Elections were held inWashington Primary elections were held on August 17, 2010.
United States Senate [ edit ] IncumbentDemocratic SenatorPatty Murray won re-election to her fourth term in office, defeatingRepublican challengerDino Rossi by five points.[ 1]
United States House [ edit ] All of Washington's nine seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election. All but one incumbent ran for re-election, with the exception beingBrian Baird (D) of the3rd District , who retired.[ 2] Jaime Herrera Beutler (R), while incumbents won re-election in all eight other seats.[ 3]
State Supreme Court [ edit ] Three positions on theWashington Supreme Court were up for election in 2010.[ 4] James M. Johnson andBarbara Madsen won re-election uncontested, whileCharles K. Wiggins defeated incumbentRichard B. Sanders by less than 1% of the vote.[ 5]
Nine statewide ballot measures were certified for the November 2, 2010 statewide ballot.
Twenty-five of the forty-nine seats in theWashington State Senate were up for election.[ 6] [ 7] [ 6]
State House of Representatives [ edit ] All of the seats in theWashington House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. Republicans gained five seats in the election, leading to a spread of 56 Democrats and 42 Republicans in the State House.[ 6] [ 8]
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