Washington House of Representatives elections, 2008

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives were held in Washington on November 4, 2008. All 98 seats were up for election. The primary Election Day was August 19, 2008.[1][2]

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2008

## Qualifications[edit]

Section 7 of Article 2 of the Washington 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."[3]

## List of Candidates[edit]

### District 1-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Al O'Brien a

November 4 General election candidates:

Al O'Brien

### District 1-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Mark Ericks a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mark Ericks

### District 2-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Chuck Collins: 3,560
JeanMarie Christenson: 6,460 a
Ray Harper: 2,471
Jim McCune: 15,875

November 4 General election candidates:

JeanMarie Christenson: 24,540
Jim McCune: 36,417

### District 2-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Michael Powell: 7,067 a
Rick Payne: 3,802
Tom Campbell: 17,493 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Michael Powell: 25,424
Tom Campbell: 35,502

### District 3-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Alex Wood: 12,656 a
Chris Bowen: 2,982 a
Laura Carder: 2,946
John Waite: 1,982

November 4 General election candidates:

Alex Wood: 28,421
Chris Bowen: 13,774

### District 3-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Timm Ormsby: 13,666 a
Mike Novak: 6,698 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Timm Ormsby: 27,385
Mike Novak: 14,655

### District 4-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Linda Thompson: 13,882 a
Larry Crouse: 18,494 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Linda Thompson: 27,614
Larry Crouse: 35,703

### District 4-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Anthony Honorof: 875
Tim Hattenburg: 10,930 a
Diana Wilhite: 6,434
Matt Shea: 13,311 a
Ray Deonier: 852

November 4 General election candidates:

Tim Hattenberg: 26,301
Matt Shea: 37,032

### District 5-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Jon Viebrock: 11,466 a
Jay Rodne: 16,619 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jon Viebrock: 28,089
Jay Rodne: 41,630

### District 5-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
David Spring: 13,657 a
Glenn Anderson: 14,268 a

November 4 General election candidates:

David Spring: 33,712
Glenn Anderson: 35,913

### District 6-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Don Barlow a
Mel Lindauer: 8,195
Kevin Parker: 11,248 a
Marcos James Ruiz: 1,100

November 4 General election candidates:

Don Barlow: 33,050
Kevin Parker: 37,050

### District 6-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
John Driscoll: 17,902 a
John Ahern: 19,315 a

November 4 General election candidates:

John Driscoll: 35,107
John Ahern: 35,033

### District 7-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Mike Davis: 5,150
Peter Davenport: 4,223
Sue Lani Madsen: 7,973 a
Shelly Short: 8,072 a
Kelly White: 4,797

November 4 General election candidates:

Sue Lani Madsen: 22,544
Shelly Short: 30,356

### District 7-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Joel Kretz a

November 4 General election candidates:

Joel Kretz

### District 8-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Carol Moser: 12,603 a
Rick Jansons: 4,541
Brad Klippert: 6,272 a
Skip Novakovich: 5,594
Steve Simoons: 3,998

November 4 General election candidates:

Carol Moser: 28,278
Brad Klippert: 31,266

### District 8-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Larry Haler: 17,335 a
Rob Welch: 13,523 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Larry Haler: 33,987
Rob Welch: 22,493

### District 9-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Kenneth Caylor: 9,030 a
Steve Hailey: 17,657 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Kenneth Caylor 17,195
Steve Hailey: 32,022

### District 9-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Tyana Kelley: 8,369 a
Joe Schmick: 31,611 a

Christopher Winter: 1,606

November 4 General election candidates:

Tyana Kelley: 18,258
Joe Schmick: 31,611

### District 10-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Tim Knue: 18,507 a
Norma Smith: 20,919 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Tim Knue: 33,558
Norma Smith: 34,038

### District 10-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Ann McDonald: 7,055
Patricia Terry: 10,404 a
Barbara Bailey: 21,597 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Patricia Terry: 29,833
Barbara Bailey: 37,068

### District 11-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Zack Hudgins: 10,389 a
David Morris: 4,606 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Zack Hudgins: 27,817
David Morris: 10,764

### District 11-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Bob Hasegawa: 10,857 a
John Potter: 4,483 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Bob Hasegawa: 29,289
John Potter: 10,335

### District 12-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Cary Condotta a

November 4 General election candidates:

