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Elections were held in Washington on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on August 17, 2010.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Patty Murray won re-election to her fourth term in office, defeating Republican challenger Dino Rossi by 5 points. [1]
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]
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]
Nine statewide ballot measures were certified for the November 2, 2010 statewide ballot.
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]
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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