 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 seats of the Washington State Senate 25 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Results: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold No election | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elections in Washington |
|---|
 |
The 2006 Elections in Washington include races for the US Senate, US House and Washington State Legislature. This page tracks incumbents and challengers for the Washington State Senate. [1]
| State Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator [1] | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | Bradley Benson | Rep | Christopher Marr | Dem | ||
| 7th | Harry Morton | Rep | Harry Morton | Rep | ||
| 8th | Jerome Delvin | Rep | Jerome Delvin | Rep | ||
| 13th | Joyce Mulliken | Rep | Janea Holmquist | Rep | ||
| 15th | James Honeyford | Rep | James Honeyford | Rep | ||
| 21st | Paull Shin | Dem | Paull Shin | Dem | ||
| 26th | Bob Oke | Rep | Derek Kilmer | Dem | ||
| 29th | Rosa Franklin | Dem | Rosa Franklin | Dem | ||
| 30th | Tracey Eide | Dem | Tracey Eide | Dem | ||
| 31st | Pam Roach | Dem | Pam Roach | Rep | ||
| 32nd | Darlene Fairley | Dem | Darlene Fairley | Dem | ||
| 33rd | Karen Keiser | Dem | Karen Keiser | Dem | ||
| 34th | Erik Poulsen | Dem | Erik Poulsen | Dem | ||
| 35th | Timothy Sheldon | Dem | Timothy Sheldon | Dem | ||
| 36th | Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Dem | Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Dem | ||
| 37th | Adam Kline | Dem | Adam Kline | Dem | ||
| 38th | Jean Berkey | Dem | Jean Berkey | Dem | ||
| 42nd | Dale Brandland | Dem | Dale Brandland | Dem | ||
| 43rd | Patricia Thibaudeau | Dem | Edward Murray | Dem | ||
| 44th | Dave Schmidt | Rep | Steven Hobbs | Dem | ||
| 45th | Bill Finkbeiner | Rep | Eric Oemig | Dem | ||
| 46th | Ken Jacobsen | Dem | Ken Jacobsen | Dem | ||
| 47th | Stephen Johnson | Rep | Claudia Kauffman | Dem | ||
| 48th | Luke Esser | Rep | Rodney Tom | Dem | ||
Before the 2006 elections, Democrats held 26 of 49 seats in the state Senate, a 1-vote majority. Democrats successfully flipped five seats while Republicans flipped one, bringing the Democratic majority to 30 out of 49 seats.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | 2006 Candidates & Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 6 | Brad Benson | Republican | Running | Brad Benson (R) 45.3% Chris Marr (D) (cw) 54.7% | |
| Republican Sen. Brad Benson, who served eight years in the state House of Representatives, won the Senate seat in 2004 after Jim West (R) resigned to become Spokane's mayor. He defeated West's replacement, Brian Murray, in the GOP primary and defeated Democrat Laurie Dolan, a former administrator for Spokane Public Schools who now serves as an adviser to Gov. Christine Gregoire, in the general election. Chris Marr has been the Chair of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce, a regent at Washington State University, State transportation commissioner, chair of both Deaconess and Valley hospitals, and has been a business owner for 20 years in Spokane. This is the first time since before World War II that this district has been represented by a Democrat. | |||||
| District 7 | Bob Morton | Republican | Running | Bob Morton (R) 68% Chris Zaferes (D) 32% | |
| This was the first time that Bob Morton had been challenged by anyone since he first won the seat in 1994. The 7th District's Senate seat has been held by a Republican since 1982. | |||||
| District 8 | Jerome Delvin | Republican | Running | Jerome Delvin (R) 100% | |
| Jerome Delvin was appointed in 2004 to replace Patricia Hale. He was challenged in 2004 by John David, and got 70.69% of the vote. | |||||
| District 13 | Joyce Mulliken | Republican | Retiring | Janea Holmquist (R) 67.1% Lisa Bowen (D) 32.9% | |
| Joyce Mulliken, the Republican Deputy Whip, is not seeking re-election in 2006. | |||||
