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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.
In Washington, elections are authorized by Articles II, III, and IV of the Washington State Constitution, which respectively include the establishment of elections for the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of the state government; Article VI establishes election procedures and rights.
It is a bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives, composed of 98 Representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate, with 49 Senators plus the Lieutenant Governor acting as president. [1] The state is divided into 49 legislative districts, each of which elect one senator and two representatives. The State ...
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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.
Washington's 3rd legislative district State Senate election, 2020 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Andy Billig (incumbent) 21,528 58.8 Republican: Dave Lucas 15,058 41.2 Total votes 36,586 : 100.0 : General election Democratic: Andy Billig (incumbent) 38,858 : 58.3 : Republican: Dave Lucas 27,848 41.7 Total votes 66,706 : ...
Washington's 3rd legislative district State Senate Election, 2004 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Lisa Brown 11,679 63.55 Republican: Mike Casey 6,698 36.45 Total votes 18,377 : 100 : General election Democratic: Lisa Brown : 25,930 : 62.37 : Republican: Mike Casey 15,647 37.63 Total votes 41,577 : 100 : Democratic hold
The 2022 United States state legislative elections were held on November 8, 2022, for 88 state legislative chambers in 46 states. [1] Across the fifty states , approximately 56 percent of all upper house seats and 92 percent of all lower house seats were up for election.