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This page displays election information for the Washington House of Representatives.

Elections

Washington state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. Washington holds elections for its legislature in even years.

2026

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2026

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 4, 2026. The filing deadline is May 8, 2026.

2024

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 6, 2024. The filing deadline was May 10, 2024.

In the 2024 elections, Democrats maintained their majority in the Washington House of Representatives.

Washington House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2024	After November 6, 2024
	Democratic Party	58	59
	Republican Party	40	39
	Vacant	0	0
Total		98	98

2022

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline was May 20, 2022.

In the 2022 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the Washington state House from 57-41 to 58-40.

Washington House of Representatives
Party		As of November 8, 2022	After November 9, 2022
	Democratic Party	57	58
	Republican Party	41	40
Total		98	98

2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

Elections for the office of Washington House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline was May 15, 2020.

Heading into the election, Democrats held a 57-41 majority. Democrats retained their 57-41 majority in the election.

Washington House of Representatives
Party		As of November 3, 2020	After November 4, 2020
	Democratic Party	57	57
	Republican Party	41	41
Total		98	98

2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2018. A top-two primary election took place on August 7, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was May 18, 2018.

In the 2018 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the Washington House of Representatives from 50-48 to 57-41.

Washington House of Representatives
Party		As of November 6, 2018	After November 7, 2018
	Democratic Party	50	57
	Republican Party	48	41
Total		98	98

2016

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. All 98 seats in the Washington House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.

The Washington House of Representatives was one of 20 battleground chambers in 2016. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 50-48 majority. No partisan change occurred in the election.

Washington House of Representatives
Party		As of November 7, 2016	After November 8, 2016
	Democratic Party	50	50
	Republican Party	48	48
Total		98	98

