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The state of Washington held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:

2014 elections and events in Washington
Petition drive deadline for initiatives	January 3, 2014
Local ballot measure election (1)	April 22, 2014
Signature filing deadline for all candidates	May 16, 2014
Voter registration deadline for primary election	July 7, 2014
Petition drive deadline for ballot measures	July 11, 2014
Primary election date	August 5, 2014
Voter registration deadline for general election	October 6, 2014
General election date	November 4, 2014
Statewide ballot measures	November 4, 2014

Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in Washington in 2014:

On the 2014 ballot
Find current election news and links here.
U.S. Senate	d
U.S. House	a
State Executives	d
State Senate	a
State House	a
Statewide ballot measures (5 measures)	a
Local ballot measures	a
Washington school board elections, 2014	d
State courts	a

2014 elections

Races to watch in Washington

Washington State Legislature

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2014 and Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for 25 districts in the Washington State Senate 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. Heading into the election, the Democratic Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

2012 Margin of Victory, Washington State Senate
District	Winner	Margin of Victory	Total Votes	Top Opponent
District 17	Don Benton	0.1%	54,998	Tim Probst
District 10	Barbara Bailey	5.6%	71,588	Mary Margaret Haugen
District 41	Steve Litzow	8.1%	69,048	Maureen Judge
District 5	Mark Mullet	8.9%	67,548	Brad Toft
District 20	John Braun	10.9%	54,018	Dan Swecker
District 1	Rosemary McAuliffe	11%	67,248	Dawn McCravey
District 2	Randi Becker	13.6%	56,232	Bruce Lachney
District 27	Jeannie Darneille	14.6%	54,007	John Connelly
District 39	Kirk Pearson	15.2%	58,052	Scott Olson
District 3	Andy Billig	15.7%	51,185	Nancy McLaughlin

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. Heading into the election, the Democratic Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

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

Elections by type

U.S. House

U.S. House of Representatives elections in Washington

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2014 and United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Washington took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected 10 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts.

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
May 16, 2014	August 5, 2014	November 4, 2014

Primary: Washington uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot, for congressional and state-level elections. The top two vote-getters move on to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation. In states that do not use a top-two system, all parties are usually able to put forward a candidate for the general election if they choose to.^[1]^[2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by either July 7, 2014, by mail or online, or July 28, 2014, in person. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.^[3]

See also: Washington elections, 2014

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held six of the 10 congressional seats from Washington.

Members of the U.S. House from Washington -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Democratic Party	6	6
	Republican Party	4	4
Total		10	10

Incumbents

Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the 10 congressional districts were:

Name	Party	District
Suzan DelBene	Democratic	1
Rick Larsen	Democratic	2
Jaime Herrera Beutler	Republican	3
Doc Hastings	Republican	4
Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Republican	5
Derek Kilmer	Democratic	6
Jim McDermott	Democratic	7
Dave Reichert	Republican	8
Adam Smith	Democratic	9
Denny Heck	Democratic	10

List of candidates by district

1st Congressional District

General election candidates

Suzan DelBene - Incumbenta^[4]
Pedro Celis

August 5, 2014, primary results

Democratic candidates

Suzan DelBene - Incumbenta^[5]

Republican candidates

Third party candidates

Richard Todd^[5]
Mike the Mover - National Union Party^[5]

2nd Congressional District

General election candidates

Rick Larsen - Incumbenta
B.J. Guillot

August 5, 2014, primary results

Democratic candidates

Rick Larsen - Incumbenta^[5]^[4]

Republican candidates

B.J. Guillot a^[5]^[4]

Third party candidates

Mike Lapointe^[5]

3rd Congressional District

General election candidates

Jaime Herrera Beutler - Incumbenta^[4]
Bob Dingethal

August 5, 2014, primary results

Republican candidates

Jaime Herrera Beutler - Incumbenta
Michael Delavar^[9]^[10]

Democratic candidates

Bob Dingethal a^[11]^[4]

4th Congressional District

General election candidates

Clint Didier^[4]
Dan Newhouse^[4] a

August 5, 2014, primary results

Republican candidates

Clint Didier: Former Washington Redskins playera^[12]
Janea Holmquist Newbry: State Senator^[13]^[14]
Dan Newhouse: Former state legislator and Department of Agriculture directora^[14]^[15]^[16]
Gavin Seim^[17]^[18]
George Cicotte^[19]^[20]^[21]
Kevin Midbust^[5]
Glen Stockwell^[5]
Gordon Allen Pross^[5]

Democratic candidates

Third party candidates

Failed to file

Brad Peck: Franklin County Commissioner^[23]^[5]

