Michelle Darnell

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Michelle Darnell

Republican Party

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November 8, 2022

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Michelle Darnell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 48. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Washington State Senate District 48

Incumbent Patricia Kuderer defeated Michelle Darnell in the general election for Washington State Senate District 48 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Kuderer (D)	70.6	33,208
		Michelle Darnell (R)	29.3	13,795
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	50

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,053
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 48

Incumbent Patricia Kuderer and Michelle Darnell advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 48 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Kuderer (D)	71.4	19,389
✔		Michelle Darnell (R)	28.4	7,717
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	54

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,160
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2017

See also: Washington state legislative special elections, 2017

A special election for the position of Washington State Senate District 48 was called for November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on August 1, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 19, 2017.

The seat was vacated by Cyrus Habib (D) after he was elected to the position of Lieutenant Governor of Washington. Patricia Kuderer (D) was appointed to fill the vacancy until the November election.

Incumbent Patricia Kuderer (D) and Michelle Darnell (L) defeated Richard Knierim (Ind. Dem.) in the top-two primary. Kuderer defeated Darnell in the November 7 general election.

Washington State Senate, District 48, Special Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patricia Kuderer	68.9%	21,212
	Libertarian	Michelle Darnell	31.1%	9,553
Total Votes				30,765
Source: Washington Secretary of State

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.

Incumbent Patricia Kuderer defeated Michelle Darnell in the Washington House of Representatives, District 48-Position 1 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 48-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patricia Kuderer Incumbent	70.12%	39,472
	Libertarian	Michelle Darnell	29.88%	16,824
Total Votes				56,296
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Incumbent Patricia Kuderer and Michelle Darnell were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 48-Position 1 top two primary.

Washington House of Representatives, District 48-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Patricia Kuderer Incumbent
	Libertarian	Michelle Darnell
Source: Washington Secretary of State

2014

See also: Washington State Senate 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. Cyrus Habib (D) and Michelle Darnelle (R) were unopposed in the primary. Habib defeated Darnelle in the general election.

Washington State Senate, District 48 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Cyrus Habib	64.9%	24,833
	Republican	Michelle Darnelle	35.1%	13,446
Total Votes				38,279

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2022

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2016

Darnell's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Taxes Taxes are redistribution of wealth and a hardship on every family paying them. They create burden and they destroy job. I am not an extremist, but I will resist any and all efforts to increase taxes on small businesses and individuals. Housing Ending unlawful foreclosure in our state. Over 80% of people who should qualify for HAMP after being told to stop paying their mortgages are not approved even though they should qualify. This practice must stop and I will make it a priority to sponsor legislation to amend and/or repeal the Deed of Trust Act (DTA), which is fast -tracking unlawful foreclosure in our state. The way the DTA is exercised now is effectively a denial of due process. A third party judicial substitute, known as a trustee over see the process with a duty of good faith to the borrower and the bank but this party is hired by the bank and often ignores the homeowners concerns and challenges. There are some relatively minor changes to the DTA that could be made to make it a more system while protecting the original intent: making foreclosure less costly and more efficient. Education When I elected I will: Work to make sure every child in this state has access to the best quality education possible, regardless of the socioeconomic class of their family. This is key to income equality and is fair to all students. Currently, only the wealthiest kids in the best neighborhoods have access to the best education. This is not fair. Teachers are limited and do not have the resources and compensation they deserve. I will work to fix this by examining models that work and by listening to stakeholders from a variety of viewpoints. Transportation I am disgusted by the transportation situation in my district. Accidents have increased by over 50% and we all spending more time in our cars and less time with our families as we sit in traffic and spew emissions in to the air. Commerce is impacted as transport of goods are stalled in daily traffic.	”
—Michelle Darnell

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Darnell's endorsements included the following:

• Bill Bryant - Candidate for Governor of Washington State
• Toby Nixon - Kirkland City Council Member
• Marty McClendon - Candidate for Lt. Govenor
• Steve Mclaughlin - Commissioner of Public lands.
• Paul Addis - 2016 Candidate for Lt. Governor of Washington State.
• Matthew Dubin - Attorney
• Brian Bartels - Pierce County Libertarians

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Current members of the Washington State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Jamie Pedersen

Minority Leader:John Braun

Senators

District 1

Derek Stanford (D)

District 2

Jim McCune (R)

District 3

Marcus Riccelli (D)

District 4

Leonard Christian (R)

District 5

Victoria Hunt (D)

District 6

Jeff Holy (R)

District 7

Shelly Short (R)

District 8

Matt Boehnke (R)

District 9

Mark Schoesler (R)

District 10

Ron Muzzall (R)

District 11

Bob Hasegawa (D)

District 12

Keith Goehner (R)

District 13

Judith Warnick (R)

District 14

Curtis King (R)

District 15

Nikki Torres (R)

District 16

Perry Dozier (R)

District 17

Paul Harris (R)

District 18

Adrian Cortes (D)

District 19

Jeff Wilson (R)

District 20

John Braun (R)

District 21

Marko Liias (D)

District 22

Jessica Bateman (D)

District 23

Drew Hansen (D)

District 24

Mike Chapman (D)

District 25

Chris Gildon (R)

District 26

Deborah Krishnadasan (D)

District 27

Yasmin Trudeau (D)

District 28

T'wina Nobles (D)

District 29

Steve Conway (D)

District 30

Claire Wilson (D)

District 31

Phil Fortunato (R)

District 32

Jesse Salomon (D)

District 33

Tina Orwall (D)

District 34

Emily Alvarado (D)

District 35

Drew MacEwen (R)

District 36

Noel Frame (D)

District 37

Rebecca Saldana (D)

District 38

June Robinson (D)

District 39

Keith Wagoner (R)

District 40

Liz Lovelett (D)

District 41

Lisa Wellman (D)

District 42

Sharon Shewmake (D)

District 43

Jamie Pedersen (D)

District 44

John Lovick (D)

District 45

Manka Dhingra (D)

District 46

Javier Valdez (D)

District 47

Claudia Kauffman (D)

District 48

Vandana Slatter (D)

District 49

Annette Cleveland (D)

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