2010 Washington elections

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Elections were held in Washington on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on August 17, 2010.

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Federal

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic Senator Patty Murray won re-election to her fourth term in office, defeating Republican challenger Dino Rossi by 5 points. [1]

United States House

All of Washington's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. All but one incumbent ran for re-election, with the exception being Brian Baird (D) of the 3rd District, who retired. [2] Baird's seat was won by Jaime Herrera Beutler (R), while incumbents won re-election in all eight other seats. [3]

Statewide

State Supreme Court

Three positions on the Washington Supreme Court were up for election in 2010. [4] James M. Johnson and Barbara Madsen won re-election uncontested, while Charles K. Wiggins defeated incumbent Richard B. Sanders by less than 1% of the vote. [5]

Ballot measures

Nine statewide ballot measures were certified for the November 2, 2010 statewide ballot.

Legislative

State Senate

Twenty-five of the forty-nine seats in the Washington State Senate were up for election. [6] Despite early leads from several Republican challengers, Democrats ultimately retained control of the Senate, winning fifteen races. [7] [6]

State House of Representatives

All of the seats in the Washington House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. Republicans gained five seats in the election, leading to a spread of 56 Democrats and 42 Republicans in the State House. [6] [8]

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References

  1. Durbin, Kathie (November 7, 2010). "Review the state of play". The Columbian . p. 1. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  2. Callaghan, Peter (August 27, 2010). "Primary, November voters might not differ that much". The Bellingham Herald . pp. A4. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  3. "Election Results". The News Tribune. November 27, 2010. pp. A4. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  4. "Judicial - All Results". Washington Secretary of State - Elections Division. November 29, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  5. Miletich, Steve (November 12, 2010). "Wiggins finally prevails in state Supreme Court race, unseating Sanders". The Seattle Times . Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Legislative - All Results". Washington Secretary of State Elections Division. November 29, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  7. "Republicans hold leads in key state Senate races". The Olympian . November 3, 2010. pp. A5. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  8. Dupler, Michelle (November 4, 2010). "GOP picks up 5 seats in House but remain the minority party". Tri-City Herald. p. 2. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
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