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2024 Washington State Senate election

The 2024 Washington State Senate elections will be held on November 5, 2024, with a nonpartisan blanket primary election to be held on August 6, 2024. Voters in 25 of the 49 state legislative districts will elect Senators to the Washington State Senate.[1] The elections will coincide with other elections for federal, state, and local offices.

Washington State Senate elections, 2024
← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →
25 of 49 seats in the Washington State Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Karen Keiser John Braun
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 33rd 20th
Current seats 29 20
Seats needed Steady Increase 5
Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
     No election
Incumbent President pro tempore

Karen Keiser
Democratic



Background

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Soto Palmer v. Hobbs

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Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that the 15th legislative district violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Latino votes in the Yakima Valley region and necessitated redrawing.[2][3][4]

Plaintiffs provided five remedial maps awaiting Lasnik's approval.[5] On March 16, 2024, the judge selected a new redistricting map which significantly changes the boundaries of several districts in the Yakima Valley and changes the numbering of District 15 to District 14. This change in number means that elections for district 14 in the State Senate will now be held in Presidential Election Years, which typically have higher turnout than midterm election years among Latino voters.[6]

Partisan Background

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In the 2020 Presidential Election, Democrat Joe Biden won 34 of Washington State's legislative districts and Republican Donald Trump won 15 of Washington State's legislative districts. Out of the 25 State Senate districts that are up for election in the 2024 Washington State Senate Election, Republicans represented 5 districts that Joe Biden won in 2020: District 10 (Biden + 6%); District 12 (Biden + 3%); Majority-Minority District 14 (Biden + 14%); District 17 (Biden + 6% ); and District 25 (Biden + 2% ).

 

Retirements

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Eight incumbents will not seek re-election.

Democrats

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  1. District 3: Andy Billig is retiring.[7]
  2. District 5: Mark Mullet is retiring to run for Governor.[8]
  3. District 22: Sam Hunt is retiring.[9]
  4. District 24: Kevin Van De Wege is retiring to run for Public Lands Commissioner.[10]

Republicans

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  1. District 4: Mike Padden is retiring.[11]
  2. District 12: Brad Hawkins is retiring to run for Chelan County Commission.[12]
  3. District 17: Lynda Wilson is retiring.[13]
  4. District 18: Ann Rivers is retiring.[14]

Summary of results by district

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†: Incumbent not running for re-election.

State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected senator Party
1st Derek Stanford Dem
2nd Jim McCune Rep
3rd † Andy Billig Dem
4th † Mike Padden Rep
5th † Mark Mullet Dem
9th Mark Schoesler Rep
10th Ron Muzzall Rep
11th Bob Hasegawa Dem
12th † Brad Hawkins Rep
14th Curtis King Rep
16th Perry Dozier Rep
17th † Lynda Wilson Rep
18th † Ann Rivers Rep
19th Jeff Wilson Rep
20th John Braun Rep
22nd † Sam Hunt Dem
23rd Drew Hansen Dem
24th † Kevin Van De Wege Dem
25th Chris Gildon Rep
27th Yasmin Trudeau Dem
28th T'wina Nobles Dem
39th Keith Wagoner Rep
40th Liz Lovelett Dem
41st Lisa Wellman Dem
49th Annette Cleveland Dem

District 1

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Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 1st State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Derek Stanford (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 2

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Candidates

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  • Ronda Litzenberger (Republican), Eatonville School Board director[15]
  • Jim McCune (Republican), incumbent state senator[15]
  • Erasmo Ruiz Gonzalez (Democratic), Bethel School Board director[15]

Endorsements

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Ronda Litzenberger (R)
State legislators
Local officials

Results

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Washington's 2nd State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronda Litzenberger
Republican Jim McCune (incumbent)
Democratic Erasmo Ruiz Gonzalez
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 3

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The incumbent is Democrat Andy Billig, who is retiring.[16]

Candidates

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Withdrawn

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  • Ericka Lalka (Republican), candidate for Spokane School Board[17]

Results

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Washington's 3rd State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marcus Riccelli
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 4

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The incumbent is Republican Mike Padden, who is retiring.[18]

Candidates

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Endorsements

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Pam Haley (R)
State legislators
Mike Kelly (R)
State legislators
Local officials

