Washington 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Washington.

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Washington State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Washington State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Washington State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Washington State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	27	27
	Republican Party	22	22
Total		49	49

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 24 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Ann Rivers
2. Brian Hatfield
3. Christine Rolfes
4. Curtis King
5. Dan Swecker
6. Dave Frockt
7. Don Benton
8. James Hargrove
9. Karen Fraser
10. Kevin Ranker
11. Linda Evans Parlette
12. Mark Schoesler
13. Mary Margaret Haugen
14. Mike Carrell
15. Mike Hewitt
16. Mike Padden
17. Randi Becker
18. Rosemary McAuliffe
19. Steve Litzow

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Dan Swecker	Republican	Washington State Senate District 20
Mary Margaret Haugen	Democratic	Washington State Senate District 10

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays the newly-elected members of the Washington State Senate:

Democratic

1. Andy Billig
2. Annette Cleveland
3. Bob Hasegawa
4. Jeannie Darneille
5. Mark Mullet

Republican

1. Barbara Bailey
2. Bruce Dammeier
3. John Braun
4. Kirk Pearson (Washington)

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Washington State Senate:

Democratic

1. Andy Billig
2. Annette Cleveland
3. Bob Hasegawa
4. Brian Hatfield
5. Christine Rolfes
6. Dave Frockt
7. James Hargrove
8. Jeannie Darneille
9. Karen Fraser
10. Kevin Ranker
11. Mark Mullet
12. Rosemary McAuliffe

Republican

1. Ann Rivers
2. Barbara Bailey
3. Bruce Dammeier
4. Curtis King
5. Don Benton
6. John Braun
7. Kirk Pearson (Washington)
8. Linda Evans Parlette
9. Mark Schoesler
10. Mike Carrell
11. Mike Hewitt
12. Mike Padden
13. Randi Becker
14. Steve Litzow

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Dave Frockt
2. Karen Fraser

Republican

1. Curtis King
2. Linda Evans Parlette
3. Mark Schoesler
4. Mike Padden

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

1. Jim Cozad
2. Larry Carter

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Washington State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Washington House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Washington House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	56	55
	Republican Party	42	43
Total		98	98

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 98 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Brad Klippert
2. Brian Blake
3. Bruce Chandler
4. Cary Condotta
5. Cathy Dahlquist
6. Charles Ross
7. Chris Reykdal
8. Christopher Hurst
9. Cindy Ryu
10. Dan Kristiansen
11. Dave Upthegrove
12. David Taylor
13. Dean Takko
14. Derek Stanford
15. Drew Hansen
16. Ed Orcutt
17. Eileen Cody
18. Eric Pettigrew
19. Frank Chopp
20. Gary Alexander
21. Gerry Pollet
22. Hans Dunshee
23. Hans Zeiger
24. J.T. Wilcox
25. James Moeller
26. Jamie Pedersen
27. Jan Angel
28. Jason Overstreet
29. Jay Rodne
30. Jeff Morris
31. Joe Fitzgibbon
32. Joe Schmick
33. Joel Kretz
34. John McCoy
35. Judith Warnick
36. Judy Clibborn
37. Kathy Haigh
38. Katrina Asay
39. Kevin Parker (Washington)
40. Kevin Van De Wege
41. Kristine Lytton
42. Larry Crouse
43. Larry Haler
44. Larry Seaquist
45. Larry Springer
46. Laurie Jinkins
47. Luis Moscoso
48. Marcie Maxwell
49. Mark Hargrove
50. Marko Liias
51. Mary Helen Roberts
52. Matthew Shea
53. Maureen Walsh
54. Mike Armstrong
55. Mike Hope
56. Mike Sells
57. Norm Johnson
58. Norma Smith
59. Pat Sullivan (Washington)
60. Paul Harris
61. Reuven Carlyle
62. Richard DeBolt
63. Roger Goodman
64. Ross Hunter
65. Ruth Kagi
66. Sam Hunt
67. Sharon Tomiko Santos
68. Sharon Wylie
69. Shelly Short
70. Sherry Appleton
71. Steve Kirby
72. Steve Tharinger
73. Susan Fagan
74. Tami Green
75. Terry Nealey
76. Timm Ormsby
77. Tina Orwall
78. Vincent Buys
79. Zack Hudgins

Incumbents defeated

The followings displays a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Katrina Asay	Republican	Washington House Of Representatives District 30b
Mike Armstrong	Republican	Washington House Of Representatives District 12b

