2014 Washington State Senate election

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Washington State Senate elections, 2014
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  2012 November 4, 2014 2016  

25 seats of the Washington State Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Tim Sheldon Portrait.jpg Sharon Nelson 01B.jpg
Leader Tim Sheldon Sharon Nelson
Party Majority Coalition Caucus [lower-alpha 1] Democratic
Leader's seat 35th-Potlatch 34th-Vashon
Last election23 [lower-alpha 2] 26
Seats before26 [lower-alpha 1] 23
Seats after2623
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

2014 Washington State Senate election map.svg
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)

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.

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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
PartySeats+/–
Democratic 230
Democrat caucusing with Republicans 1 [lower-alpha 3] Decrease2.svg 1
Republican 25Increase2.svg 1
Total49
Seats in this election
PartySeats+/–
Democratic 120
Democrat caucusing with Republicans 1 [lower-alpha 3] Decrease2.svg 1
Republican 12Increase2.svg 1
Total25

Composition

Pre-election [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] Seats
 Democratic12
 Democrats (caucusing with Republicans) [lower-alpha 6] 2
 Republican11
ElectionsSeats
 Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested2
 Democratic Incumbent vs. Democrat1
 Democratic Incumbent vs. Republican7
 Democratic Incumbent (caucusing with Republicans) vs. Democrat [lower-alpha 3] 1
 Republican Incumbent vs. Democrat8
 Republican Incumbent vs. Republican2
 Contested, Open Seats [lower-alpha 7] 4
 Total
25
Post-electionSeats
 Democratic12
 Democrat (caucusing with Republicans) [lower-alpha 3] 1
 Republican12
 Total
25

Select primary results

District 32

Washington's 32nd legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maralyn Chase (inc.) 11,507 51.24
Democratic Chris Eggen5,34323.79
Republican Robert Reedy 5,606 24.96
Total votes100

District 35

Washington's 35th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Majority Coalition Caucus Tim Sheldon (inc.) [lower-alpha 8] 9,706 33.3
Democratic Irene Bowling 10,321 35.42
Republican Travis Couture9,11631.28
Total votes100
Democratic hold

District 37

Washington's 37th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pramila Jayapal 11,815 53.91
Republican Rowland Martin2,27310.37
Democratic Sheley Secrest2,20410.06
Democratic Claude Burfect4241.93
Democratic John Stafford1,6397.48
Democratic Louis Watanabe 3,562 16.25
Total votes21,917 100
Democratic hold

General election results

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

District 6

Washington's 6th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Baumgartner (inc.) 28,309 57.47
Democratic Rich Cowan20,94942.53
Total votes49,258 100
Republican hold

District 7

Washington's 7th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Dansel (inc.) 32,702 72.17
Republican Tony Booth12,61227.83
Total votes45,314 100
Republican hold

District 8

Washington's 8th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sharon Brown (inc.) 30,552 74.15
Democratic Doug McKinley10,64925.85
Total votes41,201 100
Republican hold

District 13

Washington's 13th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Judith (Judy) Warnick 30,751 86.33
Democratic Mohammad Said4,86813.67
Total votes35,619 100
Republican hold

District 15

Washington's 15th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Honeyford (inc.) [lower-alpha 9] 16,794 72.76
Democratic Gabriel Munoz6,28827.24
Total votes23,082 100
Republican hold

District 21

Washington's 21st legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marko Liias (inc.) 20,227 54.52
Republican Dan Matthews [lower-alpha 9] 16,87145.48
Total votes37,098 100
Democratic hold

District 26

Washington's 26th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jan Angel (Inc.) 29,077 58.75
Democratic Judy Arbogast20,41441.25
Total votes49,491 100
Republican hold

District 28

Washington's 28th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve O'Ban (Inc.) 20,945 54.48
Democratic Tami Green 17,50345.52
Total votes38,448 100
Republican hold

District 29

Washington's 29th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Steve Conway (inc.) 13,071 58.49
Republican Terry Harder9,27741.51
Total votes22,348 100
Democratic hold

District 30

Washington's 30th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Miloscia [lower-alpha 10] 17,266 55.60
Democratic Shari Song13,79044.40
Total votes31,056 100
Republican gain from Democratic

District 31

Washington's 31st legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pam Roach (inc.) 21,226 53.67
Republican Cathy Dahlquist 18,32446.33
Total votes39,550 100
Republican hold

District 32

Washington's 32nd legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maralyn Chase (inc.) 29,560 71.36
Republican Robert Reedy11,86328.64
Total votes41,423 100
Democratic hold

District 33

Washington's 33rd legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Karen Keiser (inc.) 18,476 62.69
Republican Martin Metz10,99437.31
Total votes29,470 100
Democratic hold

District 34

Washington's 34th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sharon Nelson (inc.) 34,436 100
Total votes34,436 100
Democratic hold

District 35

Washington's 35th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Majority Coalition Caucus Tim Sheldon (inc.) [lower-alpha 8] 24,317 54.41
Democratic Irene Bowling20,37545.59
Total votes44,692 100
Democratic hold

District 36

Washington's 36th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeanne Kohl-Welles (inc.) 47,025 84.19
Republican Sarina Forbes8,83015.81
Total votes55,855 100
Democratic hold

District 37

Washington's 37th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pramila Jayapal 26,091 70.71
Democratic Louis Watanabe10,80729.29
Total votes36,898 100
Democratic hold

District 38

Washington's 38th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John McCoy (inc.) 19,414 61.88
Republican Craig French11,96038.12
Total votes31,374 100
Democratic hold

District 42

Washington's 42nd legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Ericksen (inc.) 30,209 58.71
Democratic Seth Fleetwood21,24441.29
Total votes51,453 100
Republican hold

District 43

Washington's 43rd legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jamie Pedersen (inc.) 39,507 100
Total votes39,507 100
Democratic hold

District 44

Washington's 44th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Steve Hobbs (inc.) 23,560 53.99
Republican Jim Kellett20,07746.01
Total votes43,637 100
Democratic hold

District 45

Washington's 45th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Andy Hill (inc.) 25,816 52.72
Democratic Matt Isenhower23,15647.28
Total votes48,972 100
Republican hold

District 46

Washington's 46th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Frockt (inc.) 41,318 79.84
Republican Van Sperry10,43320.16
Total votes51,751 100
Democratic hold

District 47

Washington's 47th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Fain (inc.) 21,730 63.62
Democratic Carol Barber12,42836.38
Total votes34,158 100
Republican hold

District 48

Washington's 48th legislative district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cyrus Habib [lower-alpha 11] 24,833 64.87
Republican Michelle Darnell13,44635.13
Total votes38,279 100
Democratic gain from Majority Coalition Caucus

Notes

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.

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References

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  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.