2006 Washington House of Representatives election

The 2006 Washington State House elections took place on November 7, 2006. Voters in all 49 of Washington's legislative districts voted for their representatives. Washington State Senate elections were also held on November 7.^[1]

Washington State House elections, 2006

← 2004 November 7, 2006 2008 →
98 seats of the Washington State House of Representatives 50 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Frank Chopp Richard DeBolt Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 43rd-Seattle 20th-Centralia Last election 55 43 Seats before 56 42 Seats won 62 36 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 2,075,413 1,646,030 Percentage 55.74% 44.21%
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold
House Speaker before election Frank Chopp Democratic Elected House Speaker Frank Chopp Democratic

Overview

Washington State House elections, 2006
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	2,075,413	55.74%	63	6
	Republican	1,646,030	44.21%	35	6
	Progressive Party	2,081	0.06%	—	—
Totals		5,311,847	100.00%	98	—

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Rothenberg[2]	Lean D	November 4, 2006

Election results

District 1

Washington's 1st legislative district House 1 election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al O'Brien	32,274	100
Total votes			32,274	100.00

Washington's 1st legislative district House 2 election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Ericks	25,739	61.90
	Republican	Mark Davies	15,843	38.10
Total votes				100.00

District 2

Washington's 2nd legislative district House 1 election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Marie Christenson	16,997	43.47
	Republican	Jim McCune	22,107	56.53
Total votes				100.00

Washington's 2nd legislative district House 2 election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Stephan	15,734	40.39
	Republican	Tom Campbell	23,221	59.61
Total votes				100.00

District 3

In 2004, Alex Wood was challenged by David Stevens and won with 61.61% of the vote.

Washington's 3rd legislative district House 1 election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alex Wood	19,801	67.31
	Republican	Laura D. Carder	9,618	32.69
Total votes			29,419	100.00

Washington's 3rd legislative district House 2 election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timm Ormsby	23,682	100.00
Total votes			23,682	100.00

District 4

Seat 1

• Larry Crouse (R) - Incumbent

In 2004, Larry Crouse was challenged by Jim Peck (D) and won with 61.55% of the vote.

Seat 2

• Lynn Schindler (R) - Incumbent
• Ed Foote (D) - Challenger

In 2004, Lynn Schindler was challenged by Ed Foote (D) and won with 65.85% of the vote.

District 5

Seat 1

• Jay Rodne (R)

In 2004, Jay Rodne was challenged by Jeff Griffin (D) and Keith Kemp (L) and won with 52.36% of the vote.

Seat 2

• Glenn Anderson (R)

In 2004, Glenn Anderson was challenged by Barbara de Michele (D) and Beau Gunderson (L) and won with 54.07% of the vote.

District 6

Seat 1

• John W. Serben (R) - Incumbent
• Donald A. Barlow (D) (WINNER)
  • Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20060827122542/http://www.electdonbarlow.com/
  • Info: Spokane Spokesman Review

In 2004, John Serben ran against Don Barlow (D) for an open seat (vacated when Brad Benson ran for State Senate) and won with 51.90% of the vote.

Seat 2

• John Ahern (R) - Incumbent (WINNER)
• Barbara Lampert (D)

In 2004, John Ahern was challenged by Douglas Dobbins (D) and won with 60.56% of the vote.

District 7

Seat 1

• Bob Sump (R) - Incumbent
• Jack Miller (D) - Challenger
  • Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20060525060604/http://www.electjackmiller.com/

In 2004, Bob Sump was challenged by Jack Miller (D) and Dave Wordinger (L) and won with 64.12% of the vote.

Seat 2

Joel Kretz (R) - Incumbent

In 2004, Joel Kretz ran against Yvette Joseph (D) for an open seat (vacated when Cathy McMorris ran for Congress) and won with 65.15% of the vote.

District 8

Seat 1

• Shirley Hankins (R) - Incumbent

In 2004, Shirley Hankins was challenged by Rick Dillender (D) and won with 73.28% of the vote.

Seat 2

• Larry Haler (R) - Incumbent
  • Website: http://www.larryhaler.com

In 2004, Larry Haler was challenged by Jerad Koepp (D) and won with 69.82% of the vote.

District 9

Seat 1

• • Steve Hailey (R)
  • Joe Schmick (R)
  • Glen R. Stockwell (R)
  • Tedd Nealey (R)
  • Caitlin Ross (D)

Current incumbent Don Cox (R) is not seeking re-election in 2006.

