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Washington House of Representatives • 2012 Washington Senate Elections

Elections for the office of Washington House of Representatives were held in Washington on November 6, 2012. All 98 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was May 18, 2012. The primary Election Day was August 7, 2012.

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

## Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Washington House of Representatives:

Washington House of Representatives

Party  | As of November 5, 2012  | After the 2012 Election
| Democratic Party | 56 | 55
| Republican Party | 42  | 43
Total |  98 |  98

## Incumbents retiring[edit]

A total of 20 incumbents did not run for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents were:

Name  | Party  | Current Office

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Andy Billig |  Democratic | House District 3-Position 1
Ann Rivers |  Republican | House District 18-Position 1
Barbara Bailey |  Republican | House District 10-Position 2
Bill Hinkle |  Republican | House District 13-Position 2
Bob Hasegawa |  Democratic | House District 11-Position 2
Bruce Dammeier |  Republican | House District 25-Position 1
Cathy Dahlquist |  Republican | House District 31-Position 1
Connie Ladenburg |  Democratic | House District 29-Position 1
Deborah Eddy |  Democratic | House District 48-Position 2
Fred Finn |  Democratic | House District 35-Position 2
Glenn Anderson |  Republican | House District 5-Position 2
Jeannie Darneille |  Democratic | House District 27-Position 2
Jim McCune |  Republican | House District 2-Position 1
John Ahern |  Republican | House District 6-Position 2
Kirk Pearson |  Republican | House District 39-Position 2
Mark Miloscia |  Democratic | House District 30-Position 1
Mary Lou Dickerson |  Democratic | House District 36-Position 2
Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney |  Democratic | House District 46-Position 2
Tim Probst |  Democratic | House District 17-Position 1
Troy Kelley |  Democratic | House District 28-Position 1

## Game-changers[edit]

Washington State Senate: Democrats held a five seat advantage, and although five incumbent Dems retired, it was still unlikely that Republicans would pick up the chamber.

Washington House of Representatives: The House, with a 14 seat Democratic majority, was also unlikely to flip to Republican control.

#### General election[edit]

Senate

* Jim Kastama (D), regarded as a moderate Democrat, retired, leaving a seat that Republicans were looking to pick up. Bruce Dammeier (R) defeated Eric Herde (D) in the general election.[1]
* Mary Margaret Haugen (D), was unopposed in the August 7 blanket primary and was defeated by Barbara Bailey (R) in the general election.[2]

## Campaign contributions[edit]

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in Washington in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state house races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[3]

Year  | Number of candidates  | Total contributions

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2010  | 240  | $15,999,632
2008  | 220  | $15,450,663
2006  | 191  | $13,723,444
2004  | 254  | $13,635,786
2002  | 213  | $12,776,890

In 2010, the candidates for state house raised a total of $15,999,632 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:[4]

Donor  | Amount

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House Democratic Campaign Cmte  | $552,413
House Republican Organizational Cmte of Washington  | $488,004
Washington State Democratic Party  | $294,579
Washington State Republican Party  | $141,785
Frockt, David S  | $117,764
Washington State Dental Association  | $109,600
Washington Healthcare Association  | $106,500
Premera Blue Cross  | $96,350
House Democratic Campaign Cmte of Washington  | $90,243
Washington Restaurant Association  | $87,600

Map of Washington House Districts with less than 10% party registration differential before and after the 2010 redistricting. A total of 20 legislative districts meet the criteria after 2010.

