Washington House of Representatives District 25

Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1

Incumbent

Kelly Chambers

Assumed office: January 14, 2019

About the District

Census Topic	Value
Population	159,282
Gender	49.8% Male 50.2% Female
Race	65.5% White 5.8% Black 7% Asian 1.6% Native American 2.3% Pacific Islander
Ethnicity	12.3% Hispanic
Median household income	$78,754
High school graduation rate	91.3%
College graduation rate	24.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.

Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2

Incumbent

Cyndy Jacobsen

Assumed office: January 11, 2021

About the District

Census Topic	Value
Population	159,282
Gender	49.8% Male 50.2% Female
Race	65.5% White 5.8% Black 7% Asian 1.6% Native American 2.3% Pacific Islander
Ethnicity	12.3% Hispanic
Median household income	$78,754
High school graduation rate	91.3%
College graduation rate	24.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.

Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 is represented by Kelly Chambers (R). Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2 is represented by Cyndy Jacobsen (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Washington state representatives represented an average of 78,625 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 68,617 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.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

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."

Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2022
Salary	Per diem
$57,876/year	$185/day. Per diem is tied to 89% of the federal per diem rate.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

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.

See sources: Washington Const. Art. 2, Sec. 15

Redistricting

2020-2022

See also: Redistricting in Washington after the 2020 census

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.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. 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.

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.

The Washington State Legislature may amend the commission's maps by a two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber.

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."

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."

Washington House of Representatives District 25
until January 8, 2023

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Washington House of Representatives District 25
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Elections

2022

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022

District 25-Position 1

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1

Incumbent Kelly Chambers defeated Jamie Smith in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Chambers (R)	55.7	31,117
		Jamie Smith (D)	44.2	24,690
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	69

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 55,876
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1

Incumbent Kelly Chambers and Jamie Smith advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Chambers (R)	55.0	17,814
✔		Jamie Smith (D)	44.8	14,526
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	61

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 32,401
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District 25-Position 2

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2

Incumbent Cyndy Jacobsen defeated Cameron Severns in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cyndy Jacobsen (R)	57.7	32,265
		Cameron Severns (D)	42.1	23,562
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	84

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 55,911
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2

Incumbent Cyndy Jacobsen and Cameron Severns advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cyndy Jacobsen (R)	89.7	20,277
✔		Cameron Severns (D) (Write-in)	2.3	525
		Other/Write-in votes	8.0	1,811

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 22,613
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2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

District 25-Position 1

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1

Incumbent Kelly Chambers defeated Jamie Smith in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Chambers (R)	53.4	41,055
		Jamie Smith (D)	46.5	35,742
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	102

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,899
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1

Incumbent Kelly Chambers and Jamie Smith advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Chambers (R)	55.7	25,342
✔		Jamie Smith (D)	44.1	20,060
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	75

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,477
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District 25-Position 2

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2

Cyndy Jacobsen defeated Brian Duthie in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cyndy Jacobsen (R)	52.4	40,242
		Brian Duthie (D)	47.4	36,406
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	121

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,769
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2

Cyndy Jacobsen and Brian Duthie advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cyndy Jacobsen (R)	54.4	24,682
✔		Brian Duthie (D)	45.4	20,569
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	95

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,346
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

Kelly Chambers defeated Jamie Smith in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Chambers (R)	50.6	27,561
		Jamie Smith (D)	49.4	26,950

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,511
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Top-two primary

Kelly Chambers and Jamie Smith defeated Julie Door and Emmett Smith in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Chambers (R)	37.0	10,036
✔		Jamie Smith (D)	27.6	7,495
		Julie Door (D)	24.5	6,662
		Emmett Smith (R)	10.9	2,958

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,151
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General election

Chris Gildon defeated Brian Duthie in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Gildon (R)	51.2	27,701
		Brian Duthie (D)	48.8	26,413

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,114
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Top-two primary

Chris Gildon and Brian Duthie defeated Ned Witting in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Gildon (R)	46.6	12,533
✔		Brian Duthie (D)	45.4	12,211
		Ned Witting (Independent)	8.0	2,152

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,896
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2016

District 25-Position 1

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

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 Melanie Stambaugh defeated Jamie Smith in the Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 1 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Melanie Stambaugh Incumbent	58.58%	34,719
	Democratic	Jamie Smith	41.42%	24,549
Total Votes				59,268
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Jamie Smith and incumbent Melanie Stambaugh were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 top two primary.

Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jamie Smith
	Republican	Melanie Stambaugh Incumbent
Source: Washington Secretary of State

District 25-Position 2

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

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 Hans Zeiger (R) did not seek re-election.

Joyce McDonald defeated Michelle Chatterton in the Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 2 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 2 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joyce McDonald	56.19%	33,101
	Democratic	Michelle Chatterton	43.81%	25,804
Total Votes				58,905
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Michelle Chatterton and Joyce McDonald were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 2 top two primary.

Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Michelle Chatterton
	Republican	Joyce McDonald
Source: Washington Secretary of State

2014

District 25-Position 1

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014

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 Dawn Morrell (D) and Melanie Stambaugh (R) were unopposed in the primary. Morrell was defeated by Stambaugh in the general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Melanie Stambaugh	54.8%	20,384
	Democratic	Dawn Morrell Incumbent	45.2%	16,819
Total Votes				37,203

District 25-Position 2

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014

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. Eric Renz (D) and incumbent Hans Zeiger (R) were unopposed in the primary. Renz was defeated by Zeiger in the general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Hans Zeiger Incumbent	64.9%	23,760
	Democratic	Eric Renz	35.1%	12,861
Total Votes				36,621

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

District 25-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. Dawn Morrell (D) defeated Shelly Schlumpf (R) in the general election. Morrell and Schlumpf defeated Democrat Eric Hingsberger and [[|Republican|Republicans]] Carole Sue Braaten, Zac Nix, and Michele Smith in the blanket primary election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 1, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dawn Morrell	52.7%	30,049
	Republican	Shelly Schlumpf	47.3%	27,008
Total Votes				57,057

Washington State House of Representatives, District 25-Position 1 Blanket Primary, 2012

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

District 25-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 Hans Zeiger (R) defeated Bill Hilton (D) in the general election. Zeiger and Hilton were unopposed in the blanket primary election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 25-Position 2, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Hans Zeiger Incumbent	56.8%	32,017
	Democratic	Bill Hilton	43.2%	24,332
Total Votes				56,349

Campaign contributions

From 2000 to 2018, candidates for Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1 raised a total of $4,629,295. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $96,444 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Washington House of Representatives District 25-Position 1
Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2018	$332,287	4	$83,072
2016	$368,354	4	$92,089
2014	$655,941	4	$163,985
2012	$653,926	7	$93,418
2010	$665,019	5	$133,004
2008	$465,738	5	$93,148
2006	$210,930	4	$52,733
2004	$338,092	5	$67,618
2002	$421,201	4	$105,300
2000	$517,807	6	$86,301
Total	$4,629,295	48	$96,444

See also

Suggest a link

• Washington State Legislature
• Washington State Senate
• Washington House of Representatives

External links

• Washington State Legislature

Footnotes

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Current members of the Washington House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Laurie Jinkins

Majority Leader:Joe Fitzgibbon

Minority Leader:J.T. Wilcox

Representatives

District 1-Position 1

Davina Duerr (D)

District 1-Position 2

Shelley Kloba (D)

District 2-Position 1

Andrew Barkis (R)

District 2-Position 2

J.T. Wilcox (R)

District 3-Position 1

Marcus Riccelli (D)

District 3-Position 2

Timm Ormsby (D)

District 4-Position 1

Suzanne Schmidt (R)

District 4-Position 2

Leonard Christian (R)

District 5-Position 1

Bill Ramos (D)

District 5-Position 2

Lisa Callan (D)

District 6-Position 1

Mike Volz (R)

District 6-Position 2

Jenny Graham (R)

District 7-Position 1

Jacquelin Maycumber (R)

District 7-Position 2

Joel Kretz (R)

District 8-Position 1

Stephanie Barnard (R)

District 8-Position 2

April Connors (R)

District 9-Position 1

Mary Dye (R)

District 9-Position 2

Joe Schmick (R)

