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The 2022 Washington State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Washington state voters elected state senators in 25 of the state's 49 Senate districts . The other 24 state senators were not up for re-election until the next biennial election in 2024.
That position was made nonpartisan in 1940. At the presidential level, Washington is part of the "blue wall", having voted for all Democratic nominees since 1988. Prior to statehood, the President of the United States appointed a territorial governor and secretary of state, who served as acting governor when the governor was absent from the state.
Washington Democrats voted Monday to elect Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, to be the new Senate Majority Leader. Pedersen will replace Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, who is retiring after 14 years ...
The top two vote getters advance to the general election in November. Emily Randall (D) Emily Randall is a member of the Washington State Senate representing the 26th Legislative District.
The 2020 Washington State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. ... Votes % Democratic: Derek Stanford (incumbent) 34,445 63.5
The state constitution allows both houses to write their own rules of procedure (article II, section 9) and to elect their own officers (article II, section 10) with the proviso that the lieutenant governor may preside in each house and has a deciding vote in the Senate, but that the Senate may choose a "temporary president" in the absence of the lieutenant governor.
(The Center Square) – Nearly two weeks after the Nov. 5 general election, staff at the Clark County Auditor’s Office are gearing up for a recount in a race that will determine whether or not ...
The 2024 Washington State Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, with a nonpartisan blanket primary election held on August 6, 2024. Voters in 25 of the 49 state legislative districts elected Senators to the Washington State Senate. [1] The elections will coincide with other elections for federal, state, and local offices.