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Washington State Senate elections, 2010

Majority control •Campaign contributions

Qualifications •Competitiveness analysis

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidatesDistrict 6 •District 7 •District 8 •District 13 •District 15 •District 21 •District 26 •District 29 •District 30 •District 31 •District 32 •District 33 •District 34 •District 35 •District 36 •District 37 •District 38 •District 41 •District 42 •District 43 •District 44 •District 45 •District 46 •District 47 •District 48

Washington State Senate State legislative elections, 2010

Elections for the office ofWashington's State Senate were held inWashington onNovember 2, 2010.

Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 11, 2010. The primary election day was August 17, 2010. The enactment ofInitiative 872 in 2004 meant that in the August 17 primary, the top two vote-getting candidates in each primary contest, regardless of party, moved on to the final November 2 vote.

Washington State Senators serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Half of the Senate is scheduled for re-election every two years.

Out of the 25 districts up for re-election, incumbents ran in 20 of them. In the 2010 elections, Democrats retained a majority in the chamber and Republicans gained four seats.

See also:Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010 andState legislative elections, 2010

November 2 General Election Results

The following candidates won election on November 2, 2010:

Majority control

See also:Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 2 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in theWashington State Senate:

Campaign contributions

See also:State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Washington in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come fromFollow The Money.^[1]

In 2010, the candidates for state senate raised a total of $7,259,812 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:^[2]

Incumbency

Unopposed incumbents

3 incumbents (15%) faced no competition in the November 2 general election.

• 1 Democratic incumbent faced no November challenger.
• 2 GOP incumbents faced no November challenger.

Primary challenges

Four incumbents (20%) faced competition in the August 17 primary. One incumbent, DemocratJean Berkey, lost to her challengers. The following 3 incumbents (2 Democrats, 1 Republican) won their primaries:

• District 26: Incumbent DemocratDerek Kilmer
• District 31: Incumbent RepublicanPam Roach
• District 44: Incumbent DemocratSteve Hobbs

Retiring incumbents

Five incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 20 incumbents (80%) ran for re-election. Of the 5 incumbents who did not run for re-election, 4 were Democrats and 1 was a Republican.

Incumbents who retired were:

• District 29: Incumbent DemocratRosa Franklin.
• District 32: Incumbent DemocratDarlene Fairley.
• District 34: Incumbent DemocratJoe McDermott.
• District 42: Incumbent RepublicanDale Brandland.
• District 46: Incumbent DemocratKen Jacobsen.

Qualifications

Section 7 of Article 2 of theWashington State Constitution states, "No person shall be eligible to the legislature who shall not be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter in the district for which he is chosen."

List of candidates

Partisan dominance instate senates heading into the 2010 state legislative elections

Initiative 872, passed in 2004, established that the top-two vote-getters in each primary move onto the November 2 contest, regardless of party. This meant that an election on November 2 could feature two candidates from the same party

Although there are no party primaries in the State of Washington, according to theWashington Secretary of State, "Each candidate for partisan office may state a political party that he or she prefers. A candidate's preference does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party, or that the party approves of or associates with that candidate."

District 6

August 17 primary:

Chris Marr (D) 18,191a Incumbent Marr was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2006.

Michael Baumgartner 20,621a (R)

November 2 General election candidates:

Chris Marr 29,237

Michael Baumgartner 33,929

District 7

August 17 primary:

Barbara Mowrey (D) 8,069a

Bob Morton (R) 23,843a. Incumbent Morton has served in theWashington State Senate since 1995.

November 2 General election candidates:

Barbara Mowrey 13,359

Bob Morton 39,694

District 8

August 17 primary:

No Democratic candidates filed to run for the District 8 seat.

Jerome Delvin (R) 18,965a. Incumbent Delvin was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2004.

Brad Anderson (R) 8,857a

November 2 General election candidates:

Jerome Delvin 31,083

Brad Anderson 17,546

District 13

August 17 primary:

No Democratic candidates filed to run for the District 13 seat.

Janea Holmquist 21,814a (R) Incumbent Holmquist was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2009.

November 2 General election candidates:

Janea Holmquist 35,432

District 15

August 17 primary:

No Democratic candidates filed to run for the District 15 seat.

Jim Honeyford 15,336a (R) Incumbent Honeyford was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 1998.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jim Honeyford 25,864

District 21

August 17 primary:

Paull Shin 16,378a (D) Incumbent Shin was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 1999.

David Preston 6,231a (R)

Glen Sayes 3,663 (R)

November 2 General election candidates:

Paull Shin 30,369

David Preston 17,637

District 26

August 17 primary:

Derek Kilmer 18,854a (D) Incumbent Kilmer was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2007.

Marty McClendon 12,618a (R)

Kristine Danielson 2,214 (Independent)

November 2 General election candidates:

Derek Kilmer 33,090

Marty McClendon 23,179

District 29

August 17 primary:

Steve Conway 7,515a (D)

Terry Harder 3,871a (R)

Ken Paulson 1,796 (Independent)

November 2 General election candidates:

Steve Conway 16,987

Terry Harder 9,813

District 30

August 17 primary:

Tracey Eide 10,830a (D) Incumbent Eide was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 1999.