## Impact of redistricting[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Washington

The bipartisan Washington State Redistricting Commission passed new legislative maps on New Year's Day 2012, which by law was the last day that redistricting work could be completed without court intervention. The Legislature approved the maps on February 1, 2012. In the last days of the Commission's work, the group reached a roadblock regarding the distribution of Yakima-area Hispanics, which was resolved with the majority Hispanic 15th District. While a majority-minority district was not created in Pierce County as desired, three (the 11th, 33rd, and 37th) were created in southeast Seattle/south King County. Dick Morrill, emeritus professor of geography at the University of Washington, said that "it would be foolish to predict any significant partisan shift" because of the Commission's desire to keep things as-is.[5]

## 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."

## List of candidates[edit]

### District 1-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Derek Stanford: 13,888 a \- Incumbent Stanford first assumed office in 2011.
Greg Rankich: 2,567
Sandy Guinn: 7,726 a
Brian Travis: 5,129

November 6 General election candidates:

Derek Stanford: 37,824
Sandy Guinn: 27,559

### District 1-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Luis Moscoso a \- Incumbent Moscoso first assumed office in 2011.

Note: Mark T. Davies filed to run for election, but failed to submit the required number of signatures and was removed from the ballot. However, he ran as a write-in and received enough votes to make the general election ballot.
Note: Sandy Guinn filed for election but withdrew on 5/17/2012.

November 6 General election candidates:

Luis Moscoso: 38,346
Mark T. Davies: 24,373

### District 2-Position 1[edit]

Note: Incumbent Republican Jim McCune did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Greg Hartman a
Gary Alexander a \- Incumbent Alexander first assumed office in 1997.

November 6 General election candidates:

Greg Hartman: 23,291
Gary Alexander: 32,174

### District 2-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
J.T. Wilcox a \- Incumbent Wilcox first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

J.T. Wilcox: 44,770

### District 3-Position 1[edit]

Note: Incumbent Democrat Andy Billig did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Bob Apple: 4,086
Marcus Riccelli: 6,277 a
Jon Snyder: 4,317
Tim Benn: 4,868 a
Morgan Oyler: 2,993

November 6 General election candidates:

Marcus Riccelli: 31,303
Tim Benn: 18,641

### District 3-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Timm Ormsby a \- Incumbent Ormsby first assumed office in 2003.
Dave White a

November 6 General election candidates:

Timm Ormsby: 31,261
Dave White: 19,152

### District 4-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Larry Crouse a \- Incumbent Crouse first assumed office in 1995.

November 6 General election candidates:

Larry Crouse: 48,609

### District 4-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Amy C. Biviano a
Matt Shea a \- Incumbent Shea first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Amy C. Biviano: 27,926
Matt Shea: 36,578

### District 5-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Jay Rodne a \- Incumbent Rodne first assumed office in 2004.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jay Rodne: 47,851

### District 5-Position 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Republican Glenn Anderson did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Chad Magendanz: 14,654 a
David Spring: 11,526 a
Ryan Dean Burkett: 1,202

November 6 General election candidates:

David Spring: 29,156
Chad Magendanz: 35,961

### District 6-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Kevin Parker a \- Incumbent Parker first assumed office in 2009.

Note: Wayne Kyle Spitzer (D) withdrew on May 21.[6]

November 6 General election candidates:

Kevin Parker: 47,730

### District 6-Position 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Republican John Ahern did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Dennis Dellwo: 12,967 a
Larry Keller: 3,285
Jeff Holy: 9,680 a
Ben Oakley: 5,127

November 6 General election candidates:

Dennis Dellwo: 29,099
Jeff Holy: 35,334

### District 7-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Shelly Short a \- Incumbent Short first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Shelly Short: 50,821

### District 7-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Joel Kretz a \- Incumbent Kretz first assumed office in 2005.
Robert Wilson a

November 6 General election candidates:

Joel Kretz: 36,747
Robert Wilson: 20,337

### District 8-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Jay Clough a
Brad Klippert a \- Incumbent Klippert first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jay Clough: 22,695
Brad Klippert: 37,123

### District 8-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Richard Reuther: 6,035 a
Larry Haler: 13,663 a \- Incumbent Haler first assumed office in 2005.
Bob Parks: 5,278

November 6 General election candidates:

Richard Reuther: 16,358
Larry Haler: 42,953

### District 9-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Susan Fagan a \- Incumbent Fagan first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Susan Fagan: 39,428