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2014 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. All 98 House seats were up for election in 2014. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 54-43 majority with one vacancy. Democrats lost four seats in the election, giving them a 50-47 majority with one vacancy. Washington House of Representatives Party As of November 3, 2014 After November 4, 2014      Democratic Party 54 50      Republican Party 43 47      Vacancy 1 1 (*) Total 98 98 2012 See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012 Elections for the office of Washington House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on August 7, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was June 8, 2012. All 98 House seats were up for election in 2012. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 56-42 majority. Democrats lost one seat in the election, giving them a 55-43 majority. Washington House of Representatives Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election      Democratic Party 56 55      Republican Party 42 43 Total 98 98 The table below details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election in 2012. 2012 Margin of Victory, Washington House of Representatives District Winner Margin of Victory Total Votes Top Opponent District 17a Monica Stonier 0.3% 54,757 Julie Olson District 30a Linda Kochmar 1.4% 47,629 Roger Flygare District 12b Brad Hawkins 1.8% 51,439 Mike Armstrong District 35b Drew MacEwen 3.7% 63,613 Lynda Ring-Erickson District 10b Dave Hayes 4.6% 68,971 Tom Riggs District 25a Dawn Morrell 5.3% 57,057 Shelly Schlumpf District 39b Elizabeth Scott 6.9% 57,372 Eleanor Walters District 44a Hans Dunshee 8.7% 65,053 Mark Harmsworth District 6b Jeff Holy 9.7% 64,433 Dennis Dellwo District 30b Roger Freeman 9.9% 47,609 Katrina Asay 2010 See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2010 Elections for the office of Washington House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on August 17, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was June 11, 2010. All 98 House seats were up for election in 2010. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 61-37 majority. Democrats lost four seats in the election, giving them a 57-41 majority. Washington House of Representatives Party As of November 1, 2010 After the 2010 Election      Democratic Party 61 57      Republican Party 37 41 Total 98 98 In 2010, the candidates for state House raised a total of $15,999,632 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were: 2010 Donors, Washington House of Representatives Donor Amount House Democratic Campaign Cmte $552,413 House Republican Organizational Cmte of Washington $488,004 Washington State Democratic Party $294,579 Washington State Republican Party $141,785 Frockt, David S $117,764 Washington State Dental Association $109,600 Washington Health Care Association $106,500 Premera Blue Cross $96,350 House Democratic Campaign Cmte of Washington $90,243 Washington Restaurant Association $87,600 2008 See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2008 Elections for the office of Washington House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 19, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. All 98 House seats were up for election in 2008. During the 2008 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $15,450,663. The top 10 contributors were: 2008 Donors, Washington House of Representatives Donor Amount House Democratic Campaign Cmte Of Washington $964,130 Washington State Democratic Party $570,530 House Republican Organizational Cmte Of Washington $493,197 Washington State Dental Association $120,500 Washington Health Care Association $102,600 Washington Federation Of State Employees $102,200 Washington Education Association $96,300 Washington Beverage Association $88,050 Washington Association Of Realtors $84,100 Washington Restaurant Association $83,400 2006 See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2006 Elections for the office of Washington House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 19, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. All 98 House seats were up for election in 2006. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $13,723,444. The top 10 contributors were: 2006 Donors, Washington House of Representatives Donor Amount House Democratic Campaign Cmte Of Washington $760,208 Washington State Democratic Party $533,532 House Republican Organizational Cmte Of Washington $250,700 Lee, Tim $150,901 Washington Federation Of State Employees $92,400 Washington Health Care Association $88,675 Washington Education Association $87,150 Washington State Dental Association $78,275 Washington State Council Of Service Employees $77,700 Washington State Patrol Troopers Association $76,975 2004 See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2004 Elections for the office of Washington House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 14, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. All 98 House seats were up for election in 2004. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $12,635,786. The top 10 contributors were: 2004 Donors, Washington House of Representatives Donor Amount Washington State Democratic Party $683,481 House Democratic Campaign Cmte Of Washington $632,725 Washington State Republican Party $460,125 King County Republican Central Cmte $116,328 House Republican Organization Cmte Of Washington $105,221 Washington Restaurant Association $97,125 Checking People For Lynn Kessler $87,814 Puget Sound Energy $78,125 Washington Teamsters $77,275 Washington Association Of Realtors $74,489 2002 See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2002 Elections for the office of Washington House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 17, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. All 98 House seats were up for election in 2002. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $12,776,890. The top 10 contributors were: 2002 Donors, Washington House of Representatives Donor Amount Washington State Democratic Party $866,841 House Democratic Caucus Campaign Cmte Of Washington $550,069 House Republican Organizational Cmte Of Washington $464,965 Washington State Republican Party $439,302 Washington Education Association $85,275 Washington Restaurant Association $85,175 Electrical Workers Local 77 $81,500 Washington State Dental Association $77,750 Public School Employees Of Washington Local 1948 $73,600 Puget Sound Energy $72,375 2000 See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2000 Elections for the office of Washington House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 19, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. All 98 House seats were up for election in 2000. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $12,789,859. The top 10 contributors were: 2000 Donors, Washington House of Representatives Donor Amount Washington State Democratic Party $776,924 House Democratic Campaign Cmte $635,341 House Republican Organizational Cmte Of Washington $601,189 Washington State Republican Party $409,693 Washington Education Association $76,427 Public School Employees Of Washington Local 1948 $75,300 Washington Optometric Association $74,375 Washington State Medical Association $74,110 Washington Restaurant Association $73,200 Nixon, Toby L $68,897

Historical party control

Democrats won control of the Washington House of Representatives in 2002. In 2024, they won a 59-39 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the Washington House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

Washington House of Representatives election results: 1992-2024

Year	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'06	'08	'10	'12	'14	'16	'18	'20	'22	'24
Democrats	66	40	45	49	49	52	55	63	64	57	55	51	50	57	57	58	59
Republicans	32	58	53	49	49	46	43	35	34	41	43	47	48	41	41	40	39

Trifecta history

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Washington was under the following types of trifecta control:

• Democratic trifecta: 1993-1994, 2002, 2005-2012, 2018-2023
• Republican trifecta: None
• Divided government: 1992, 1995-2001, 2003-2004, 2013-2017

Washington Party Control: 1992-2024
Eighteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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