The Washington State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Washington,headquartered in Seattle. It is also commonly referred to as the Washington State Democrats and the Washington Democratic Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state,controlling the majority of Washington's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,both houses of the state legislature,and the governorship.
Washington's 8th congressional district is a district for the United States House of Representatives located in western Washington State. It includes the eastern portions of King,Pierce,and Snohomish counties,and crosses the Cascade Range to include Chelan and Kittitas counties,as well as a precinct in East Wenatchee in Douglas County. The district's western part includes the exurban communities of Sammamish,Issaquah,and Maple Valley but does not include Seattle and Tacoma's more immediate suburbs. On its east side,the 8th's population centers include the rural communities Wenatchee,Leavenworth,and Ellensburg. It is currently represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Democrat Kim Schrier,who was first elected to the seat in 2018.
Washington's 6th congressional district encompasses the Olympic Peninsula,the Kitsap Peninsula,and most of the city of Tacoma. Its counties include the entirety of Clallam,Kitsap,Mason,Jefferson,and Grays Harbor counties,and part of Pierce County. The 6th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Emily Randall,a Democrat from Bremerton,since January 2025.
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.
Washington's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in western Washington. The district is centered on the state capital,Olympia,and includes portions of Thurston and Pierce counties. It was created after the 2010 United States census,which granted Washington an additional congressional seat,bringing the number of seats apportioned to the state up from 9 to 10,and elected Denny Heck as its first member to the United States House of Representatives in the 2012 elections. Marilyn Strickland was elected in 2020 to replace him after he retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
The 2012 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2012. Candidates in the election were chosen in an August 7,2012 primary election,under the state's nonpartisan blanket primary system,which allows voters to vote for any candidate running in the race,regardless of party affiliation. The two candidates who received the most votes in the primary election qualified for the general election.
Mark Anthony Miloscia is an American politician and former public school teacher who served in the Washington State Senate from 2015 to 2019. A Democrat for more than twenty years,in 2014 he switched to the Republican Party and ran for election to represent the 30th Legislative District in the state senate - winning by more than ten percentage points. In 2016,Miloscia ran for state auditor as a Republican,he lost the general election to Democrat Pat McCarthy by 5 percentage points. He represented the 30th legislative district for seven terms,from 1999 to 2013,in the Washington House of Representatives.
Kimberley Marie Wyman is an American politician who served as the 15th Secretary of State of Washington from 2013 to 2021. Wyman resigned as Secretary of State on November 19,2021,to work on election security at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration. As of 2024,Wyman is the last Republican to have held statewide office in the State of Washington,or in any of the three contiguous West Coast states.
The state auditor of Washington is an independently elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Washington. Eleven individuals have held the office since statehood. The incumbent is Pat McCarthy,a Democrat and the first woman to occupy the office.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 8,2016. The primary was held on August 2.
Calvin W. Goings is the Assistant City Manager for the City of Port Angeles. He was the Director of Finance and Administrative Services for the City of Seattle,and a former politician. He was the youngest member to ever serve in the Washington State Legislature representing Puyallup at 22 years old.
General elections were held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 3,2020. A primary was held on August 4.
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 Washington Secretary of State election,2020,was held on November 3,2020. Incumbent Republican Kim Wyman won reelection over Democratic nominee Gael Tarleton,the two having received the most votes in an August 2020 primary election. Wyman became the only Republican to hold statewide office in Washington and the entire West Coast. As of 2025,this was the last time a Republican won a statewide election in Washington.
The 2022 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 8,2022. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House,electing two state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives.
A general election was held in the state of Montana on November 8,2016,with primaries being held on June 7,2016. All six executive offices were up for election,as well as the state's U.S. House seat and the state legislature.
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,who conceded defeat on November 19. Ferguson defeated Reichert with 55.51% of the vote in the general election. He also became the first Democrat to win Clallam County since 2000.
The 2022 Washington Secretary of State special election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Kim Wyman,a Republican,resigned from the office on November 19,2021,to become the senior election security lead for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security. Washington governor Jay Inslee,a Democrat,announced he would appoint state senator Steve Hobbs as her replacement,the first Democrat to hold the office in more than fifty years.
The 2024 United States attorney general elections were held on November 5,2024,to elect the attorneys general of ten U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2020,while Vermont's attorney general was last elected in 2022.
Washington state elections in 2024 were held on November 5,2024. Primary elections were held on August 6,2024.
