Washington House of Representatives District 37
Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 is represented by Sharon Tomiko Santos (D). Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2 is represented by Chipalo Street (D).
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
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.[4]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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[6]
The Washington State Legislature may amend the commission's maps by a two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber.[6]
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."[6]
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."[6]
Washington House of Representatives District 37
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Washington House of Representatives District 37
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Elections
2024
District 37-Position 1
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 5, 2024.
District 37-Position 2
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 5, 2024.
2022
District 37-Position 1
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos defeated John Dickinson in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) | 91.1 | 54,088 |
 | John Dickinson (R) | 8.6 | 5,112 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 148 | ||
| Total votes: 59,348 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos and John Dickinson advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) | 92.1 | 32,796 |
| ✔ | | John Dickinson (R) | 7.3 | 2,596 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 198 | ||
| Total votes: 35,590 | |||
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District 37-Position 2
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2
Chipalo Street defeated Emijah Smith in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chipalo Street (D) | 54.6 | 30,275 |
 | Emijah Smith (D) | 44.5 | 24,679 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 478 | ||
| Total votes: 55,432 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2
Chipalo Street and Emijah Smith defeated Nimco Bulale and Andrew Ashiofu in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chipalo Street (D) | 41.5 | 14,273 |
| ✔ | | Emijah Smith (D) | 35.4 | 12,159 |
 | Nimco Bulale (D) | 12.0 | 4,111 | |
 | Andrew Ashiofu (D) | 10.0 | 3,427 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 396 | ||
| Total votes: 34,366 | |||
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2020
District 37-Position 1
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos defeated John Stafford in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) | 81.7 | 63,557 |
 | John Stafford (D) | 16.9 | 13,165 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 1,043 | ||
| Total votes: 77,765 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1
Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos and John Stafford defeated William Burroughs and John Dickinson in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) | 77.2 | 40,028 |
| ✔ | | John Stafford (D) | 11.8 | 6,141 |
 | William Burroughs (D) | 5.5 | 2,829 | |
| John Dickinson (Unaffiliated) | 4.8 | 2,483 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 366 | ||
| Total votes: 51,847 | |||
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District 37-Position 2
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2
Kirsten Harris-Talley defeated Chukundi Salisbury in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kirsten Harris-Talley (D) | 65.5 | 50,780 |
 | Chukundi Salisbury (D) | 33.2 | 25,706 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 1,022 | ||
| Total votes: 77,508 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2
The following candidates ran in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kirsten Harris-Talley (D) | 51.2 | 26,940 |
| ✔ | | Chukundi Salisbury (D) | 23.1 | 12,141 |
 | Andrea Caupain (D) | 11.1 | 5,845 | |
 | Stephen Richter (R) | 8.5 | 4,480 | |
| Robert Redwine (D) | 2.5 | 1,300 | |
| Andy Goeres (D) | 2.3 | 1,230 | |
| Kathy Woodward (Progressive Party) | 1.2 | 618 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 52,637 | |||
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2018
District 37-Position 1
General election
Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) | 100.0 | 54,218 |
| Total votes: 54,218 | |||
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Top-two primary
Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) | 100.0 | 31,940 |
| Total votes: 31,940 | |||
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District 37-Position 2
General election
Incumbent Eric Pettigrew defeated Tamra Smilanich in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eric Pettigrew (D) | 88.5 | 55,127 |
| Tamra Smilanich (Independent Party of Washington Party) | 11.5 | 7,152 | |
| Total votes: 62,279 | |||
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Top-two primary
Incumbent Eric Pettigrew and Tamra Smilanich defeated John Dickinson in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Pettigrew (D) | 89.1 | 31,627 |
| ✔ | | Tamra Smilanich (Independent Party of Washington Party) | 7.9 | 2,793 |
| John Dickinson (Independent) | 3.0 | 1,080 | |
| Total votes: 35,500 | |||
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2016
District 37-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.
Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos defeated John Dickinson in the Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 general election.[7]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Sharon Tomiko Santos Incumbent |
90.91% | 57,092 | |
| No party preference | John Dickinson | 9.09% | 5,709 | |
| Total Votes | 62,801 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos and John Dickinson were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 top two primary.[8][9]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sharon Tomiko Santos Incumbent | |
| No party preference | John Dickinson | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
District 37-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 Eric Pettigrew defeated Tamra Smilanich in the Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 2 general election.[7]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Eric Pettigrew Incumbent |
86.44% | 53,597 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tamra Smilanich | 13.56% | 8,406 | |
| Total Votes | 62,003 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Eric Pettigrew and Tamra Smilanich were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2 top two primary.[8][9]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Eric Pettigrew Incumbent | |
| Nonpartisan | Tamra Smilanich | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
2014
District 37-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 Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) and Daniel Bretzke (R) defeated John Dickinson (R) in the primary. Santos defeated Bretzke in the general election.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sharon Tomiko Santos Incumbent |
86.9% | 33,001 | |
| Republican | Daniel Bretzke | 13.1% | 4,971 | |
| Total Votes | 37,972 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Sharon Tomiko Santos Incumbent |
86.1% | 19,176 | |
| Republican | Daniel Bretzke |
8.5% | 1,885 | |
| Republican | John Dickinson | 5.4% | 1,204 | |
| Total Votes | 22,265 | |||
District 37-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 Eric Pettigrew (D) and Tamra Smilanich (nonpartisan) were unopposed in the primary. Pettigrew defeated Smilanich in the general election.[10][13][14]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Pettigrew Incumbent |
86.3% | 31,532 | |
| Independent | Tamra Smilanich | 13.7% | 4,988 | |
| Total Votes | 36,520 | |||
2012
District 37-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 Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) was unchallenged in the general election. Santos was unopposed in the blanket primary election.[15][16]
District 37-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 Eric Pettigrew (D) defeated Tamra Smilanich (Independent) in the general election. Pettigrew and Smilanich were unopposed in the blanket primary election.[15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Pettigrew Incumbent |
87.6% | 49,094 | |
| Independent | Tamra Smilanich | 12.4% | 6,971 | |
| Total Votes | 56,065 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2000 to 2022, candidates for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 raised a total of $1,668,762. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $50,569 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2022 | $88,088 | 2 | $44,044 |
| 2020 | $131,110 | 2 | $65,555 |
| 2018 | $63,769 | 1 | $63,769 |
| 2016 | $167,589 | 4 | $41,897 |
| 2014 | $187,145 | 5 | $37,429 |
| 2012 | $146,618 | 2 | $73,309 |
| 2010 | $165,967 | 2 | $82,984 |
| 2008 | $167,330 | 2 | $83,665 |
| 2006 | $126,863 | 2 | $63,432 |
| 2004 | $112,602 | 3 | $37,534 |
| 2002 | $234,856 | 5 | $46,971 |
| 2000 | $76,825 | 3 | $25,608 |
| Total | $1,668,762 | 33 | $50,569 |
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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 All About Redistricting, "Washington," accessed May 6, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 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
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Washington Secretary of State, "Primary Candidates," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 27, 2012