Cary Condotta

### District 12-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Mike Armstrong a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Armstrong: 28,020
Courtney Cox: 21,789

### District 13-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Judith Warnick a

November 4 General election candidates:

Judith Warnick

### District 13-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Bill Hinkle a

November 4 General election candidates:

Bill Hinkle

### District 14-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Vickie Ybarra: 7,642 a
Scott Hess: 3,373
Norm Johnson: 5,618 a
Robert McLaughlin: 2,976
Aubrey Reeves, Jr.: 1,492
J.J. Sandlin: 843
Al Schweppe: 3,520

November 4 General election candidates:

Vickie Ybarra: 20,895
Norm Johnson: 23,790

### District 14-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Christopher Ramirez: 6,330 a
Charles Ross: 18,831 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Christopher Ramirez: 12,618
Charles Ross: 31,175

### District 15-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
John Gotts: 7,100 a
Bruce Chandler: 23,807 a

November 4 General election candidates:

John Gotts: 15,228
Bruce Chandler: 23,807

### District 15-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Tao Berman: 6,697 a
Dan Newhouse: 13,567 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Tao Berman: 14,647
Dan Newhouse: 24,637

### District 16-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Dante Lee Montoya: 7,410 a
Maureen Walsh: 21,631 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dante Lee Montoya: 13,885
Maureen Walsh: 36,697

### District 16-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Bill Grant: 15,421 a
Tom Cornell: 3,210
William Glenn Walkley Jesernig: 2,791
Terry Nealey: 8,040 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Bill Grant: 27,648
Terry Nealey: 23,673

### District 17-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Tim Probst: 31,791 a
Joseph James: 7,946 a
Jim Dunn: 4,434

November 4 General election candidates:

Tim Probst: 31,791
Joseph James: 25,147

### District 17-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Deb Wallace: 14,083 a
Micheline Doan: 9,717

November 4 General election candidates:

Deb Wallace: 35,046
Micheline Doan: 22,119

### District 18-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Vanessa Duplessie: 12,829 a
Jaime Herrera Beutler: 18,698 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Vanessa Duplessie: 28,226
Jaime Herrera Beutler: 42,355

### District 18-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Jonathan Fant: 11,757 a
Ed Orcutt: 19,922 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jonathan Fant: 25,196
Ed Orcutt: 45,268

### District 19-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Dean Takko a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dean Takko

### District 19-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Brian Blake a

November 4 General election candidates:

Brian Blake

### District 20-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Mike Rechner: 14,238 a
Richard DeBolt: 21,113 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Rechner: 26,605
Richard DeBolt: 35,457

### District 20-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Jim Cutler: 12,446 a
Gary Alexander: 22,763 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Cutler: 22,605
Gary Alexander: 38,942

### District 21-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Mary Helen Roberts: 16,933 a
Douglas Ivar Kerley: 2,797
Brian M. Travis: 6,226 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mary Helen Roberts: 36,352
Brian Travis: 17,433

### District 21-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Marko Liias: 15,496 a
Andrew Funk: 9,953 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Marko Liias: 34,156
Andrew Funk: 19,259

### District 22-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Brendan Williams a

November 4 General election candidates:

Brendan Williams

### District 22-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Sam Hunt: 25,126 a
Don Crawford: 10,547 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Sam Hunt: 46,440
Don Crawford: 19,435

### District 23-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Sherry Appleton: 22,634 a
Larry Cooney: 13,715 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Sherry Appleton: 39,835
Larry Cooney: 24,479

### District 23-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Christine Rolfes: 22,100 a
Mark Lowe: 13,964 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Christine Rolfes: 39,130
Mark Lowe: 24,973

### District 24-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Kevin Van De Wege: 27,878 a
Thomas Thomas: 14,634 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Kevin Van De Wege: 44,256
Thomas Thomas: 23,503

### District 24-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Lynn Kessler: 27,707 a
Robert Dutton: 15,783 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Lynn Kessler: 44,338
Robert Dutton: 24,274

### District 25-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Rob Cerqui: 12,053 a
Bruce Dammeier: 13,868 a
Laurence M. Pratt: 1,329

November 4 General election candidates:

Rob Cerqui: 26,467
Bruce Dammeier: 31,141

### District 25-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Dawn Morrell: 15,590 a
Caleb Heimlich: 5,056
Ron Morehouse: 6,981 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dawn Morrell: 33,451
Ron Morehouse: 23,931

