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The2022 Washington State Senate elections took place as part of the biennialUnited States elections.Washington state voters elected state senators in 25 of the state's49 Senate districts. The other 24 state senators were not up for re-election until the next biennial election in 2024. State senators served four-year terms in theWashington State Senate.
Atop two primary election in August 2022 determined which candidates would appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Each candidate was allowed to write in their party preference so that it appeared as they desired on the ballot.[1]
Following the 2020 state senate elections,Democrats maintained control of the Senate, 28–21.[2] SenatorsSharon Brown (R),[3]Reuven Carlyle (D),[4]Mona Das (D),[5]David Frockt (D),[6]Jim Honeyford (R),[7] andTim Sheldon (D-MCC)[8] were not seeking re-election. Additionally, SenatorJeannie Darneille (D) retired early, and her seat was up for election this cycle.[9]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe D | May 19, 2022 |
| State Senate district | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | Jeff Holy | Rep | Jeff Holy | Rep | ||
| 7th | Shelly Short | Rep | Shelly Short | Rep | ||
| 8th | **Sharon Brown | Rep | Matt Boehnke | Rep | ||
| 13th | Judy Warnick | Rep | Judy Warnick | Rep | ||
| 15th | **Jim Honeyford | Rep | Nikki Torres | Rep | ||
| 21st | Marko Liias | Dem | Marko Liias | Dem | ||
| 26th | Emily Randall | Dem | Emily Randall | Dem | ||
| 27th Special | **Jeannie Darneille | Dem | Yasmin Trudeau | Dem | ||
| 29th | Steve Conway | Dem | Steve Conway | Dem | ||
| 30th | Claire Wilson | Dem | Claire Wilson | Dem | ||
| 31st | Phil Fortunato | Rep | Phil Fortunato | Rep | ||
| 32nd | Jesse Salomon | Dem | Jesse Salomon | Dem | ||
| 33rd | Karen Keiser | Dem | Karen Keiser | Dem | ||
| 34th | Joe Nguyen | Dem | Joe Nguyen | Dem | ||
| 35th | **Tim Sheldon | Dem* | Drew MacEwen | Rep | ||
| 36th | **Reuven Carlyle | Dem | Noel Frame | Dem | ||
| 37th | Rebecca Saldaña | Dem | Rebecca Saldaña | Dem | ||
| 38th | June Robinson | Dem | June Robinson | Dem | ||
| 42nd | Simon Sefzik | Rep | Sharon Shewmake | Dem | ||
| 43rd | Jamie Pedersen | Dem | Jamie Pedersen | Dem | ||
| 44th | John Lovick | Dem | John Lovick | Dem | ||
| 45th | Manka Dhingra | Dem | Manka Dhingra | Dem | ||
| 46th | **David Frockt | Dem | Javier Valdez | Dem | ||
| 47th | **Mona Das | Dem | Claudia Kauffman | Dem | ||
| 48th | Patty Kuderer | Dem | Patty Kuderer | Dem | ||
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| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jeff Holy (incumbent) | 26,707 | 94.18 | |
| Write-in | 1650 | 5.82 | ||
| Total votes | 28,357 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jeff Holy (incumbent) | 42,277 | 94.51 | |
| Write-in | 2456 | 5.49 | ||
| Total votes | 44,733 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Shelly Short (incumbent) | 33,274 | 96.31 | |
| Write-in | 1274 | 3.69 | ||
| Total votes | 34,548 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Shelly Short (incumbent) | 51,661 | 96.93 | |
| Write-in | 1638 | 3.07 | ||
| Total votes | 53,299 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Matt Boehnke | 23,939 | 67.16 | |
| Independent | Ronni Batchelor | 8,627 | 24.20 | |
| Republican | Alex Barrington | 2,917 | 8.18 | |
| Write-in | 163 | 0.46 | ||
| Total votes | 35,646 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Matt Boehnke | 40,808 | 71.70 | |
| Independent | Ronni Batchelor | 15,960 | 28.04 | |
| Write-in | 143 | 0.25 | ||
| Total votes | 56,911 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Judy Warnick (incumbent) | 26,084 | 97.54 | |
| Write-in | 659 | 2.46 | ||
| Total votes | 26,743 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Judy Warnick (incumbent) | 41,785 | 97.11 | |
| Write-in | 1242 | 2.89 | ||
| Total votes | 43,027 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Nikki Torres | 10,334 | 94.25 | |
| Write-in | 630 | 5.75 | ||
| Total votes | 10,964 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Nikki Torres | 15,686 | 67.68 | |
| Democratic | Lindsey Keesling[b] | 7,437 | 32.09 | |
| Write-in | 55 | 0.24 | ||