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of the Washington House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Cyrus Habib
2. David Sawyer
3. Dawn Morrell
4. Gael Tarleton
5. Jake Fey
6. Jessyn Farrell
7. Marcus Riccelli
8. Monica Stonier
9. Roger Freeman
10. Steve Bergquist

Republican

1. Brad Hawkins
2. Brandon Vick
3. Chad Magendanz
4. Dave Hayes
5. Drew MacEwen
6. Elizabeth Scott
7. Jeff Holy
8. Linda Kochmar
9. Liz Pike
10. Matt Manweller
11. Steve O'Ban

Open Seat Winners

The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Cyrus Habib

Republican

1. Brandon Vick

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Brian Blake
2. Chris Reykdal
3. Christopher Hurst
4. Cindy Ryu
5. Cyrus Habib
6. Dave Upthegrove
7. David Sawyer
8. Dawn Morrell
9. Dean Takko
10. Derek Stanford
11. Drew Hansen
12. Eileen Cody
13. Eric Pettigrew
14. Frank Chopp
15. Gael Tarleton
16. Gerry Pollet
17. Hans Dunshee
18. Jake Fey
19. James Moeller
20. Jamie Pedersen
21. Jeff Morris
22. Jessyn Farrell
23. Joe Fitzgibbon
24. John McCoy
25. Judy Clibborn
26. Kathy Haigh
27. Kevin Van De Wege
28. Kristine Lytton
29. Larry Seaquist
30. Larry Springer
31. Laurie Jinkins
32. Luis Moscoso
33. Marcie Maxwell
34. Marcus Riccelli
35. Marko Liias
36. Mary Helen Roberts
37. Mike Sells
38. Monica Stonier
39. Pat Sullivan (Washington)
40. Reuven Carlyle
41. Roger Freeman
42. Roger Goodman
43. Ross Hunter
44. Ruth Kagi
45. Sam Hunt
46. Sharon Tomiko Santos
47. Sharon Wylie
48. Sherry Appleton
49. Steve Bergquist
50. Steve Kirby
51. Steve Tharinger
52. Tami Green
53. Timm Ormsby
54. Tina Orwall
55. Zack Hudgins

Republican

1. Brad Hawkins
2. Brad Klippert
3. Brandon Vick
4. Bruce Chandler
5. Cary Condotta
6. Cathy Dahlquist
7. Chad Magendanz
8. Charles Ross
9. Dan Kristiansen
10. Dave Hayes
11. David Taylor
12. Drew MacEwen
13. Ed Orcutt
14. Elizabeth Scott
15. Gary Alexander
16. Hans Zeiger
17. J.T. Wilcox
18. Jan Angel
19. Jason Overstreet
20. Jay Rodne
21. Jeff Holy
22. Joe Schmick
23. Joel Kretz
24. Judith Warnick
25. Kevin Parker (Washington)
26. Larry Crouse
27. Larry Haler
28. Linda Kochmar
29. Liz Pike
30. Mark Hargrove
31. Matt Manweller
32. Matthew Shea
33. Maureen Walsh
34. Mike Hope
35. Norm Johnson
36. Norma Smith
37. Paul Harris
38. Richard DeBolt
39. Shelly Short
40. Steve O'Ban
41. Susan Fagan
42. Terry Nealey
43. Vincent Buys

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Brian Blake
2. Chris Reykdal
3. Dave Upthegrove
4. Eric Pettigrew
5. Frank Chopp
6. Jamie Pedersen
7. Jeff Morris
8. Joe Fitzgibbon
9. Judy Clibborn
10. Kevin Van De Wege
11. Kristine Lytton
12. Luis Moscoso
13. Marko Liias
14. Mary Helen Roberts
15. Sam Hunt
16. Sharon Tomiko Santos
17. Steve Kirby

Republican

1. Bruce Chandler
2. J.T. Wilcox
3. Jay Rodne
4. Joe Schmick
5. Judith Warnick
6. Kevin Parker (Washington)
7. Larry Crouse
8. Richard DeBolt
9. Shelly Short
10. Susan Fagan
11. Terry Nealey

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

1. Brandon Robinson
2. Craig Durgan
3. Glenn H. Gaither
4. Gregory Gadow
5. Howard A. Pellett
6. Kshama Sawant
7. Linde Knighton
8. Robert Canamar
9. Ryan Dean Burkett
10. Stan Lippman
11. Tamra Smilanich
12. Tim Sutinen

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1