The 2018 Washington State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Washington state voters elected state senators in 25 of the state's 49 Senate districts. The other 24 state senators were not up for re-election until the next biennial election in 2020. State senators serve four-year terms in the Washington State Senate. A statewide map of Washington's state legislative districts is provided by the Washington State Legislature here, .
A top two primary election on August 7, 2018, determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Each candidate is allowed to write in their party preference so that it appears as they desire on the ballot.
Following the 2016 state senate elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate, 25–24 because self-identified Democrat Tim Sheldon caucuses with the Republicans. However, in 2017 Democrats regained control of the Washington State Senate after Democrat Manka Dhingra won a special election in Washington's 45th legislative district.
Democrats expanded their caucus's majority to 28–21 by further flipping the 26th, 30th, and 47th districts. Tim Sheldon was reelected as a Democrat, but continued to caucus with the Republicans.
Overview
2018 Washington State Senate election Primary election — August 7, 2018PartyVotesPercentageCandidatesAdvancing to generalSeats contestingDemocratic536,78161.87%372824Republican302,66734.89%261919Independent15,3751.77%611Libertarian9,9981.15%411No party preference2,7370.32%200Totals2,869,914100.00%7549— 2018 Washington State Senate election General election — November 6, 2018PartyVotesPercentageNot upContestedBeforeAfter+/–Democratic982,74164.55%1072528 3Republican516,47633.92%12112421 3Independent13,5380.89%00000Libertarian9,7070.64%00000Totals1,522,462100.00%24254949—
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 8, 2018
Summary of results by State Senate district Districts not shown are not up for election until 2020. ** Incumbent did not seek re-election.
State Senate districtIncumbent PartyElected senator Party 6th Michael Baumgartner** Rep Jeff Holy Rep 7th Shelly Short RepShelly Short Rep 8th Sharon Brown RepSharon Brown Rep 13th Judy Warnick RepJudy Warnick Rep 15th Jim Honeyford RepJim Honeyford Rep 21st Marko Liias DemMarko Liias Dem 26th Jan Angel** Rep Emily Randall Dem 29th Steve Conway DemSteve Conway Dem 30th Mark Miloscia Rep Claire Wilson Dem 31st Phil Fortunato Rep Phil Fortunato Rep 32nd Maralyn Chase Dem Jesse Salomon Dem 33rd Karen Keiser DemKaren Keiser Dem 34th Sharon Nelson** Dem Joe Nguyen Dem 35th Tim Sheldon Dem*Tim SheldonDem* 36th Reuven Carlyle DemReuven Carlyle Dem 37th Rebecca Saldaña DemRebecca Saldaña Dem 38th John McCoy DemJohn McCoy Dem 39th Keith Wagoner Rep Keith Wagoner Rep 42nd Doug Ericksen RepDoug Ericksen Rep 43rd Jamie Pedersen DemJamie Pedersen Dem 44th Steve Hobbs DemSteve Hobbs Dem 45th Manka Dhingra DemManka Dhingra Dem 46th David Frockt DemDavid Frockt Dem 47th Joe Fain Rep Mona Das Dem 48th Patty Kuderer DemPatty Kuderer Dem *Tim Sheldon self-identifies as a Democrat but caucuses with the Republicans. Source:
See also 2018 United States elections 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2018 United States Senate election in Washington 2018 Washington House of Representatives election
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