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Carole Braaten
Carole Braaten (Republican Party) ran for election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 27. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 27
Incumbent Yasmin Trudeau defeated Carole Braaten in the general election for Washington State Senate District 27 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yasmin Trudeau (D) | 71.8 | 51,943 |
| Carole Braaten (R) | 28.1 | 20,327 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 124 | ||
| Total votes: 72,394 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 27
Incumbent Yasmin Trudeau and Carole Braaten advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 27 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yasmin Trudeau (D) | 73.8 | 27,333 |
| ✔ | Carole Braaten (R) | 25.9 | 9,585 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 104 | ||
| Total votes: 37,022 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Braaten in this election.
2012
Braaten ran in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 1. Braaten was defeated by Dawn Morrell and Shelly Schlumpf in the August 7 blanket primary election.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
 Dawn Morrell |
46.5% | 11,704 | |
| Republican | Shelly Schlumpf |
31.6% | 7,940 | |
| Republican | Michele Smith | 10.3% | 2,588 | |
| Republican | Zac Nix | 5.1% | 1,272 | |
| Democratic | Eric Hingsberger | 4.3% | 1,073 | |
| Republican | Carole Sue Braaten | 2.3% | 568 | |
| Total Votes | 25,145 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