| District 15 | Jim Honeyford | Republican | Running | Jim Honeyford (R) 62.5% Tomás A. Villanueva (D) 37.5% | |
| James Honeyford was unchallenged in 2002. | |||||
| District 21 | Paull Shin | Democrat | Running | Paull Shin (D) 100% | |
| Paull Shin was challenged by Cheryl Potebnya in 2002, and received 62.07% of the vote. | |||||
| District 26 | Robert Oke | Republican | Not Running | Jim Hines (R) 40% Derek Kilmer (D) 60% | |
| This is an open seat in the 2006 election. Robert Oke was challenged by Betty Ringlee in 2002, and received 50.42% of the vote. Oke is not seeking re-election in 2006. This year's contest could have been a rematch of a 2004 House race. Lois McMahan was previously a representative in the State House of Representatives, until she was unseated by Derek Kilmer that year. Kilmer won by 555 votes (with 49.67% of the vote). | |||||
| District 29 | Rosa Franklin | Democrat | Running | Rosa Franklin (D) 100% | |
| Rosa Franklin was unchallenged in 2002. | |||||
| District 30 | Tracey J. Eide | Democrat | Running | Tracey J. Eide (D) 59.5% Renee Maher (R) 40.5% | |
| Tracey Eide was challenged by William Moore in 2002, and received 54.05% of the vote. | |||||
| District 31 | Pam Roach | Republican | Running | Pam Roach (R) 53.1% Yvonne Ward (R) 46.9% | |
| Pam Roach was challenged by Yvonne Ward in 2002, and received 51.69% of the vote. | |||||
| District 32 | Darlene Fairley | Democrat | Running | Darlene Fairley (D) 67.6% David Baker (R) 46.9% | |
| Darlene Fairley was challenged by Michael Plunkett in 2002, and received 61.74% of the vote. | |||||
| District 33 | Karen Keiser | Democrat | Running | Karen Keiser (D) 62.5% Karen Steele (R) 37.5% | |
| Karen Keiser was challenged by James Russell in 2002, and received 63.37% of the vote. | |||||
| District 34 | Erik Poulsen | Democrat | Running | Erik Poulsen (D) 79.75% Paul Byrne (R) 20.25% | |
| Erik Poulsen was unchallenged in 2002. | |||||
| District 35 | Tim Sheldon | Democrat | Running | Tim Sheldon (D) 72.3% Mark E. Shattuck (R) 27.7% | |
| Tim Sheldon was challenged by Marilou Rickert of the Green Party in 2002, and received 78.28% of the vote. | |||||
| District 36 | Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Democrat | Running | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D) 100% | |
| Jeanne Kohl-Welles was unchallenged in 2002. | |||||
| District 37 | Adam Kline | Democrat | Running | Adam Kline (D) 86.5% Brian Thomas (R) 13.5% | |
| Adam Kline was unchallenged in 2002. | |||||
Jean Berkey was elected in 2002 into House Seat #2, and took the Senator position when Aaron Reardon took the position of Snohomish County Executive. Aaron was challenged by Glenn Coggeshell in 2002, and received 65.34% of the vote.
Dale Brandland was challenged by Georgia Gardner (D), Peter Tassoni (G) and Donald Crawford (L) in 2002, and received 49.25% of the vote.
Ed Murray has served the 43rd district since 1995 in the Washington State House of Representatives.
Pat Thibaudeau was challenged by Linde Knighton (G) in 2002, and received 79.04% of the vote. She announced her retirement from the Senate in May 2006, after Murray had declared his intention to challenge her for the Democratic nomination.
David Schmidt was challenged by Phil Doerflein (D) in 2002 and received 53.09% of the vote.
Incumbent Sen. Bill Finkbeiner has decided to step down, citing personal reasons. Rep. Toby Nixon has declared for the seat, leaving his House seat open.
Ken Jacobsen was unchallenged in 2002.
Stephen Johnson was challenged by Deborah Jacobson in 2002, and received 55.52% of the vote. Johnson has decided to run for Washington State Supreme Court in 2006, making this an open seat.
Steve Reichert was previously running for the Republican nomination, but withdrew due to an "old injury that has flared up" [ permanent dead link ].
Ed Crawford recently retired as chief of the city of Kent Police Department.
