Washington House of Representatives District 19
Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 is represented by Jim Walsh (R). Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 is represented by Joel McEntire (R).
As of the 2020 Census, Washington state representatives represented an average of 78,734 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 68,912 residents.
About the office
Members of the Washington House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Washington legislators assume office the second Monday of January.[1]
Qualifications
Section 7 of Article 2 of the Washington State Constitution states, "No person shall be eligible to the legislature who shall not be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter in the district for which he is chosen."[2]
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $57,876/year | $190/day |
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the Washington State Legislature, the board of county commissioners where the vacant seat is located has the responsibility to select a replacement. The county central committee of the political party that last held the seat must submit a list of three candidates to the board of county commissioners representing the vacant district. If the vacancy occurs in the office of a joint senator or joint representative, the state central committee is responsible for submitting the list of three candidates. A selection must be made within 60 days after the vacancy occurred. The person appointed will hold the seat until his or her successor is elected at the next general or special election in November.[3]
See sources: Washington Const. Art. 2, Sec. 15
2016 pivot county
This district was one of 710 state legislative districts that, based on boundaries adopted after the 2010 census, intersected with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.
The 206 Pivot Counties were located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. At that time, the partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties was slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.[4]
District map
Redistricting
2020-2022
The Washington House approved final state legislative map proposals on February 2, 2022, and the Senate approved the legislative plan on February 8, 2022 in a 35-14 vote.[5]Washington’s four redistricting commissioners each released their proposed state legislative maps on September 21, 2021. On November 16, 2021, the commission announced that it was not able to produce new maps by its November 15 deadline and had submitted plans to the Supreme Court for consideration, as authority to draw new maps passes to the court if the commission fails to agree on maps before the deadline. The court decided to accept the final map drafts the commission submitted, ruling that it had "substantially complied" with the deadline.[6] These maps took effect for Washington's 2022 legislative elections.
How does redistricting in Washington work? In Washington, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by a five-member non-politician commission. The commission was established by constitutional amendment in 1983. The majority and minority leaders of the Washington State Senate and Washington House of Representatives each appoint one registered voter to the commission. These four commissioners appoint a fifth, non-voting member to serve as the commission's chair. In the event that the four voting commissioners cannot agree on a chair, the Washington Supreme Court must appoint one.[7]
The Washington Constitution stipulates that no commission member may have been an elected official or party officer in the two-year period prior to his or her appointment. Individuals who have registered with the state as lobbyists within the past year are also prohibited from serving on the commission.[7]
The Washington State Legislature may amend the commission's maps by a two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber.[7]
The state constitution requires that congressional and state legislative districts "should be contiguous, compact, and convenient, and follow natural, geographic, artificial, or political subdivision boundaries." The constitution states that the redistricting commission "must not purposely draw plans to favor or discriminate against any political party or group."[7]
State statutes require that congressional and state legislative districts "preserve areas recognized as communities of interest." State statutes also require the commission to draw districts that "provide fair and effective representation" and "encourage electoral competition."[7]
Washington House of Representatives District 19
until January 8, 2023
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Washington House of Representatives District 19
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Elections
2024
District 19-Position 1
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 5, 2024.
District 19-Position 2
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 5, 2024.
2022
District 19-Position 1
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1
Incumbent Jim Walsh defeated Kelli Hughes-Ham in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Walsh (R)  | 62.2 | 39,940 |
 | Kelli Hughes-Ham (D) | 37.7 | 24,232 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 71 | ||
| Total votes: 64,243 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1
Incumbent Jim Walsh and Kelli Hughes-Ham advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Walsh (R) | 61.0 | 27,044 |
| ✔ | | Kelli Hughes-Ham (D) | 38.8 | 17,200 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 44,310 | |||
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District 19-Position 2
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2
Incumbent Joel McEntire defeated Cara Cusack in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joel McEntire (R) | 61.4 | 39,357 |
 | Cara Cusack (D) | 38.5 | 24,643 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 81 | ||
| Total votes: 64,081 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2
Incumbent Joel McEntire and Cara Cusack defeated Jon-Erik Hegstad in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joel McEntire (R) | 60.4 | 26,592 |
| ✔ | | Cara Cusack (D) | 30.5 | 13,410 |
 | Jon-Erik Hegstad (Progressive Dem) | 9.0 | 3,939 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 44,004 | |||
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2020
District 19-Position 1
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1
Incumbent Jim Walsh defeated Marianna Everson in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Walsh (R) | 59.3 | 43,315 |
 | Marianna Everson (D) | 40.6 | 29,625 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 73,024 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1
Incumbent Jim Walsh and Marianna Everson defeated Clint Bryson in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Walsh (R) | 57.6 | 27,203 |
| ✔ | | Marianna Everson (D) | 22.3 | 10,525 |
| Clint Bryson (D) | 20.0 | 9,447 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 47,214 | |||
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District 19-Position 2
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2
Joel McEntire defeated incumbent Brian Blake in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joel McEntire (R) | 52.5 | 38,369 |
 | Brian Blake (D) | 47.4 | 34,599 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 73,028 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2
Joel McEntire and incumbent Brian Blake advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joel McEntire (R) | 53.2 | 25,081 |
| ✔ | | Brian Blake (D) | 46.6 | 21,960 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 69 | ||
| Total votes: 47,110 | |||
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2018
District 19-Position 1
General election
Incumbent Jim Walsh defeated Erin Frasier in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Walsh (R) | 50.4 | 28,569 |
| Erin Frasier (D) | 49.6 | 28,085 | |
| Total votes: 56,654 | |||
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Top-two primary
Incumbent Jim Walsh and Erin Frasier advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Walsh (R) | 50.2 | 17,605 |
| ✔ | | Erin Frasier (D) | 49.8 | 17,469 |
| Total votes: 35,074 | |||
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District 19-Position 2
General election
Incumbent Brian Blake defeated Joel McEntire in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Blake (D) | 54.0 | 30,405 |
| Joel McEntire (R) | 46.0 | 25,860 | |
| Total votes: 56,265 | |||
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Top-two primary
Incumbent Brian Blake and Joel McEntire defeated David Parsons in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Blake (D) | 58.3 | 20,067 |
| ✔ | | Joel McEntire (R) | 21.8 | 7,498 |
| David Parsons (R) | 19.9 | 6,852 | |
| Total votes: 34,417 | |||
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2016
District 19-Position 1
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.
