Formerly Democrat, switched parties in 2014
  11. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Top 2 Primary: FAQs for Voters".
  2. ^ "Dems Hand Second State Senate to GOP". December 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "Washington Secretary of State, 2014 General Election Results - Legislative - All Results". vote.wa.gov. November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
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