The 1986 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 4, in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term, the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. The Republicans had to defend an unusually large number of freshman Senate incumbents who had been elected on President Ronald Reagan's coattails in 1980. Democrats won a net of eight seats, defeating seven freshman incumbents, picking up two Republican-held open seats, and regaining control of the Senate for the first time since January 1981. This remains the most recent midterm election cycle in which the sitting president's party suffered net losses while still flipping a Senate seat.
The 1984 United States Senate elections were held on November 6, with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. They coincided with the landslide re-election of President Ronald Reagan in the presidential election. In spite of the lopsided presidential race, Reagan's Republican Party suffered a net loss of two Senate seats to the Democrats, although it retained control of the Senate with a reduced 53–47 majority. Democrats defeated incumbents in Illinois and Iowa, and won an open seat in Tennessee, while Republicans defeated an incumbent in Kentucky.
The 2010 United States Senate elections were held on November 2, 2010, from among the United States Senate's 100 seats. A special election was held on January 19, 2010, for a mid-term vacancy in Massachusetts. Thirty-four of the November elections were for six-year terms to the Senate's Class 3, while other three were special elections to finish incomplete terms. Those 37 November elections featured 19 incumbent Democrats and 18 incumbent Republicans.
The 1956 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate that coincided with the re-election of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections, and three special elections were held to fill vacancies. Although Democrats gained two seats in regular elections, the Republicans gained two seats in special elections, leaving the party balance of the chamber unchanged.
The 1954 United States Senate elections was a midterm election in the first term of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency. The 32 Senate seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections, and six special elections were held to fill vacancies. Eisenhower's Republican party lost a net of two seats to the Democratic opposition. This small change was just enough to give Democrats control of the chamber with the support of an Independent who agreed to caucus with them, he later officially joined the party in April 1955.
The 2006 Washington State House elections took place on November 7, 2006. Voters in all 49 of Washington's legislative districts voted for their representatives. Washington State Senate elections were also held on November 7.
Richard R. Tisei is an American politician and realtor from Massachusetts. A Republican, he served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court for a combined 26 years, eventually becoming Minority Leader in the Massachusetts Senate. He was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 2010 and the nominee for Congress from Massachusetts's 6th district in 2012 and 2014.
Anthony Pollina is an American politician who has served as Chair of the Vermont Progressive Party since 2017, and was as a member of the Vermont Senate from 2011 to 2023.
The 2002 United States elections were held on November 5, in the middle of Republican President George W. Bush's first term. Republicans won unified control of Congress, picking up seats in both chambers of Congress, making Bush the first President since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934 to gain seats in both houses of Congress. In the gubernatorial elections, Democrats won a net gain of one seat. The elections were held just a little under fourteen months after the September 11 attacks. Thus, the elections were heavily overshadowed by the War on Terror, the impending Iraq War, the early 2000s recession, and the sudden death of Democratic Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota about one week before the election.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a gubernatorial election and an election to the U.S. Senate.
The 1924 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Republican Senator Smith W. Brookhart ran for re-election to a full term in office against Democrat Daniel F. Steck.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 10 U.S. representatives from the state of Washington, one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 2.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Arkansas; one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries were held on May 22, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST. This election marked the first time in eight years where the Democrats contested every seat.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 6, 2018, electing the thirteen U.S. representatives from the State of North Carolina, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, as well as elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on November 6, 2018. All of Wyoming's executive offices were up for election, as well as a United States Senate seat and Wyoming's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 21, 2018.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Arkansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
General elections were held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 3, 2020. A primary was held on August 4. This election cycle is notable as it was only the second in state history in which Democrats won the top three statewide elections by double digits. The first was the 1936 election, in the middle of the Great Depression. As of 2023, this was the last time Republicans won any statewide election in Washington.
West Virginia held elections on November 3, 2020. Elections for the United States Senate and House, as well as for several statewide offices including the governorship were held. These elections were held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election and other elections nationwide. The Democratic and Republican party primary elections were held on June 9, 2020.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 10 U.S. representatives from the state of Washington, one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Going into this election, the Democratic Party represented seven seats, while the Republican Party represented three seats.