Declined to run

Sharon Brown - State Senator^[14]^[24]
Jerome Delvin - Benton County Commissioner^[25]
Charles Ross - State Representative^[26]^[14]
Matt Manweller - State Representative^[14]
David Taylor - State Representative^[14]

5th Congressional District

General election candidates

Cathy McMorris Rodgers - Incumbenta
Joseph Pakootas

August 5, 2014, primary results

Republican candidates

Cathy McMorris Rodgers - Incumbenta^[4]
Tom Horne^[27]

Democratic candidates

Joseph Pakootas a^[28]^[4]

Third party candidates

Dave Wilson^[29]

6th Congressional District

General election candidates

Derek Kilmer - Incumbenta^[4]
Marty McClendon

August 5, 2014, primary results

Democratic candidates

Derek Kilmer - Incumbenta

Republican candidates

Marty McClendon a^[5]^[4]

Third party candidates

7th Congressional District

General election candidates

Jim McDermott - Incumbenta
Craig Keller^[4]

August 5, 2014, primary results

Democratic candidates

Jim McDermott - Incumbenta^[4]

Republican candidates

Scott Sutherland^[5]
Craig Keller a^[5]

Third party candidates

Doug McQuaid^[5]
Goodspaceguy - Work and Wealth Party^[5]

Failed to file

Andrew Hughes^[30]^[5]

8th Congressional District

General election candidates

Dave Reichert - Incumbenta
Jason Ritchie

August 5, 2014, primary results

Republican candidates

Dave Reichert - Incumbenta^[4]

Democratic candidates

Jason Ritchie a^[31]^[4]
Keith Arnold^[5]

9th Congressional District

General election candidates

Adam Smith - Incumbenta
Doug Basler

August 5, 2014, primary results

Democratic candidates

Adam Smith - Incumbenta^[4]
Don Rivers^[5]

Republican candidates

Doug Basler a^[5]^[4]

Third party candidates

Mark Greene- Citizens Party^[5]

10th Congressional District

General election candidates

Denny Heck - Incumbenta
Joyce McDonald: Former state Representative

August 5, 2014, primary results

Democratic candidates

Denny Heck - Incumbenta^[4]

Republican candidates

Joyce McDonald: Former state Representative a^[32]^[33]^[4]

Third party candidates

Jennifer Ferguson^[5]
Sam Wright - Human Rights Party^[5]

State Senate

State Senate election in Washington

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2014 and State legislative elections, 2014

Elections for 25 districts in the Washington State Senate 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.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Washington State Senate:

Washington State Senate
Party		As of November 3, 2014	After November 4, 2014
	Democratic Party	25	24
	Republican Party	24	25
Total		49	49

Note: Although Democrats had a numerical majority going into the 2014 election, a coalition gave Republicans control of the chamber.

List of candidates by district

Note: Pending until the filing deadline occurs in 2014.

District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 13 • District 15 • District 21 • District 26 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43• District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48

State House

State House elections in Washington

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014 and State legislative 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.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Washington House of Representatives:

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

List of candidates by district

Note: Pending until the filing deadline occurs in 2014.

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Statewide ballot measures

Statewide ballot measure elections in Washington

See also: Washington 2014 ballot measures and 2014 ballot measures

Five ballot measures were certified for the 2014 ballot in the state of Washington.

On the ballot

Note: The filing deadline for initiatives was January 3, 2013.

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITL	Initiative 594	Firearms	Requires background checks be performed on all gun purchasers	a
ITL	Initiative 591	Firearms	Prevents confiscation of firearms without due process and implementation of more extensive background checks than those at the federal level	d
AQ	Advisory Vote No. 8	Taxes	Asks voters whether to repeal or maintain the elimination of agricultural tax preferences for aspects of the marijuana industry	a
AQ	Advisory Vote No. 9	Taxes	Asks voters whether to repeal or maintain leasehold excise tax on certain leasehold interests in tribal property	a
ITP	Initiative 1351	Education	Reduces class size	a

Local ballot measures

Local ballot measure elections in Washington

See also: Local ballot measures, Washington and Local ballot measure elections in 2014

Elections by date

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Voting in Washington

See also: Voting in Washington

Important voting information

Washington uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot, for congressional and state-level elections. The top two vote-getters move on to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation. In states that do not use a top-two system, all parties are usually able to put forward a candidate for the general election if they choose to.^[1]^[34]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Washington has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Voting absentee

See also: Absentee voting by state

For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Washington, please visit our absentee voting by state page.