Tony Moore 10,483a (R)

November 2 General election candidates:

Tracey Eide 20,218

Tony Moore 18,565

District 31

August 17 primary:

Raymond Bunk 4,170 (D)

Ron Weigelt 5,009 (D)

Matt Richardson 5,750a (R)

Pam Roach 10,317a (R) Incumbent Roach was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 1990.

November 2 General election candidates:

Matt Richardson 14,651

Pam Roach 29,374

District 32

August 17 primary:

Patty Butler 3,842 (D)

Maralyn Chase 14,684a (D)

David Baker 12,323a (R)

November 2 General election candidates:

Maralyn Chase 33,426`

David Baker 21,775

District 33

August 17 primary:

Karen Keiser 10,933a (D) Incumbent Keiser was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2001.

Jack Michalek 7,992a (R)

November 2 General election candidates:

Karen Keiser 20,559

Jack Michalek 13,833

District 34

August 17 primary:

Sharon Nelson 20,530a (D)

November 2 General election candidates:

Sharon Nelson 37,309

District 35

August 17 primary:

Tim Sheldon 20,253a (D) Incumbent Sheldon was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 1997.

Nancy Williams 12,870a (R)

November 2 General election candidates:

Tim Sheldon 34,130

Nancy Williams 21,084

District 36

August 17 primary:

Jeanne Kohl-Welles 26,400a (D) Incumbent Kohl-Welles was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 1994.

Leslie Klein 5,152a Klein listed her party label preference as "R-Problemfixer Party"

November 2 General election candidates:

Jeanne Kohl-Welles 51,656

Leslie Klein 9,889

District 37

August 17 primary:

Adam Kline 17,338a (D) Incumbent Kline was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 1996.

No Republican candidates filed to run for the District 37 seat.

Tamra Smilanich 2,219a (Independent)

November 2 General election candidates:

Adam Kline 34,995

Tamra Smilanich 4,797

District 38

August 17 primary:

Nick Harper 7,133a (D)

Jean Berkey 6,547 (D) Incumbent Berkey was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2004.

No Republican candidates filed to run for the District 38 seat.

Rod Rieger 6,626a

Across the country in 2010,state senate elections were held in 43 states. 1,167 state senate seats were at stake. In all 1,167 state senate districts with an election in 2010, 19 challengers (12 Democrats and 7 Republicans) defeated an incumbentstate senator. Harper wasone of the 12 Democratic challengers who defeated an incumbent Democratic state senator.

November 2 General election candidates:

Nick Harper 22,089

Rod Rieger 14,892

District 41

August 17 primary:

Randy Gordon 16,588a (D) Incumbent Gordon was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2010.

Steve Litzow 16,615a (R)

November 2 General election candidates:

Note: Machine recount in progress as of December 2, 2010

Randy Gordon 29,836

Steve Litzow 30,030

District 42

August 17 primary:

Pat Jerns 13,622a (D)

Doug Ericksen 21,744a (R)

November 2 General election candidates:

Pat Jerns 24,298

Doug Ericksen 36,293

District 43

August 17 primary:

Ed Murray 21,578a (D) Incumbent Murray was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2007.

No Republican candidates filed to run for the District 43 seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Ed Murray 42,365

District 44

August 17 primary:

Steve Hobbs 10,877a (D) Incumbent Hobbs was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2007.

Lillian Kaufer 4,377 (D)

Ryan Ferrie 4,041 (R)

Dave Schmidt 10,979a (R)

November 2 General election candidates:

Steve Hobbs 30,441

Dave Schmidt 29,505

District 45

August 17 primary:

Eric Oemig 14,790a (D) Incumbent Oemig was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2006.

Andy Hill 15,701a (R)

November 2 General election candidates:

Eric Oemig 28,482

Andy Hill 29,606

District 46

August 17 primary:

Scott White 21,437a (D) Incumbent White was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2009.

No Republicans filed to run for the District 46 seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Scott White 40,542

District 47

August 17 primary:

Claudia Kauffman 11,021a (D) Incumbent Kauffman was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2007.

Joe Fain 13,835a (R)

Matthew Sas (R) -Withdrew 6/17/2010

November 2 General election candidates:

Claudia Kauffman 20,782

Joe Fain 25,387

District 48

August 17 primary:

Rodney Tom 13,460a (D) Incumbent Tom was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2007.

Gregg Bennett 12,080a (R)

Ronald Fuller (I) -Withdrew 6/11/2010

November 2 General election candidates:

Rodney Tom 24,559

Gregg Bennett 22,104

See also

• Washington State Senate
• Washington State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2010
• Primary election dates in 2010

External links

• General election results, 2010
• List of 2010 candidates for Washington State Senate
• Washington Democratic Party's list of state legislative candidates(dead link)
• Project Vote Smart list of candidates for Washington State Senate in the November 2, 2010 election

Footnotes