Seat 2

• • David W. Buri (R) - Incumbent

District 10

Seat 1

• Christopher Strow (R)

Seat 2

• Barbara Bailey (R) - Incumbent
• Tim Knue (D) - Challenger

District 11

Position 1

• Zack Hudgins (D) - Incumbent

Position 2

• Bob Hasegawa (D) - Incumbent
• John Potter (R)

District 12

Position 1

• Cary Condotta (R) - Incumbent

Position 2

• Mike Armstrong (R) - Incumbent

District 13

Position 1

• Judith (Judy) Warnick (R)
• Max Golladay (R)

Current incumbent Janéa Holmquist (R) is running for State Senator.

Position 2

• Bill Hinkle (R) - Incumbent

District 14

Position 1

• Mary Skinner (R) - Incumbent
• Don Hinman (D)

Position 2

• Ron Bonlender (D)
• Sandra Belzer Swanson (R)
• James Keightley (R)
• Harold F. Koempel (R)
• Charles R. Ross (R)
• Glen Blomgren (R)

Current Incumbent James Clements (R) is not seeking re-election in 2006.

District 15

Position 1

• Bruce Chandler (R) - Incumbent
• Glen Howard Pinkham (D)

Position 2

• Dan Newhouse (R) - Incumbent
• William J. Yallup (D)

District 16

Position 1

• Maureen Walsh (R) - Incumbent
• Patrick Guettner (R)
• George Fearing (D)

Position 2

• Bill Grant (D) - Incumbent
• Sheryl Cox (R)
• Kevin Young (R)

District 17

Seat 1

• Jim Dunn (R) - Incumbent
• Pat Campbell (D) - Challenger
• Jack Burkman (D) - Challenger

Seat 2

• Deb Wallace (D) - Incumbent
• Paul Harris (R) - Challenger

District 18

Position 1

• Richard Curtis (R) - Incumbent
• Jonathan Fant (D)

Position 2

• Ed Orcutt (R) - Incumbent
• Julie McCord (D)

District 19

Position 1

• Dean Takko (D) - Incumbent
• Tim Sutinen (R) - Challenger

Position 2

• Brian Blake (D) - Incumbent
• Keath Huff (R) - Challenger

District 20

Position 1

• Richard DeBolt (R) - Incumbent, House Minority Leader
• Mike Rechner (D)

Position 2

• Gary C. Alexander (R) - Incumbent

District 21

Position 1

• Mary Helen Roberts (D) - Incumbent

Position 2

• Brian Sullivan (D) - Incumbent

District 22

Seat 1

• Brendan W. Williams (D) - Incumbent

Seat 2

• Sam Hunt (D) - Incumbent
• Kevin Bonagofski (R)

District 23

Position 1

• Sherry Appleton (D) - Incumbent
• Earl Johnson (R)

Position 2

• Beverly Woods (R) - Incumbent
• Christine Rolfes (D)

District 24

Seat 1

• James Buck (R) - Incumbent
• Kevin Van de Wege (D) - Challenger

James Buck was challenged by Van de Wege in 2002, and won with 51%.

Seat 2

• Lynn Kessler (D) - Incumbent, House Majority Leader

District 25

Position 1

• Joyce McDonald (R) - Incumbent
• Jonathan E. Bristol - (D)

Position 2

• Dawn Morrell (D) - Incumbent
• Wally Nash (R)

District 26

Seat 1

• Patricia Lantz (D) - Incumbent
• Beckie Krantz (R) - Challenger

Seat 2

• Larry Seaquist (D)
• Ronald Boehme (R)
• Trent England (R)

Current Seat 2 Representative Derek Kilmer (D) is running for the State Senate seat left open by the retirement of Bob Oke, which leaves the race for this seat an open race.

District 27

Seat 1

• Dennis Flannigan (D) - Incumbent
• Stan Barker (politician) (R)

Seat 2

• Jeannie Darneille (D) - Incumbent
• Bret Edensword (R)

District 28

Position 1

• Troy Kelley (D) (cw)
• Don Anderson (R) (cw)
• Stan Flemming (R)

Current incumbent Gigi Talcott (R) is not seeking re-election in 2006.