### District 26-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Kim Abel: 15,245 a
Jan Angel: 18,108 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Kim Abel: 29,407
Jan Angel: 33,602

### District 26-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Larry Seaquist: 18,227 a
Marlyn Jensen: 14,901 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Larry Seaquist: 36,183
Marlyn Jensen: 26,059

### District 27-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Dennis Flannigan: 10,110 a
Jessica Smeall: 5,633 a
Dale Woodard: 3,884
Brent Wiley: 1,852

November 4 General election candidates:

Dennis Flannigan: 30,822
Jessica Smeall: 12,759

### District 27-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Jeannie Darneille: 16,331 a
William Edward Chovil: 5,264

November 4 General election candidates:

Jeannie Darneille: 34,533
William Edward Chovil: 12,047

### District 28-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Troy Kelley: 14,286 a
Dave Dooley: 10,669 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Troy Kelley: 28,591
Dave Dooley: 18,906

### District 28-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Tami Green: 18,444 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Tami Green: 27,987
Denise McCluskey: 20,125

### District 29-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Steve Conway: 10,290 a
Steven T. Cook: 4,818 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Steve Conway: 24,672
Steven T. Cook: 10,568

### District 29-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Steve Kirby: 10,668 a
Terry Harder: 4,465 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Steve Kirby: 24,749
Terry Harder: 10,332

### District 30-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Mark Miloscia: 12,307 a
Michael Thompson: 6,575 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mark Miloscia: 29,999
Michael Thompson: 14,453

### District 30-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Carol Gregory: 7,773 a
Skip Priest: 11,265 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Carol Gregory: 21,006
Skip Priest: 24,154

### District 31-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Ron Weigelt: 10,709 a
Dan Roach: 14,890 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Ron Weigelt: 22,550
Dan Roach: 33,862

### District 31-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Christopher Hurst: 14,199 a
Sharon Hanek: 5,479 a
Josh Hulburt: 5,311

November 4 General election candidates:

Christopher Hurst: 32,405
Sharon Hanek: 22,806

### District 32-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Maralyn Chase: 17,115 a
Alex Rion: 7,249 a
Margaret R. Wiggins: 2,631

November 4 General election candidates:

Maralyn Chase: 40,916
Alex Rion: 18,604

### District 32-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Ruth Kagi: 20,489 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Ruth Kagi: 47,197

### District 33-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Tina Orwall: 10,604 a
Todd Gibson: 7,009 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Tina Orwall: 25,336
Todd Gibson: 15,260

### District 33-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Dave Upthegrove: 12,037 a
Tan Lam: 5,512 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dave Upthegrove: 28,266
Tan Lam: 12,057

### District 34-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Eileen Cody: 19,691 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Eileen Cody: 49,203

### District 34-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Sharon Nelson: 18,554 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Sharon Nelson: 46,142

### District 35-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Kathy Haigh: 20,731 a
Marco Brown: 8,102 a
Brad Gehring: 7,899

November 4 General election candidates:

Kathy Haigh: 38,267
Marco Brown: 23,788

### District 35-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Daryl Daugs: 5,509
Fred Finn: 12,941 a
Herb Baze: 5,846
Randy Neatherlin: 11,651 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Fred Finn: 34,684
Randy Neatherlin: 27,185

### District 36-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
John Burbank: 11,024 a
Reuven Carlyle: 12,244 a
Leslie Bloss: 4,239

November 4 General election candidates:

John Burbank: 23,652
Reuven Carlyle: 44,916

### District 36-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Mary Lou Dickerson: 22,862 a
Leslie Klein: 4,386 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mary Lou Dickerson: 59,589
Leslie Klein: 10,914

### District 37-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Sharon Tomiko Santos a

November 4 General election candidates:

Sharon Tomiko Santos

### District 37-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Eric Pettigrew: 15,721 a
Ruth Bennett: 1,992 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Eric Pettigrew: 42,492
Ruth Bennett: 5,017

### District 38-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
John McCoy: 12,008 a
Cris Larson: 8,740 a

November 4 General election candidates:

John McCoy: 25,997
Cris Larson: 19,174

### District 38-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Mike Sells a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Sells