| Total votes | 23,178 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Marko Liias (incumbent) | 21,645 | 62.68 | |
| Republican | Janelle Cass | 12,821 | 37.13 | |
| Write-in | 66 | 0.19 | ||
| Total votes | 34,532 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Marko Liias (incumbent) | 36,363 | 63.25 | |
| Republican | Janelle Cass | 21,069 | 36.65 | |
| Write-in | 60 | 0.10 | ||
| Total votes | 57,492 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Emily Randall (incumbent) | 25,850 | 51.52 | |
| Republican | Jesse L. Young | 22,257 | 44.36 | |
| Republican | David Crissman | 2,031 | 4.05 | |
| Write-in | 37 | 0.07 | ||
| Total votes | 50,175 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Emily Randall (incumbent) | 38,222 | 50.79 | |
| Republican | Jesse L. Young | 36,946 | 49.09 | |
| Write-in | 93 | 0.12 | ||
| Total votes | 75,261 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Yasmin Trudeau | 24,633 | 70.26 | |
| Republican | Ashley M. Ray | 6,461 | 18.43 | |
| Republican | Mike Stewart | 3,925 | 11.20 | |
| Write-in | 41 | 0.12 | ||
| Total votes | 35,060 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Yasmin Trudeau | 41,035 | 70.54 | |
| Republican | Ashley M. Ray | 17,074 | 29.35 | |
| Write-in | 60 | 0.10 | ||
| Total votes | 58,169 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Steve Conway (incumbent) | 12,516 | 58.52 | |
| Republican | Terry Harder | 8,808 | 41.18 | |
| Write-in | 63 | 0.29 | ||
| Total votes | 21,387 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Steve Conway (incumbent) | 22,622 | 59.03 | |
| Republican | Terry Harder | 15,631 | 40.79 | |
| Write-in | 70 | 0.18 | ||
| Total votes | 38,323 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Claire Wilson (incumbent) | 13,596 | 54.10 | |
| Republican | Linda Kochmar | 9,229 | 36.73 | |
| Republican | Mark W. Christie | 2,267 | 9.02 | |
| Write-in | 38 | 0.15 | ||
| Total votes | 25,130 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Claire Wilson (incumbent) | 23,282 | 55.21 | |
| Republican | Linda Kochmar | 18,833 | 44.66 | |
| Write-in | 53 | 0.13 | ||
| Total votes | 42,168 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Phil Fortunato (incumbent) | 20,491 | 55.38 | |
| Independent | Chris Vance | 14,469 | 39.11 | |
| Independent | Clifford Knopik | 1,735 | 4.69 | |
| Write-in | 304 | 0.82 | ||
| Total votes | 36,999 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Phil Fortunato (incumbent) | 35,764 | 55.81 | |
| Independent | Chris Vance | 28,053 | 43.78 | |
| Write-in | 263 | 0.41 | ||
| Total votes | 64,080 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jesse Salomon (incumbent) | 24,232 | 65.39 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Weber | 7,134 | 19.25 | |
| Independent | Evelyn Anthony | 5,303 | 14.31 | |
| Write-in | 386 | 1.04 | ||
| Total votes | 37,055 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jesse Salomon (incumbent) | 43,240 | 74.82 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Weber | 13,159 | 22.77 | |
| Write-in | 1396 | 2.42 | ||
| Total votes | 57,795 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Karen Keiser (incumbent) | 18,985 | 92.05 | |
| Write-in | 1639 | 7.95 | ||
| Total votes | 20,624 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Karen Keiser (incumbent) | 30,332 | 69.12 | |
| Republican | Marliza Melzer[c] | 13,486 | 30.73 | |
| Write-in | 63 | 0.14 | ||
| Total votes | 43,881 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Joe Nguyen (incumbent) | 35,911 | 83.29 | |
| Republican | John Potter | 4,289 | 9.95 | |
| Independent | Amber Bennett | 2,257 | 5.23 | |
| Republican | GoodSpaceGuy | 355 | 0.82 | |
| Independent | Tony Mitchum | 252 | 0.58 | |
| Write-in | 50 | 0.12 | ||
| Total votes | 43,114 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Joe Nguyen (incumbent) | 59,713 | 86.06 | |
| Republican | John Potter | 9,570 | 13.79 | |
| Write-in | 105 | 0.15 | ||
| Total votes | 69,388 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Drew MacEwen | 27,174 | 54.96 | |
| Democratic | Julianne Gale | 22,211 | 44.92 | |
| Write-in | 57 | 0.12 | ||
| Total votes | 49,442 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Drew MacEwen | 41,828 | 56.06 | |
| Democratic | Julianne Gale | 32,705 | 43.84 | |