District 10-Position 1

Clyde Shavers (D)

District 10-Position 2

Dave Paul (D)

District 11-Position 1

David Hackney (D)

District 11-Position 2

Steve Bergquist (D)

District 12-Position 1

Keith Goehner (R)

District 12-Position 2

Mike Steele (R)

District 13-Position 1

Tom Dent (R)

District 13-Position 2

Alex Ybarra (R)

District 14-Position 1

Chris Corry (R)

District 14-Position 2

Gina Mosbrucker (R)

District 15-Position 1

Bruce Chandler (R)

District 15-Position 2

Bryan Sandlin (R)

District 16-Position 1

Mark Klicker (R)

District 16-Position 2

Skyler Rude (R)

District 17-Position 1

Kevin Waters (R)

District 17-Position 2

Paul Harris (R)

District 18-Position 1

Stephanie McClintock (R)

District 18-Position 2

Greg Cheney (R)

District 19-Position 1

Jim Walsh (R)

District 19-Position 2

Joel McEntire (R)

District 20-Position 1

Peter Abbarno (R)

District 20-Position 2

Ed Orcutt (R)

District 21-Position 1

Strom Peterson (D)

District 21-Position 2

Lillian Ortiz-Self (D)

District 22-Position 1

Beth Doglio (D)

District 22-Position 2

Jessica Bateman (D)

District 23-Position 1

Tarra Simmons (D)

District 23-Position 2

Drew Hansen (D)

District 24-Position 1

Mike Chapman (D)

District 24-Position 2

Steve Tharinger (D)

District 25-Position 1

Kelly Chambers (R)

District 25-Position 2

Cyndy Jacobsen (R)

District 26-Position 1

Spencer Hutchins (R)

District 26-Position 2

Michelle Caldier (R)

District 27-Position 1

Laurie Jinkins (D)

District 27-Position 2

Jake Fey (D)

District 28-Position 1

Mari Leavitt (D)

District 28-Position 2

Dan Bronoske (D)

District 29-Position 1

Melanie Morgan (D)

District 29-Position 2

Sharlett Mena (D)

District 30-Position 1

Jamila Taylor (D)

District 30-Position 2

Kristine Reeves (D)

District 31-Position 1

Drew Stokesbary (R)

District 31-Position 2

Eric Robertson (R)

District 32-Position 1

Cindy Ryu (D)

District 32-Position 2

Lauren Davis (D)

District 33-Position 1

Tina Orwall (D)

District 33-Position 2

Mia Gregerson (D)

District 34-Position 1

Emily Alvarado (D)

District 34-Position 2

Joe Fitzgibbon (D)

District 35-Position 1

Dan Griffey (R)

District 35-Position 2

Travis Couture (R)

District 36-Position 1

Julia Reed (D)

District 36-Position 2

Liz Berry (D)

District 37-Position 1

Sharon Santos (D)

District 37-Position 2

Chipalo Street (D)

District 38-Position 1

Julio Cortes (D)

District 38-Position 2

Mary Fosse (D)

District 39-Position 1

Sam Low (R)

District 39-Position 2

Carolyn Eslick (R)

District 40-Position 1

Debra Lekanoff (D)

District 40-Position 2

Alex Ramel (D)

District 41-Position 1

Tana Senn (D)

District 41-Position 2

My-Linh Thai (D)

District 42-Position 1

Alicia Rule (D)

District 42-Position 2

Joe Timmons (D)

District 43-Position 1

Nicole Macri (D)

District 43-Position 2

Frank Chopp (D)

District 44-Position 1

Brandy Donaghy (D)

District 44-Position 2

April Berg (D)

District 45-Position 1

Roger Goodman (D)

District 45-Position 2

Larry Springer (D)

District 46-Position 1

Gerry Pollet (D)

District 46-Position 2

Darya Farivar (D)

District 47-Position 1

Debra Entenman (D)

District 47-Position 2

Chris Stearns (D)

District 48-Position 1

Vandana Slatter (D)

District 48-Position 2

Amy Walen (D)

District 49-Position 1

Sharon Wylie (D)

District 49-Position 2

Monica Stonier (D)

Democratic Party (58)

Republican Party (40)