2026 Washington State Senate election

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Washington State Senate elections, 2026
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  2024 November 3, 20262028 

24 of 49 seats in the Washington State Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Jamie Pedersen John Braun
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 3rd 20th
Current seats3019
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Incumbent Majority Leader

Jamie Pedersen
Democratic



The 2026 Washington State Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections. [1] Voters will elect half the members of the Washington State Senate in the U.S. state of Washington's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. [2]

Contents

Summary of results by district

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorOutcome
6th Jeff Holy Rep TBD
7th Shelly Short Rep TBD
8th Matt Boehnke Rep TBD
13th Judy Warnick Rep TBD
15th Nikki Torres Rep TBD
21st Marko Liias Dem TBD
26th Deborah Krishnadasan Dem TBD
29th Steve Conway Dem TBD
30th Claire Wilson Dem TBD
31st Phil Fortunato Rep TBD
32nd Jesse Salomon Dem TBD
33rd Tina Orwall Dem TBD
34th Emily Alvarado Dem TBD
35th Drew MacEwen Rep TBD
36th Noel Frame Dem TBD
37th Rebecca Saldaña Dem TBD
38th June Robinson Dem TBD
42nd Sharon Shewmake Dem TBD
43rd Jamie Pedersen Dem TBD
44th John Lovick Dem TBD
45th Manka Dhingra Dem TBD
46th Javier Valdez Dem TBD
47th Claudia Kauffman Dem TBD
48th Vandana Slatter Dem TBD

List of districts

District 6District 7District 8District 13District 15District 21District 26District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 42District 43District 44District 45District 46District 47District 48

District 6

The 6th district is represented by Republican Jeff Holy, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 7

The 7th district is represented by Republican Shelly Short, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 8

The 8th district is represented by Republican Matt Boehnke, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 13

The 13th district is represented by Republican Judy Warnick, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 15

The 15th district is represented by Republican Nikki Torres, who is running for re-election. [3]

District 21

The 21st district is represented by Democrat Marko Liias, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 26

The 26th district is represented by Democrat Deborah Krishnadasan, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 29

The 29th district is represented by Democrat Steve Conway, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 30

The 30th district is represented by Democrat Claire Wilson, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 31

The 31st district is represented by Republican Phil Fortunato, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 32

The 32nd district is represented by Democrat Jesse Salomon, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 33

The 33rd district is represented by Democrat Tina Orwall, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 34

The 34th district is represented by Democrat Emily Alvarado, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 35

The 35th district is represented by Republican Drew MacEwen, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 36

The 36th district is represented by Democrat Noel Frame, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 37

The 37th district is represented by Democrat Rebecca Saldaña, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 38

The 38th district is represented by Democrat June Robinson, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 42

The 42nd district is represented by Democrat Sharon Shewmake, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 43

The 43rd district is represented by Democrat and Incumbent Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 44

The 44th district is represented by Democrat John Lovick, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 45

The 45th district is represented by Democrat Manka Dhingra, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 46

The 46th district is represented by Democrat Javier Valdez, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 47

The 47th district is represented by Democrat Claudia Kauffman, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 48

The 48th district is represented by Democrat Vandana Slatter, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

References

  1. Booker, Brakkton (2025-07-29). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  2. "Washington State Senate elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  3. Kenzo Sundeen, Jasper (March 27, 2025). "State Sen. Nikki Torres announces reelection bid for 15th District". Yakima Herald-Republic . Retrieved August 12, 2025.