Results

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Washington's 4th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leonard Christian
Republican Pam Haley
Republican Mike Kelly
Republican Al Merkel
Democratic Pam Haley
Democratic Miguel Valencia
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 5

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The incumbent is Democrat Mark Mullet, who is retiring to run for Governor.[21]

Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 5th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chad Magendanz
Democratic Bill Ramos
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 9

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Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 9th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Schoesler (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 10

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Candidates

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Endorsements

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Ron Muzzall (R)
Newspapers
Janet St. Clair (D)
State legislators

Results

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Washington's 10th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Muzzall (incumbent)
Democratic Janet St. Clair
Democratic Denny Sandberg
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 11

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Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 11th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Hasegawa (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 12

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The incumbent is Republican Brad Hawkins, who withdrew from the race to run for Chelan County Commission.[12]

Candidates

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Withdrawn

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  • Brad Hawkins (Republican), incumbent state senator[28] (running for Chelan County Commission, endorsed Goehner)[26]

Endorsements

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Keith Goehner (R)
State legislators

Results

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Washington's 12th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Keith Goehner
Democratic Jim Mayhew
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 14

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Candidates

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  • Maria Beltran (Democratic), state House Democratic Campaign Committee employee[29]
  • Curtis King (Republican), incumbent state senator[30]

Results

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Washington's 14th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Beltran
Republican Curtis King (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 16

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Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 16th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Perry Dozier (incumbent)
Democratic Kari Isaacson
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 17

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The incumbent is Republican Lynda Wilson, who is retiring.[32]

Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 17th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Harris
Democratic Marla Keethler
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 18

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The incumbent is Republican Ann Rivers, who is retiring due to redistricting.[14]

Candidates

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Endorsements

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Brad Benton (R)
Party chapters

Results

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Washington's 18th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adrian Cortes 11,517 46.82
Republican Brad Benton 7,554 30.71
Republican Greg Cheney 5,505 22.38
Write-in 25 0.1
Total votes 24,601 52.0

District 19

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Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 19th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andi Day
Republican Jeff Wilson (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 20

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Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 20th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Braun (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 22

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The incumbent is Democrat Sam Hunt, who is retiring.[9]

Candidates

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Endorsements

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Jessica Bateman (D)
Federal officials
State executive officials
State legislators

Results

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Washington's 22nd State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jessica Bateman
Democratic Tela Hogle
Democratic Bob Iyall
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 23

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Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 23rd State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lance Byrd
Democratic Drew Hansen (incumbent)
Republican Ace Haynes
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 24

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The incumbent is Democrat Kevin Van De Wege, who is retiring to run for Washington Public Lands Commissioner.[10]

Candidates

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  • Mike Chapman (Democratic), state representative[43]
  • Marcia Kelbon (Republican), lawyer[43]
  • James Russell (Democratic)[44]

Results

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Washington's 24th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Chapman
Republican Marcia Kelbon
Democratic James Russell
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 25

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Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 25th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Gildon (incumbent)
Democratic Kenneth King
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 27

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Candidates

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  • Carol Sue Braaten (Republican)
  • Yasmin Trudeau (Democratic), incumbent state senator

Results

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Washington's 27th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carol Sue Braaten
Democratic Yasmin Trudeau (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 28

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Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 28th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Maia Espinoza
Democratic T'wina Nobles (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 39

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Candidates

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Endorsements

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John Snow (D)
Political parties
Keith Wagoner (R)
Political parties
Newspapers

Results

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Washington's 39th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim McDonald
Democratic John Snow
Republican Keith Wagoner (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 40

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Candidates

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  • Charles Carrell (Republican), former Snohomish Country Sherriff's Office employee[50]
  • Liz Lovelett (Democratic), incumbent state senator[50]

Results

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Washington's 40th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Carrell
Democratic Liz Lovelett (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 41

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Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 41st State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jaskaran Singh Sarao
Democratic Lisa Wellman (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

District 49

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Candidates

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Results

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Washington's 49th State Senate District, 2024
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Annette Cleveland (incumbent)
Republican Lucia Worthington
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Thompson, Marilyn (January 18, 2024). "The Failed Promise of Independent Election Mapmaking". ProPublica. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
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