### District 39-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Scott Olson: 13,191 a
Dan Kristiansen: 16,794 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Scott Olson: 27,175
Dan Kristiansen: 33,629

### District 39-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
David Personius: 9,154 a
Kirk Pearson: 17,374 a
Samantha Hicks: 3,594

November 4 General election candidates:

David Personius: 23,088
Kirk Pearson: 37,455

### District 40-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Dave Quall a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dave Quall

### District 40-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Jeff Morris: 24,659 a

Howard Pellett: 6,266 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jeff Morris: 44,168

Howard Pellett: 13,683

### District 41-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Marcie Maxwell: 15,340 a
Steve Litzow: 13,749 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Marcie Maxwell: 32,571
Steve Litzow: 31,823

### District 41-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Judy Clibborn a

November 4 General election candidates:

Judy Clibborn

### District 42-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Mark Flanders: 13,823 a
Doug Ericksen: 20,481 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mark Flanders: 27,855
Doug Ericksen: 39,155

### District 42-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Kelli Linville: 20,227 a
Jere Hawn: 14,133 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Kelli Linville: 40,348
Jere Hawn: 27,011

### District 43-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Jamie Pedersen a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jamie Pedersen

### District 43-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Frank Chopp: 18,541 a
Kim Verde: 2,954 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Frank Chopp: 55,163
Kim Verde: 8,353

### District 44-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Hans Dunshee: 17,781 a
Larry Countryman: 12,976 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Hans Dunshee: 41,531
Larry Countryman: 26,561

### District 44-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Liz Loomis: 15,512 a
Mike Hope: 15,101 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Liz Loomis: 34,319
Mike Hope: 34,437

### District 45-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Roger Goodman: 12,620 a
Toby Nixon: 12,340 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Roger Goodman: 34,585
Toby Nixon: 28,898

### District 45-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Larry Springer: 14,178 a
Kevin Haistings: 10,422 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Larry Springer: 37,058
Kevin Haistings: 25,000

### District 46-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Gerry Pollet: 9,326 a
Scott White: 12,607 a
Keith Ljunghammar: 3,830

November 4 General election candidates:

Gerry Pollet: 16,842
Scott White: 42,410

### District 46-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Phyllis Kenney: 20,940 a
John Sweeney: 4,345 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Phyllis Kenney: 50,953
John Sweeney: 4,346

### District 47-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Leslie Kae Hamada: 3,107
Geoff Simpson: 8,999 a
Mark Hargrove: 10,666 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Geoff Simpson: 27,429
Mark Hargrove: 24,707

### District 47-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Pat Sullivan: 12,323 a
Timothy Miller: 10,028 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Pat Sullivan: 29,949
Timothy Miller: 21,319

### District 48-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Ross Hunter: 13,699 a
Charles A. Lapp: 8,001 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Ross Hunter: 32,586
Charles A. Lapp: 18,074

### District 48-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Deb Eddy: 12,263 a
Ronald Fuller: 8,945 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Deb Eddy: 29,560
Ronald Fuller: 20,128

### District 49-Position 1[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Jim Jacks: 12,586 a
John Nyberg: 3,145
Debbie Peterson: 5,805 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Jacks: 29,721
Debbie Peterson: 19,782

### District 49-Position 2[edit]

August 19 primary candidates:
Jim Moeller: 13,261 a
Mike Bomar: 7,369 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Moeller: 30,401
Mike Bomar: 18,149

## External links[edit]

|  Suggest a link

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* Office of the Secretary of State, Elections & Voting
* Washington State Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, 2008 General Election - November 4, 2008, November 26, 2008
2. ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, 2008 Primary - August 19, 2008, September 4, 2008
3. ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Constitution

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Current members of the Washington House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Laurie Jinkins

Representatives

District 1-Position 1

Davina Duerr (D)

District 1-Position 2

Shelley Kloba (D)

District 2-Position 1

Andrew Barkis (R)

District 2-Position 2

J.T. Wilcox (R)

District 3-Position 1

Marcus Riccelli (D)

District 3-Position 2

Timm Ormsby (D)

District 4-Position 1

Bob McCaslin (R)

District 4-Position 2

Rob Chase (R)

District 5-Position 1

Bill Ramos (D)

District 5-Position 2

Lisa Callan (D)

District 6-Position 1

Mike Volz (R)