| Write-in | 74 | 0.10 | ||
| Total votes | 74,607 | 100.0 | ||
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| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Noel Frame | 35,090 | 82.06 | |
| Democratic | Kate Martin | 7,261 | 16.98 | |
| Write-in | 409 | 0.96 | ||
| Total votes | 42,760 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Noel Frame | 61,783 | 83.60 | |
| Democratic | Kate Martin | 11,700 | 15.83 | |
| Write-in | 421 | 0.57 | ||
| Total votes | 73,904 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Saldaña (incumbent) | 29,413 | 97.86 | |
| Write-in | 642 | 2.14 | ||
| Total votes | 30,055 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rebecca Saldaña (incumbent) | 49,271 | 98.45 | |
| Write-in | 776 | 1.55 | ||
| Total votes | 50,047 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | June Robinson (incumbent) | 17,733 | 57.68 | |
| Republican | Bernard Moody | 9,199 | 29.92 | |
| Republican | Anita Azariah | 3,771 | 12.27 | |
| Write-in | 40 | 0.13 | ||
| Total votes | 30,743 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | June Robinson (incumbent) | 30,093 | 58.10 | |
| Republican | Bernard Moody | 21,627 | 41.76 | |
| Write-in | 73 | 0.14 | ||
| Total votes | 51,793 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sharon Shewmake | 24,497 | 47.07 | |
| Republican | Simon Sefzik (incumbent) | 17,248 | 33.14 | |
| Republican | Ben Elenbaas | 10,277 | 19.75 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.04 | ||
| Total votes | 52,043 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sharon Shewmake | 38,098 | 50.55 | |
| Republican | Simon Sefzik (incumbent) | 37,193 | 49.35 | |
| Write-in | 75 | 0.10 | ||
| Total votes | 75,366 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jamie Pedersen (incumbent) | 30,299 | 97.93 | |
| Write-in | 640 | 2.07 | ||
| Total votes | 30,939 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jamie Pedersen (incumbent) | 50,957 | 98.55 | |
| Write-in | 751 | 1.45 | ||
| Total votes | 51,708 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John Lovick (incumbent) | 21,773 | 58.28 | |
| Republican | Jeb Brewer | 15,542 | 41.60 | |
| Write-in | 42 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 37,357 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | John Lovick (incumbent) | 37,226 | 58.77 | |
| Republican | Jeb Brewer | 26,062 | 41.14 | |
| Write-in | 59 | 0.09 | ||
| Total votes | 63,347 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Manka Dhingra (incumbent) | 25,773 | 65.40 | |
| Republican | Ryika Hooshangi | 13,570 | 34.43 | |
| Write-in | 65 | 0.16 | ||
| Total votes | 39,408 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Manka Dhingra (incumbent) | 41,391 | 62.87 | |
| Republican | Ryika Hooshangi | 24,354 | 36.99 | |
| Write-in | 86 | 0.13 | ||
| Total votes | 65,831 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Javier Valdez | 34,984 | 83.01 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Gross | 5,150 | 12.22 | |
| Standup-America Party | Alex Tsimerman | 1,784 | 4.23 | |
| Write-in | 224 | 0.53 | ||
| Total votes | 42,142 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Javier Valdez | 55,915 | 84.89 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Gross | 9,531 | 14.47 | |
| Write-in | 420 | 0.64 | ||
| Total votes | 65,866 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Boyce | 13,734 | 45.54 | |
| Democratic | Claudia Kauffman | 8,222 | 27.26 | |
| Democratic | Satwinder Kaur | 8,157 | 27.05 | |
| Write-in | 46 | 0.15 | ||
| Total votes | 30,159 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Claudia Kauffman | 26,251 | 52.70 | |
| Republican | Bill Boyce | 23,502 | 47.19 | |
| Write-in | 55 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 49,808 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Patty Kuderer (incumbent) | 19,389 | 71.39 | |
| Republican | Michelle Darnell | 7,717 | 28.41 | |
| Write-in | 54 | 0.20 | ||
| Total votes | 27,160 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Patty Kuderer (incumbent) | 33,208 | 70.58 | |
| Republican | Michelle Darnell | 13,795 | 29.32 | |
| Write-in | 50 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 47,053 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||