2013 Washington's 26th state senate district special election

A special election was held on November 5, 2013,^[1] to elect a senator to fill the rest of Derek Kilmer's term in the Washington State Senate representing the 26th district.

2013 Washington State Senate
26th District special election

← 2012 November 5, 2013 (2013-11-05) 2014 →
Washington's 26th state senate district
Candidate Jan Angel Nathan Schlicher Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 11,162 10,183 Percentage 51.9% 47.3%
Senator before election Nathan Schlicher Democratic Senator Jan Angel Republican

Background

The seat was left vacant after incumbent Derek Kilmer was elected to the U.S. House in November 2012. Nathan Schlicher was appointed to the seat two weeks after Derek Kilmer was sworn in.

Candidates

The election was contested between Nathan Schlicher of the Democratic Party and Jan Angel of the Republican Party, who advanced as the top two finishers in the August primary.

Results

Primary election results

Primary election
August 1, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jan Angel	8,109	56.8
	Democratic	Nathan Schlicher	6,125	42.9
Total votes			14,281	100

General election results

General election
November 5, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jan Angel	11,162	51.9
	Democratic	Nathan Schlicher	10,183	47.3
Total votes			21,517	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Aftermath

Jan Angel won the election by about five percent, giving the Republican caucus a 24–25 minority for the 2014 session over previously having a 23-26 minority during the 2013 session.