Voting early

See also: Early voting

Washington is one of 34 states that has early voting with no specific requirements as to who can vote early. Early voting begins 18 days before an election and ends on the day prior to Election Day. The average number of days prior to an election that voters can cast an early ballot is 21 days in states with a definitive starting date.

Elections Performance Index

See also: Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index

Washington ranked 2nd out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Washington received an overall score of 76 percent.^[35]

Footnotes

[ncsl-1] 1.0 ^1.1 NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 3, 2024

[2] Washington Secretary of State, "Top 2 Primary: FAQs for Candidates," accessed October 3, 2024

[3] Washington Secretary of State Office, "Elections & Voting," accessed January 3, 2014

[apw-4] 4.00 ^4.01 ^4.02 ^4.03 ^4.04 ^4.05 ^4.06 ^4.07 ^4.08 ^4.09 ^4.10 ^4.11 ^4.12 ^4.13 ^4.14 ^4.15 ^4.16 ^4.17 ^4.18 Associated Press, "Washington - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 5, 2014

[list-5] 5.00 ^5.01 ^5.02 ^5.03 ^5.04 ^5.05 ^5.06 ^5.07 ^5.08 ^5.09 ^5.10 ^5.11 ^5.12 ^5.13 ^5.14 ^5.15 ^5.16 ^5.17 ^5.18 ^5.19 ^5.20 ^5.21 ^5.22 ^5.23 ^5.24 ^5.25 ^5.26 ^5.27 ^5.28 ^5.29 ^5.30 Washington.gov, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 19, 2014

[6] Seattle Times, "Fellow Microsoft alum to run against DelBene for Congress," accessed March 1, 2014

[final-7] Washington.gov, "August 5, 2014 Primary Results," accessed September 10, 2014

[8] Herald Net, "Two Republicans emerge to challenge DelBene," accessed March 1, 2014

[9] Oregon Live, "Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler draws libertarian-minded challenger in southwest Washington: Northwest politics today", accessed November 5, 2013

[10] Federal Election Commission, "Statement of Candidacy," accessed February 24, 2014

[11] Federal Election Commission, "Statement of Candidacy," accessed February 24, 2014

[12] Politico, "Ex-NFL player Clint Didier seeks Doc Hastings seat," accessed February 18, 2014

[13] Seattle Times, "State Sen. Janea Holmquist Newbry to run for Hastings’ seat," accessed February 21, 2014

[possible-14] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 ^14.4 ^14.5 Yakima Herald, "Candidates emerge for Hastings’ seat in U.S. House," accessed February 17, 2014

[15] KAPP TV, "Dan Newhouse Running for Congress," accessed February 22, 2014

[16] Yakima Herald, "Former state ag director Newhouse officially joins 4th District race," accessed February 22, 2014

[17] News Talk Kit, "Congressional Candidate Gavin Seim Talks About Challenging Doc Hastings (AUDIO)," accessed February 24, 2014

[18] Columbia Basin Herald, "Candidates emerge to replace Hastings," accessed February 24, 2014

[george-19] Tri City Herald, "Kennewick attorney Cicotte declares for Congressional seat," accessed March 10, 2014

[20] Tri City Heraldm "Kennewick attorney Cicotte considering run for Congress," accessed February 19, 2014

[21] The News Tribune, "Kennewick attorney Cicotte considering run for Congress," accessed February 19, 2014

[22] Josh for Congress 2014, "Home," accessed February 14, 2014 (dead link)

[23] Yakima Herald, "Franklin County commissioner joins Congress hopefuls," accessed February 19, 2014

[24] Tri City Herald, "Sen. Brown won't run for Hastings seat," accessed March 19, 2014

[25] Yakima Herald, " Benton official says he’s not running for Congress," accessed February 26, 2014

[26] Yakima Herald, "Charles Ross will not pursue congressional seat," accessed February 25, 2014

[27] Washington.gov, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 19, 2014

[28] Federal Election Commission, "Statement of Candidacy," accessed February 24, 2014

[29] Federal Election Commission, "Statement of Candidacy," accessed February 3, 2014

[30] Federal Election Commission, "Statement of Candidacy," accessed February 24, 2014

[31] Federal Election Commission, "Statement of Candidacy," accessed February 24, 2014

[32] Puyallup Herald, "Joyce McDonald to run for 10th Congressional District," accessed March 10, 2014

[33] The News Tribune, "Joyce McDonald to run for U.S. House," accessed March 10, 2014

[34] Washington Secretary of State, "Top 2 Primary: FAQs for Candidates," accessed October 3, 2024

[35] Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014

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