Jim Walsh defeated Teresa Purcell in the Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 1 general election.[8]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jim Walsh |
50.49% | 28,693 | |
| Democratic | Teresa Purcell | 49.51% | 28,134 | |
| Total Votes | 56,827 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Teresa Purcell and Jim Walsh defeated incumbent JD Rossetti, Tim Sutinen and Val Tinney in the Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 top two primary.[9][10]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Teresa Purcell |
24.19% | 6,411 | |
| Republican | Jim Walsh |
28.96% | 7,675 | |
| Democratic | JD Rossetti Incumbent | 24.00% | 6,361 | |
| Democratic | Tim Sutinen | 8.23% | 2,180 | |
| Republican | Val Tinney | 14.63% | 3,877 | |
| Total Votes | 26,504 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
District 19-Position 2
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.
Incumbent Brian Blake defeated Jimi O'Hagan in the Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2 general election.[8]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Brian Blake Incumbent |
59.91% | 33,629 | |
| Republican | Jimi O'Hagan | 40.09% | 22,504 | |
| Total Votes | 56,133 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Brian Blake and Jimi O'Hagan defeated Butch Stavrum in the Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 top two primary.[9][10]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 19-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Brian Blake Incumbent |
55.12% | 14,470 | |
| Republican | Jimi O'Hagan |
39.08% | 10,260 | |
| Democratic | Butch Stavrum | 5.80% | 1,523 | |
| Total Votes | 26,253 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
2014
District 19-Position 1
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Dean Takko (D) and David Steenson (L) were unopposed in the primary. Takko defeated Steenson in the general election.[11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dean Takko Incumbent |
66.9% | 26,006 | |
| Libertarian | David Steenson | 33.1% | 12,838 | |
| Total Votes | 38,844 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Brian Blake Incumbent |
59.5% | 15,697 | |
| Republican | Hugh Fleet |
31% | 8,169 | |
| Independent | James "Jimi" O'Hagan | 9.5% | 2,502 | |
| Total Votes | 26,368 | |||
District 19-Position 2
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Brian Blake (D) and Hugh Fleet (R) defeated Jimi O'Hagan (I) in the primary. Blake defeated Fleet in the general election.[11][14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Blake Incumbent |
63.5% | 25,430 | |
| Republican | Hugh Fleet | 36.5% | 14,637 | |
| Total Votes | 40,067 | |||
2012
District 19-Position 1
Elections for the office of Washington House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Dean Takko (D) defeated Dixie Kolditz (R) in the general election. Takko and Kolditz were unopposed in the blanket primary election.[16][17]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dean Takko Incumbent |
61.6% | 33,981 | |
| Republican | Dixie Kolditz | 38.4% | 21,212 | |
| Total Votes | 55,193 | |||
District 19-Position 2
Elections for the office of Washington House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Brian Blake (D) defeated write-in Tim Sutinen in the general election. Blake was unopposed in the blanket primary election.[16][17]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Blake Incumbent |
57.9% | 31,266 | |
| Independent | Tim Sutinen | 42.1% | 22,740 | |
| Total Votes | 54,006 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2018 to 2022, candidates for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 raised a total of $844,388. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $105,549 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2022 | $77,976 | 3 | $25,992 |
| 2020 | $600,066 | 2 | $300,033 |
| 2018 | $166,347 | 3 | $55,449 |
| Total | $844,388 | 8 | $105,549 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "RCW 44.04.021 Commencement of terms of office," accessed February 17, 2021
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Constitution of the State of Washington," accessed February 10, 2023
- ↑ Washington Legislature, "Washington Constitution - Section Article II, Section 15," accessed February 8, 2023
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "HCR 4407 - 2021-22," accessed February 9, 2022
- ↑ The Spokesman-Review, "State Senate passes changes to redistricting process as House approves final maps with changes," February 2, 2022
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 All About Redistricting, "Washington," accessed May 6, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Washington Secretary of State, "Primary Candidates," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 27, 2012