### District 9-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Joe Schmick a \- Incumbent Schmick first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Joe Schmick: 39,620

### District 10-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Aaron Simpson a
Norma Smith a \- Incumbent Smith first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Aaron Simpson: 27,061
Norma Smith: 42,581

### District 10-Position 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Republican Barbara Bailey did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Tom Riggs a
Dave Hayes a

November 6 General election candidates:

Tom Riggs: 32,885
Dave Hayes: 36,086

### District 11-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Jim Flynn a
Zack Hudgins a \- Incumbent Hudgins first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jim Flynn: 9,981
Zack Hudgins: 33,501

### District 11-Position 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Democrat Bob Hasegawa did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Rob Holland: 2,245
Bobby Virk: 3,040
Steve Bergquist: 6,074 a
Stephanie Bowman: 4,853
Sarah Sanoy-Wright: 5,451 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Steve Bergquist: 34,695
Sarah Sanoy-Wright: 13,847

### District 12-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Stan Morse a
Cary Condotta a \- Incumbent Condotta first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Stan Morse: 17,736
Cary Condotta: 32,767

### District 12-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Brad Hawkins a
Mike Armstrong a \- Incumbent Armstrong first assumed office in 2001.

November 6 General election candidates:

Brad Hawkins: 26,186
Mike Armstrong: 25,253

### District 13-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Judith Warnick a \- Incumbent Warnick first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Judith Warnick: 37,557

### District 13-Position 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Republican Bill Hinkle did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Matt Manweller a
Kaj Selmann a

November 6 General election candidates:

Matt Manweller: 31,880
Kaj Selmann: 14,627

### District 14-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Paul Spencer a
Norm Johnson a \- Incumbent Johnson first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Paul Spencer: 18,583
Norm Johnson: 32,930

### District 14-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Mathew K.M. Tomaskin a
Charles Ross a \- Incumbent Ross first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mathew K.M. Tomaskin: 17,669
Charles Ross: 33,676

### District 15-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Bruce Chandler a \- Incumbent Chandler first assumed office in 1999.

November 6 General election candidates:

Bruce Chandler: 29,075

### District 15-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Pablo Gonzalez a
David V. Taylor a \- Incumbent Taylor first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Pablo Gonzalez: 13,957
David V. Taylor: 21,904

### District 16-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Mary Ruth Edwards a
Maureen Walsh a \- Incumbent Walsh first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mary Ruth Edwards: 18,307
Maureen Walsh: 25,503

### District 16-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Terry R. Nealey a \- Incumbent Nealey first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Terry R. Nealey: 37,331

### District 17-Position 1[edit]

Note: Incumbent Democrat Tim Probst did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Monica Stonier: 9,390 a
Julie Olson: 8,785 a
Matthew Homola: 2,506

November 6 General election candidates:

Monica Stonier: 27,448
Julie Olson: 27,309

### District 17-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Jim Gizzi a
Paul Harris a \- Incumbent Harris first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jim Gizzi: 23,783
Paul Harris: 30,095

### District 18-Position 1[edit]

Note: Incumbent Republican Ann Riversdid not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Adrian E. Cortes a
Brandon Vick a

November 6 General election candidates:

Adrian E. Cortes: 17,343
Brandon Vick: 36,587

### District 18-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
David Shehorn: 7,278 a
Ryan Gompertz: 2,082
Liz Pike: 14,838 a

November 6 General election candidates:

David Shehorn: 25,002
Liz Pike: 38,224

### District 19-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Dean Takko a \- Incumbent Takko first assumed office in 2005.
Dixie Kolditz a

November 6 General election candidates:

Dean Takko: 33,981
Dixie Kolditz: 21,212

### District 19-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Brian E. Blake a \- Incumbent Blake first assumed office in 2002.

November 6 General election candidates:

Brian E. Blake: 31,266
Tim Sutinen (write-in): 22,740

### District 20-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Richard DeBolt a \- Incumbent DeBolt first assumed office in 1997.