Position 2

• Tami Green (D) - Incumbent (cw)
• Bob Lawrence (R)
• Jim Oliver (R)

District 29

Position 1

• Steve Conway (D) - Incumbent

Position 2

• Steve Kirby (D) - Incumbent

District 30

Position 1

• Mark Miloscia (D) - Incumbent
• Anthony Kalchik (R)

Position 2

• Skip Priest (R) - Incumbent
• Helen Stanwell (D)

District 31

Seat 1

• Dan Roach (R) - Incumbent
• Karen Willard (D) - Challenger

Seat 2

• Jan Shabro (R) - Incumbent
• Christopher Hurst (D) - Challenger and former House member

District 32

Position 1

• Maralyn Chase (D) - Incumbent
• Norine Federow (R)

Position 2

• Ruth Kagi (D) - Incumbent
• Steve Gibbs (R)

District 33

Position 1

• Shay Schual-Berke (D) - Incumbent
• Mike Cook (R)

Position 2

• Dave Upthegrove (D) - Incumbent

District 34

Position 1

• Eileen L. Cody (D) - Incumbent

Position 2

• Joe McDermott (D) - Incumbent
• Savun Neang (R)

District 35

Position 1

• Kathy Haigh (D) - Incumbent
• Marco Brown (R)

Position 2

• William 'IKE' Eickmeyer (D) - Incumbent
• Randy Neatherlin (R)

District 36

Position 1

• Helen Sommers (D) - Incumbent

Position 2

• Mary Lou Dickerson (D) - Incumbent

District 37

Position 1

• Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) - Incumbent

Position 2

• Eric Pettigrew (D) - Incumbent
• Kwame Wyking Garrett (R)

District 38

Position 1

• John McCoy (D) - Incumbent
• Kim Halvorson (R)

Position 2

• Mike Sells (D) - Incumbent

District 39

Seat 1

• Dan Kristiansen (R) - Incumbent
• Scott Olson (D) - Challenger

Seat 2

• Kirk Pearson (R) - Incumbent

District 40

Position 1

• Dave Quall (D) - Incumbent
• Yoshe Revelle (R)

Position 2

• Jeff Morris (D) - Incumbent

District 41

Position 1

• Fred Jarrett (R) - Incumbent
• Dale Murphy (D)

Position 2

• Judy Clibborn (D) - Incumbent
• Erik Fretheim (R)

District 42

Seat 1

• Doug Ericksen (R) - Incumbent
  • Website: http://dougericksen.com/
• Jasper MacSlarrow (D) - Challenger
  • Website: http://www.votejasper.com/

Seat 2

• Kelli Linville (D) - Incumbent
• Craig Mayberry (R) - Challenger

District 43

Seat 1

• Dick Kelley (D) Kelley in 2006
• Jamie Pedersen (D) People for Pedersen
• Bill Sherman (D) billsherman.com^[usurped]
• Stephanie Pure (D) People for Pure Archived 2006-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
• Jim Street (D) JimStreet.org
• Lynne Dodson (D) LynneToWin.org Archived 2006-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Hugh Foskett (R)
• Linde Knighton (Progressive) voteknighton.org

Ed Murray is stepping down from his House seat to run for the State Senate.

Rough road ahead for non-Democrat candidates in 43rd^{[permanent dead link]}

Seat 2

• Frank Chopp (D) - Current Speaker of the House
• Will "Chopper" Sohn (R) Will Sohn For Representative

District 44

Position 1

• Hans Dunshee (D) - Incumbent
• Mike Hope (R)

Position 2

• John Lovick (D) - Incumbent
• Robert Legg (R)

District 45

Seat 1

• Roger Goodman (D)
• Jeffrey Possinger (R)
  • Current Rep. Toby Nixon (R) is running for the open Senate seat.

Seat 2

• Larry Springer (D) - Incumbent
• Tim Lee (R)

District 46

Position 1

• Jim McIntire (D) - Incumbent
  • Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20060829232052/http://jimmcintire.com/

Position 2

• Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D) - Incumbent
  • Website:

District 47

Seat 1

• Geoff Simpson (D) - Incumbent
  • Website: http://www.votesimpson.com/ Archived 2006-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Donna Watts (R)
  • Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20070502190510/http://www.donnawatts.org/

Seat 2

• Pat Sullivan (D) - Incumbent
  • Website: http://www.votepatsullivan.com/
• Andrew Franz (R)
  • Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20061106034048/http://www.andrewfranz.org/

District 48

Seat 1

• Ross Hunter (D) - Incumbent, Ross Hunter
• Nancy Potts (R) Nancy Potts Archived 2008-01-20 at the Wayback Machine

Seat 2

• Deb Eddy (D) Deb Eddy
• Santiago Ramos (D) (cw)
• Brett Olson - (R) Bret Olson for 48th District Representative

Seat 2 became an open seat on March 14, 2006, when Rodney Tom announced his candidacy for the Senate, switching parties from Republican to Democrat in the process.

District 49

Washington's 49th legislative district House 1 election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Fromhold	21,735	64.68
	Republican	Nancy De Leo	11,867	35.32
Total votes			33,602	100.00

Washington's 49th legislative district House 2 election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Moeller	20,630	61.36
	Republican	Sharon Long	12,989	38.64
Total votes			33,619	100.00