Washington House of Representatives District 38
Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1 is represented by Julio Cortes (D). Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2 is represented by Mary Fosse (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 38
until January 8, 2023
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Washington House of Representatives District 38
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Elections
2024
District 38-Position 1
General election
The primary will occur on August 6, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1
Bryce Nickel is running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Bryce Nickel (D)  | |
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District 38-Position 2
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 5, 2024.
2022
District 38-Position 1
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1
Julio Cortes defeated Gary Kemp in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julio Cortes (D) | 58.5 | 30,209 |
 | Gary Kemp (R) | 41.4 | 21,376 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 51,650 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1
Julio Cortes and Gary Kemp defeated Daryl Williams and Bert Johnson in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julio Cortes (D) | 39.6 | 12,118 |
| ✔ | | Gary Kemp (R) | 22.1 | 6,781 |
 | Daryl Williams (D) | 20.2 | 6,196 | |
 | Bert Johnson (R) | 18.0 | 5,502 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 30,627 | |||
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District 38-Position 2
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2
Mary Fosse defeated Mark James in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Fosse (D) | 57.0 | 29,373 |
 | Mark James (R) | 42.9 | 22,101 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 77 | ||
| Total votes: 51,551 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2
Mary Fosse and Mark James defeated David Wiley and Christopher Elliott in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Fosse (D) | 55.9 | 17,268 |
| ✔ | | Mark James (R) | 38.3 | 11,831 |
 | David Wiley (L) | 3.2 | 1,004 | |
 | Christopher Elliott (Independent) | 2.5 | 763 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 30,896 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Julio Cortes (D)
2020
District 38-Position 1
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1
Incumbent Emily Wicks defeated Bert Johnson in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emily Wicks (D) | 58.9 | 39,730 |
| Bert Johnson (R) | 41.0 | 27,651 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 92 | ||
| Total votes: 67,473 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1
Incumbent Emily Wicks and Bert Johnson defeated Lacey Sauvageau and Jorge Garrido in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emily Wicks (D) | 49.4 | 19,502 |
| ✔ | | Bert Johnson (R) | 37.9 | 14,961 |
| Lacey Sauvageau (D) | 7.3 | 2,873 | |
| Jorge Garrido (L) | 5.2 | 2,068 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 44 | ||
| Total votes: 39,448 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bruce Overstreet (D)
District 38-Position 2
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2
Incumbent Mike Sells defeated David Wiley in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Sells (D) | 66.8 | 43,178 |
| David Wiley (L) | 32.2 | 20,810 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 644 | ||
| Total votes: 64,632 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2
Incumbent Mike Sells and David Wiley advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Sells (D) | 67.4 | 25,215 |
| ✔ | | David Wiley (L) | 30.9 | 11,568 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 642 | ||
| Total votes: 37,425 | |||
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2018
District 38-Position 1
General election
Incumbent June Robinson defeated Bert Johnson in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | June Robinson (D) | 61.4 | 29,441 |
| Bert Johnson (Independent Party of Washington Party) | 38.6 | 18,490 | |
| Total votes: 47,931 | |||
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Top-two primary
Incumbent June Robinson and Bert Johnson advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | June Robinson (D) | 67.4 | 16,071 |
| ✔ | | Bert Johnson (Independent Party of Washington Party) | 32.6 | 7,757 |
| Total votes: 23,828 | |||
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District 38-Position 2
General election
Incumbent Mike Sells won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Sells (D) | 100.0 | 35,651 |
| Total votes: 35,651 | |||
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Top-two primary
Incumbent Mike Sells advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Sells (D) | 100.0 | 18,525 |
| Total votes: 18,525 | |||
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2016
District 38-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 June Robinson ran unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives, District 38-Position 1 general election.[7]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 38-Position 1 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  June Robinson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent June Robinson ran unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1 top two primary.[8][9]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 38-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | June Robinson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
District 38-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 Mike Sells defeated Bert Johnson in the Washington House of Representatives, District 38-Position 2 general election.[7]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 38-Position 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Mike Sells Incumbent |
62.35% | 31,672 | |
| Independent | Bert Johnson | 37.65% | 19,129 | |
| Total Votes | 50,801 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Mike Sells and Bert Johnson were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 2 top two primary.[8][9]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 38-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mike Sells Incumbent | |
| Independent | Bert Johnson | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
2014
District 38-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 June Robinson (D) and Jesse Anderson (R) were unopposed in the primary. Robinson defeated Anderson in the general election.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | June Robinson Incumbent |
55.5% | 17,355 | |
| Republican | Jesse Anderson | 44.5% | 13,935 | |
| Total Votes | 31,290 | |||
District 38-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 Mike Sells (D) and Elijah Olson (L) were unopposed in the primary. Sells defeated Olson in the general election.[10][13][14]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Sells Incumbent |
67% | 20,241 | |
| Libertarian | Elijah Olson | 33% | 9,957 | |
| Total Votes | 30,198 | |||
2012
District 38-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 John McCoy (D) defeated Sam Wilson (R) in the general election. McCoy and Wilson were unopposed in the blanket primary election.[15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John McCoy Incumbent |
60.5% | 30,486 | |
| Republican | Sam Wilson | 39.5% | 19,930 | |
| Total Votes | 50,416 | |||
District 38-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 Mike Sells (D) defeated Michael Casey (R) in the general election. Sells and Casey were unopposed in the blanket primary election.[15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Sells Incumbent |
62.4% | 30,832 | |
| Republican | Michael Casey | 37.6% | 18,596 | |
| Total Votes | 49,428 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2000 to 2022, candidates for Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1 raised a total of $2,550,702. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $59,319 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Washington House of Representatives District 38-Position 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2022 | $197,625 | 4 | $49,406 |
| 2020 | $132,468 | 3 | $44,156 |
| 2018 | $103,614 | 2 | $51,807 |
| 2016 | $146,207 | 3 | $48,736 |
| 2014 | $115,207 | 4 | $28,802 |
| 2012 | $117,411 | 3 | $39,137 |
| 2010 | $128,727 | 4 | $32,182 |
| 2008 | $139,780 | 3 | $46,593 |
| 2006 | $214,347 | 3 | $71,449 |
| 2004 | $350,483 | 5 | $70,097 |
| 2002 | $777,664 | 5 | $155,533 |
| 2000 | $127,169 | 4 | $31,792 |
| Total | $2,550,702 | 43 | $59,319 |
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
