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2024 Washington State Senate election

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2024 Washington State Senate election
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The 2024 Washington State Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, with a nonpartisan blanket primary election held on August 6, 2024. Voters in 25 of the 49 state legislative districts elected Senators to the Washington State Senate.[1] The elections will coincide with other elections for federal, state, and local offices.

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Background

Soto Palmer v. Hobbs

Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that the 15th legislative district violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Latino votes in the Yakima Valley region and necessitated redrawing.[2][3][4]

Plaintiffs provided five remedial maps awaiting Lasnik's approval.[5] On March 16, 2024, the judge selected a new redistricting map which significantly changes the boundaries of several districts in the Yakima Valley and changes the numbering of District 15 to District 14. This change in number means that elections for district 14 in the State Senate will now be held in Presidential Election Years, which typically have higher turnout than midterm election years among Latino voters.[6]

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Partisan Background

In the 2020 Presidential Election, Democrat Joe Biden won 34 of Washington State's legislative districts and Republican Donald Trump won 15 of Washington State's legislative districts. Out of the 25 State Senate districts that are up for election in the 2024 Washington State Senate Election, Republicans represented 5 districts that Joe Biden won in 2020: District 10 (Biden + 6%); District 12 (Biden + 3%); Majority-Minority District 14 (Biden + 14%); District 17 (Biden + 6%); and District 25 (Biden + 2%).

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Retirements

Eight incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

  1. District 3: Andy Billig is retiring.[7]
  2. District 5: Mark Mullet is retiring to run for Governor.[8]
  3. District 22: Sam Hunt is retiring.[9]
  4. District 24: Kevin Van De Wege is retiring to run for Public Lands Commissioner.[10]

Republicans

  1. District 4: Mike Padden is retiring.[11]
  2. District 12: Brad Hawkins is retiring to run for Chelan County Commission.[12]
  3. District 17: Lynda Wilson is retiring.[13]
  4. District 18: Ann Rivers is retiring.[14]

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†: Incumbent not running for re-election.

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District 1

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District 2

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  • Jim McCune (Republican), incumbent state senator[16]
  • Erasmo Ruiz Gonzalez (Democratic), Bethel School Board director[16]

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Ronda Litzenberger (R)

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District 3

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The incumbent is Democrat Andy Billig, who is retiring.[17]

Republican Jim Wilson did not announce his run before August 6, and thus did not appear on the ballot for the primary election, but garnered enough signatures to appear on the general election ballot.[18]

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  • Ericka Lalka (Republican), candidate for Spokane School Board[19]

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District 4

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The incumbent is Republican Mike Padden, who is retiring.[21]

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  • Leonard Christian (Republican), state representative[22]
  • Miguel Valencia (Democratic), Democratic precinct committee officer and Army veteran[22]

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Pam Haley (R)

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Mike Kelly (R)

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District 5

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The incumbent is Democrat Mark Mullet, who retired to run for Governor.[24]

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Chad Magendanz (R)

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Bill Ramos

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District 9

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District 10

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Eliminated in primary

  • Denny Sandberg (Democratic), former small business owner and Navy veteran[36][37]

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Ron Muzzall (R)
Janet St. Clair (D)

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District 11

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District 12

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The incumbent is Republican Brad Hawkins, who withdrew from the race to run for Chelan County Commission.[12]

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  • Brad Hawkins (Republican), incumbent state senator[42] (ran for Chelan County Commission, endorsed Goehner)[40]

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Keith Goehner (R)

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District 14

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  • Maria Beltran (Democratic), state House Democratic Campaign Committee employee[43]
  • Curtis King (Republican), incumbent state senator[44]

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District 16

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District 17

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The incumbent is Republican Lynda Wilson, who is retiring.[46]

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District 18

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The incumbent is Republican Ann Rivers, who is retiring due to redistricting.[14]

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Brad Benton (R)

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Adrian Cortes (D)

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District 19

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District 20

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District 22

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The incumbent is Democrat Sam Hunt, who is retiring.[9]

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  • Tela Hogle (Democratic), baker and music teacher[57][58]

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Jessica Bateman (D)

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District 23

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  • Ace Haynes (Republican), precinct committee officer[59][60]

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District 24

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The incumbent is Democrat Kevin Van De Wege, who retired to run for Washington Public Lands Commissioner.[10]

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  • James Russell (Democratic)[62]

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District 25

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District 27

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  • Carol Sue Braaten (Republican)
  • Yasmin Trudeau (Democratic), incumbent state senator

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District 28

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District 39

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  • Tim McDonald (Democratic), former Arlington School Board member[66]

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John Snow (D)

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Keith Wagoner (R)

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District 40

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Candidates

  • Charles Carrell (Republican), former Snohomish Country Sherriff's Office employee[68]
  • Liz Lovelett (Democratic), incumbent state senator[68]

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District 41

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District 49

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Notes

  1. Wilson did not appear on the primary ballot, but garnered signatures to appear on the general election ballot. He did not launch his campaign before the primary.

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