Diane Lynn Black is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district from January 3,2011,to January 3,2019. The district includes several suburban and rural areas east of Nashville. A Republican,she was previously elected to the Tennessee Senate,serving as floor leader of the Republican Caucus. She unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination in the 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election.
Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2023. The district is in southwestern Washington,lying across the Columbia River from Oregon's Portland metropolitan area. A Republican,Herrera Beutler previously served in the Washington House of Representatives.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the state,one from each of the state's ten congressional districts,a gain of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a federal quadrennial presidential election,concurrent statewide gubernatorial election,quadrennial statewide lieutenant gubernatorial election,and an election to the U.S. Senate. The state certified the returns on December 6,2012. Primary elections were held August 7,2012.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Washington took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell won re-election to a third term by a significant margin,outperforming President Barack Obama's margin in the concurrent presidential election by 6%.
Joseph Peter Zarelli is an American former politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Washington State Senate representing Washington's 18th legislative district from 1995 to 2012.
Donald Mark Benton is an American politician. Originally from Santa Clarita,California,he served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1995 to 1996 and the Washington State Senate from 1996 to 2017,representing Washington's 17th legislative district. He served as campaign director for Donald Trump in Washington. In 2016,after Trump was elected,Benton was appointed as a senior White House advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency for a few weeks,but reportedly did not work well with newly appointed agency head Scott Pruitt. In April 2017,Benton was named by President Trump as the 13th Director of the Selective Service System. He served in that position until the inauguration of President Biden.
Janéa Noel Holmquist Newbry is an American politician of the Republican Party. She was a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 13th Legislative District from 2007 to 2015. She previously served in the Washington House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006.
Edmund Thomas Orcutt is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 18th district,serving since 2002. Due to redistricting,Orcutt now resides in the 20th district in Washington. In the 2012 election,Orcutt ran for the seat in that district,and won,with 68% of the vote. Orcutt began representing the 20th district,in his sixth full term,in January 2013.
Janice E. Angel is an American politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 26th district from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013. She won a November 5,2013 special election for the 26th district Washington Senate seat,which incumbent Democrat Nathan Schlicher conceded on November 7. After the election was certified on December 4,Angel was sworn in as state senator on December 17.
John Eric Braun is an American politician from Washington. A Republican,Braun serves in the Washington State Senate,representing the 20th district. Braun serves as the President of Braun Northwest and as an officer in the US Navy Reserve.
Brandon Parker Vick is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 18th district,first elected to that position in 2012. He first ran for office against Ann Rivers for the seat in 2010,but lost. He once served as chairman of the Clark County Republican Party.
Elizabeth Jane Pike is an American politician. Pike served as a Republican in the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 18th Legislative District in Position 2. On August 23,2012,Pike was appointed to complete Ann Rivers' 2011–13 term as state representative in the 18th District in Position 1. Rivers had been appointed to complete Joe Zarelli's 2009–13 term as State Senator in the 18th District following Zarelli's retirement. Brandon Vick ultimately was elected as the state representative in the 18th District in Position 1 in the 2012 election,which Pike vacated due to her concurrent successful run for Position 2.
Sharon Raye Brown is an American lawyer and politician of the Republican Party. She is a member of the Washington State Senate from Washington's 8th Legislative District. Brown was appointed to fill the Senate seat on February 4,2013,following Senator Jerome Delvin's leaving to become Benton County Commissioner in January 2013.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the ten 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,other elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The state certified the results on December 4. The nonpartisan blanket primary election was held on August 5,with the top two candidates for each position advancing to the general election.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Washington was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Washington. Incumbent Democratic Senator Patty Murray ran for re-election to a fifth term,and won by a significant margin,winning 59% of the vote,to Republican Chris Vance's 41%.
Lynda D. Wilson is an American politician currently serving in the Washington State Senate representing the 17th legislative district. A member of the Republican Party,she previously served one term Washington State House of Representatives having defeated Democrat and current state representative Monica Stonier in 2014. In 2016,she left the State House to run for a Washington State Senate seat being vacated by Republican Don Benton against Democrat Tim Probst. Wilson represents herself as a strong conservative and has a lifetime rating of 89% from the American Conservative Union (ACU) where outgoing State Senator Don Benton has an ACU rating of 79%.
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 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.
The 2024 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2024. The top-two primary was held on August 6. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Inslee was eligible to seek re-election to a fourth term but decided that he would not do so. The Democratic nominee,state Attorney General Bob Ferguson,defeated the Republican nominee,former Congressman Dave Reichert,to succeed Inslee. Inslee,who previously served in the U.S. House,was first elected governor in 2012 and won re-election in 2016 and 2020.
The 2024 Washington State Senate elections were held on November 5,2024,with a nonpartisan blanket primary election held on August 6,2024. Voters in 25 of the 49 state legislative districts elected Senators to the Washington State Senate. The elections will coincide with other elections for federal,state,and local offices.