District 6-Position 2

Jenny Graham (R)

District 7-Position 1

Jacquelin Maycumber (R)

District 7-Position 2

Joel Kretz (R)

District 8-Position 1

Brad Klippert (R)

District 8-Position 2

Matt Boehnke (R)

District 9-Position 1

Mary Dye (R)

District 9-Position 2

Joe Schmick (R)

District 10-Position 1

Greg Gilday (R)

District 10-Position 2

Dave Paul (D)

District 11-Position 1

David Hackney (D)

District 11-Position 2

Steve Bergquist (D)

District 12-Position 1

Keith Goehner (R)

District 12-Position 2

Mike Steele (R)

District 13-Position 1

Tom Dent (R)

District 13-Position 2

Alex Ybarra (R)

District 14-Position 1

Chris Corry (R)

District 14-Position 2

Gina Mosbrucker (R)

District 15-Position 1

Bruce Chandler (R)

District 15-Position 2

Jeremie Dufault (R)

District 16-Position 1

Mark Klicker (R)

District 16-Position 2

Skyler Rude (R)

District 17-Position 1

Vicki Kraft (R)

District 17-Position 2

Paul Harris (R)

District 18-Position 1

Brandon Vick (R)

District 18-Position 2

Larry Hoff (R)

District 19-Position 1

Jim Walsh (R)

District 19-Position 2

Joel McEntire (R)

District 20-Position 1

Peter Abbarno (R)

District 20-Position 2

Ed Orcutt (R)

District 21-Position 1

Strom Peterson (D)

District 21-Position 2

Lillian Ortiz-Self (D)

District 22-Position 1

Laurie Dolan (D)

District 22-Position 2

Jessica Bateman (D)

District 23-Position 1

Tarra Simmons (D)

District 23-Position 2

Drew Hansen (D)

District 24-Position 1

Mike Chapman (D)

District 24-Position 2

Steve Tharinger (D)

District 25-Position 1

Kelly Chambers (R)

District 25-Position 2

Cyndy Jacobsen (R)

District 26-Position 1

Jesse Young (R)

District 26-Position 2

Michelle Caldier (R)

District 27-Position 1

Laurie Jinkins (D)

District 27-Position 2

Jake Fey (D)

District 28-Position 1

Mari Leavitt (D)

District 28-Position 2

Dan Bronoske (D)

District 29-Position 1

Melanie Morgan (D)

District 29-Position 2

Steve Kirby (D)

District 30-Position 1

Jamila Taylor (D)

District 30-Position 2

Jesse Johnson (D)

District 31-Position 1

Drew Stokesbary (R)

District 31-Position 2

Eric Robertson (R)

District 32-Position 1

Cindy Ryu (D)

District 32-Position 2

Lauren Davis (D)

District 33-Position 1

Tina Orwall (D)

District 33-Position 2

Mia Gregerson (D)

District 34-Position 1

Eileen Cody (D)

District 34-Position 2

Joe Fitzgibbon (D)

District 35-Position 1

Dan Griffey (R)

District 35-Position 2

Drew MacEwen (R)

District 36-Position 1

Noel Frame (D)

District 36-Position 2

Liz Berry (D)

District 37-Position 1

Sharon Santos (D)

District 37-Position 2

Kirsten Harris-Talley (D)

District 38-Position 1

Emily Wicks (D)

District 38-Position 2

Mike Sells (D)

District 39-Position 1

Robert Sutherland (R)

District 39-Position 2

Carolyn Eslick (R)

District 40-Position 1

Debra Lekanoff (D)

District 40-Position 2

Alex Ramel (D)

District 41-Position 1

Tana Senn (D)

District 41-Position 2

My-Linh Thai (D)

District 42-Position 1

Alicia Rule (D)

District 42-Position 2

Sharon Shewmake (D)

District 43-Position 1

Nicole Macri (D)

District 43-Position 2

Frank Chopp (D)

District 44-Position 1

John Lovick (D)

District 44-Position 2

April Berg (D)

District 45-Position 1

Roger Goodman (D)

District 45-Position 2

Larry Springer (D)

District 46-Position 1

Gerry Pollet (D)

District 46-Position 2

Javier Valdez (D)

District 47-Position 1

Debra Entenman (D)

District 47-Position 2

Pat Sullivan (D)

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