Washington State Senate election, 2014

Washington State Senate elections, 2014

November 4, 2014

25 seats of the Washington State Senate

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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.

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. Each candidate is allowed to write in whatever party preference he or she desires.^[1]

Overview

Composition

Select primary results

District 32

District 35

District 37

General election results

Results as reported by the Secretary of State:^[11]

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 13

District 15

District 21

District 26

District 28

District 29

District 30

District 31

District 32

District 33

District 34

District 35

District 36

District 37

District 38

District 42

District 43

District 44

District 45

District 46

District 47

District 48

References

1. ↑ http://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/Top2PrimaryFAQ.aspx
2. ↑ Self-identified Democrat Tim Sheldon, who caucuses with the Republicans
3. ↑ 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). http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/washington-state-senate-republican-majority_n_2273850.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
5. ↑ Only 25 seats open for election
6. ↑ Self-identified Democrats Tim Sheldon and Rodney Tom, who caucus with the Republicans
7. ↑ Self-identified Democrat Tim Sheldon, who caucuses with the Republicans
8. ↑ Including open seats with two candidates of the same party competing in the general election.
9. ↑ Self-identified Democrat Tim Sheldon, who caucuses with the Republicans
10. ↑ 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.
11. ↑ "Washington Secretary of State, 2014 General Election Results - Legislative - All Results". vote.wa.gov. November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014. 
12. 1 2 Prefers G.O.P. Party
13. ↑ Formerly Democrat, switched parties in 2014
14. ↑ http://ballotpedia.org/Shari_Song
15. ↑ 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.
16. ↑ 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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