November 6 General election candidates:

Richard DeBolt: 45,137

### District 20-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Ed Orcutt a \- Incumbent Orcutt first assumed office in 2003.
John Morgan a

November 6 General election candidates:

Ed Orcutt: 34,548
John Morgan: 15,755

### District 21-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Mary Helen Roberts a \- Incumbent Roberts first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mary Helen Roberts: 44,616

### District 21-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Marko Liias a \- Incumbent Liias first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Marko Liias: 34,231
Kevin Morrison: 22,231

### District 22-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Chris Reykdal a \- Incumbent Reykdal first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Chris Reykdal: 49,337

### District 22-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Sam Hunt a \- Incumbent Hunt first assumed office in 2001.

November 6 General election candidates:

Sam Hunt: 49,404

### District 23-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Sherry V. Appleton a \- Incumbent Appleton first assumed office in 2005.
Tony Stephens a

November 6 General election candidates:

Sherry V. Appleton: 40,764
Tony Stephens: 26,146

### District 23-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Drew Hansen: 17,377 a \- Incumbent Hansen first assumed office in 2011.
Henning B. Larsen: 2,278
James M. Olsen: 13,334 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Drew Hansen: 39,949
James M. Olsen: 26,416

### District 24-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Kevin Van De Wege a \- Incumbent Van De Wege first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Kevin Van De Wege: 43,085
Craig Durgan: 23,980

### District 24-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Steve Tharinger a \- Incumbent Tharinger first assumed office in 2011.
Steve Gale a

November 6 General election candidates:

Steve Tharinger: 40,045
Steve Gale: 28,470

### District 25-Position 1[edit]

Note: Incumbent Republican Bruce Dammeier did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Eric Hingsberger: 1,073
Dawn Morrell: 11,704 a
Shelly Schlumpf: 7,940 a
Carole Sue Braaten: 568
Zac Nix: 1,272
Michele Smith: 2,588

November 6 General election candidates:

Dawn Morrell: 30,049
Shelly Schlumpf: 27,008

### District 25-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Bill Hilton a
Hans Zeiger a \- Incumbent Zeiger first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Bill Hilton: 24,332
Hans Zeiger: 32,017

### District 26-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Karin Ashabraner: 9,763 a
Stephen Greer: 4,265
Jan Angel: 19,152 a \- Incumbent Angel first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Karin Ashabraner: 27,164
Jan Angel: 39,234

### District 26-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Larry Seaquist a \- Incumbent Seaquist first assumed office in 2007.
Doug Richards a

November 6 General election candidates:

Larry Seaquist: 35,384
Doug Richards: 30,675

### District 27-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Laurie Jinkins a \- Incumbent Jinkins first assumed office in 2011.
Steven Cook a

November 6 General election candidates:

Laurie Jinkins: 39,290
Steven Cook: 15,770

### District 27-Position 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Democrat Jeannie Darneille did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Jake Fey a
Lauren Walker a

November 6 General election candidates:

Jake Fey: 32,444
Lauren Walker: 18,827

### District 28-Position 1[edit]

Note: Incumbent Democrat Troy Kelley did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Eric Choiniere: 11,391 a
Steve O'Ban: 12,375 a
Ken Campbell: 2,826

November 6 General election candidates:

Eric Choiniere: 24,457
Steve O'Ban: 29,963

### District 28-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Tami Green: 14,110 a \- Incumbent Green first assumed office in 2005.
Paul Wagemann: 10,329 a
Malcolm Russell: 3,175

November 6 General election candidates:

Tami Green: 30,572
Paul Wagemann: 24,628

### District 29-Position 1[edit]

Note: Incumbent Democrat Connie Ladenburg did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
David Sawyer: 6,404 a
Ben Lawver: 4,058
Terry Harder: 6,101 a

November 6 General election candidates:

David Sawyer: 25,669
Terry Harder: 14,871

### District 29-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Steve Kirby a \- Incumbent Kirby first assumed office in 2001.

