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Keith Smith

Democratic Party

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Last election

August 4, 2020

Keith Smith (Democratic Party) ran for election to theWashington House of Representatives to representDistrict 32-Position 1. Smith lost in the primary onAugust 4, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 32-Position 1

IncumbentCindy Ryu defeatedShirley Sutton in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 32-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cindy Ryu (D)	71.6	52,703
	Submit photo	Shirley Sutton (D)	26.7	19,658
		Other/Write-in votes	1.8	1,292

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,653
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 32-Position 1

IncumbentCindy Ryu andShirley Sutton defeatedKeith Smith in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 32-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cindy Ryu (D)	63.7	29,641
✔	Submit photo	Shirley Sutton (D)	24.4	11,368
		Keith Smith (D)	9.6	4,451
		Other/Write-in votes	2.3	1,073

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,533
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 32-Position 1

IncumbentCindy Ryu defeatedDiodato Boucsieguez in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 32-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cindy Ryu (D)	75.9	49,413
	Submit photo	Diodato Boucsieguez (R)	24.1	15,699

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,112
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 32-Position 1

IncumbentCindy Ryu andDiodato Boucsieguez defeatedKeith Smith in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 32-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cindy Ryu (D)	72.5	27,207
✔	Submit photo	Diodato Boucsieguez (R)	21.3	8,003
		Keith Smith (Centrist Party)	6.2	2,324

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,534
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2016

See also:Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theWashington 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.

IncumbentCindy Ryu defeatedAlvin Rutledge in the Washington House of Representatives, District 32-Position 1 general election.^[1]

Washington House of Representatives, District 32-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Cindy RyuIncumbent	75.84%	50,061
	Republican	Alvin Rutledge	24.16%	15,950
Total Votes				66,011
Source:Washington Secretary of State

IncumbentCindy Ryu andAlvin Rutledge defeatedKeith Smith in the Washington House of Representatives District 32-Position 1 top two primary.^[2][3]

Washington House of Representatives, District 32-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Cindy RyuIncumbent	73.83%	22,927
	Republican	Alvin Rutledge	18.29%	5,680
	No party preference	Keith Smith	7.87%	2,445
Total Votes				31,052
Source:Washington Secretary of State

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2020

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