November 6 General election candidates:

Steve Kirby: 33,937

### District 30-Position 1[edit]

Note: Incumbent Democrat Mark Miloscia did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Roger Flygare: 5,360 a
Thom Macfarlane: 4,070
Jerry Galland: 1,625
Linda Kochmar: 5,492 a
Tony Moore: 4,248

November 6 General election candidates:

Roger Flygare: 23,487
Linda Kochmar: 24,142

### District 30-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Rick Hoffman: 3,842
Roger Freeman: 6,721 a
Katrina Asay: 9,965 a \- Incumbent Asay first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Roger Freeman: 26,155
Katrina Asay: 21,454

### District 31-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Brian L. Gunn a
Cathy Dahlquist a \- Incumbent Dahlquist first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Brian L. Gunn: 22,018
Cathy Dahlquist: 37,187

### District 31-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Christopher Hurst a \- Incumbent Hurst first assumed office in 2007.
Lisa Connors a

November 6 General election candidates:

Christopher Hurst: 32,462
Lisa Connors: 26,237

### District 32-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Cindy Ryu a \- Incumbent Ryu first assumed office in 2011.
Randy J. Hayden a

November 6 General election candidates:

Cindy Ryu: 45,276
Randy J. Hayden: 17,429

### District 32-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Ruth Kagi: 20,346 a \- Incumbent Kagi first assumed office in 1999.
Robert Reedy: 5,865 a
Eric R. Alvey: 2,908

November 6 General election candidates:

Ruth Kagi: 45,495
Robert Reedy: 16,917

### District 33-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Tina Orwall a \- Incumbent Orwall first assumed office in 2009.
Will Benge a

November 6 General election candidates:

Tina Orwall: 32,698
Will Benge:12,942

### District 33-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Dave Upthegrove a \- Incumbent Upthegrove first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Dave Upthegrove: 31,700
Martin Metz: 13,818

### District 34-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Eileen L. Cody a \- Incumbent Cody first assumed office in 1995.
William Giammarese a

November 6 General election candidates:

Eileen L. Cody: 52,001
William Giammarese: 8,538

### District 34-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Joe Fitzgibbon a \- Incumbent Fitzgibbon first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Joe Fitzgibbon : 51,780

### District 35-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Kathy Haigh a \- Incumbent Haigh first assumed office in 1999.
Dan Griffey a

November 6 General election candidates:

Kathy Haigh: 33,263
Dan Griffey: 31,439

### District 35-Position 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Democrat Fred Finn did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Lynda Ring-Erickson: 9,265 a
Jeff Davis: 7,788
Drew C. MacEwen: 14,088 a
Glenn H. Gaither: 2,009

November 6 General election candidates:

Lynda Ring-Erickson: 30,638
Drew C. MacEwen: 32,975

### District 36-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Reuven Carlyle: 31,623 a \- Incumbent Carlyle first assumed office in 2009.
Leslie Klein: 2,782 a
Robert Canamar: 1,522

November 6 General election candidates:

Reuven Carlyle: 67,105
Leslie Klein: 8,695

### District 36-Position 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Democrat Mary Lou Dickerson did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Sahar Fathi: 4,665
Gael Tarleton: 10,130 a
Evan Clifthorne: 2,113
Brett Phillips: 5,034
Noel Christina Frame: 8,440 a
Linde Knighton: 679
Ryan Gabriel: 4,757

November 6 General election candidates:

Gael Tarleton: 39,564
Noel Christina Frame: 31,273

### District 37-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Sharon Tomiko Santos a \- Incumbent Santos first assumed office in 1999.

November 6 General election candidates:

Sharon Tomiko Santos: 49,275

### District 37-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Eric Pettigrew a \- Incumbent Pettigrew first assumed office in 2003.
Tamra Smilanich a

November 6 General election candidates:

Eric Pettigrew: 49,094
Tamra Smilanich: 6,971

### District 38-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
John McCoy a \- Incumbent McCoy first assumed office in 2003.
Sam Wilson a

November 6 General election candidates:

John McCoy: 30,486
Sam Wilson: 19,930

### District 38-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Mike Sells a \- Incumbent Sells first assumed office in 2005.
Michael Casey a

November 6 General election candidates:

Mike Sells: 30,832
Michael Casey: 18,596

### District 39-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Linda Wright a
Dan Kristiansen a \- Incumbent Kristiansen first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Linda Wright: 25,799
Dan Kristiansen: 32,044

### District 39-Position 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Republican Kirk Pearson did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Eleanor Walters: 7,730 a
Jocelynne Fallgatter: 3,492
Elizabeth Scott: 6,830 a
Robert G. Zimmerman: 5,943
Gregory Dean Lemke: 677
Robert Pilgrim: 1,793

November 6 General election candidates:

Eleanor Walters: 26,705
Elizabeth Scott: 30,667

### District 40-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Kristine Lytton a \- Incumbent Lytton first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Kristine Lytton: 44,113
Brandon Robinson: 15,810

### District 40-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Jeff Morris a \- Incumbent Morris first assumed office in 1997.

Howard A. Pellett a

November 6 General election candidates:

Jeff Morris: 43,868

Howard A. Pellett: 14,333

### District 41-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Marcie Maxwell a \- Incumbent Maxwell first assumed office in 2009.
Tim Eaves a

November 6 General election candidates:

Marcie Maxwell: 40,038
Tim Eaves: 28,370

### District 41-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Judy Clibborn a \- Incumbent Clibborn first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Judy Clibborn: 48,847

### District 42-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Natalie McClendon a
Jason Overstreet a \- Incumbent Overstreet first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Natalie McClendon: 29,972
Jason Overstreet: 35,225

### District 42-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Matthew Krogh a
Vincent Buys a \- Incumbent Buys first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Matthew Krogh: 30,152
Vincent Buys: 34,967

### District 43-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Jamie Pedersen a \- Incumbent Pedersen first assumed office in 2007.
Kshama Sawant (Socialist Alternative Party)a

Note: Sawant won second place in the races for both District 43a and 43b, allowing her to choose which race to run in. She moved to 43b.[7]

November 6 General election candidates:

Jamie Pedersen: 59,762

### District 43-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Frank Chopp a \- Incumbent Chopp first assumed office in 1995.
Gregory Gadow
Kshama Sawant a

November 6 General election candidates:

Frank Chopp: 49,125
Kshama Sawant: 20,425 (Socialist Altern Party)

### District 44-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Hans Dunshee: 14,199 a \- Incumbent Dunshee first assumed office in 1997.
Mark Harmsworth: 8,442 a
Robert McCaughan: 3,605
B.J. Guillot: 1,027

Note: Carol Ann Fish withdrew on May 21.[8]

November 6 General election candidates:

Hans Dunshee: 35,366
Mark Harmsworth: 29,687

### District 44-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Mary McNaughton a
Mike Hope a \- Incumbent Hope first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mary McNaughton: 28,463
Mike Hope: 35,952

### District 45-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Jacob Bond: 1,895
Roger Goodman: 14,174 a \- Incumbent Goodman first assumed office in 2007.
Joel Hussey: 12,885 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Roger Goodman: 37,975
Joel Hussey: 29,286

### District 45-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Larry Springer a \- Incumbent Springer first assumed office in 2005.
Jim Thatcher a

November 6 General election candidates:

Larry Springer: 38,640
Jim Thatcher: 28,213

### District 46-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Gerry Pollet a \- Incumbent Pollet first assumed office in 2011.
Sylvester Cann a

November 6 General election candidates:

Gerry Pollet: 42,952
Sylvester Cann: 22,721

### District 46-Position 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Democrat Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Sarajane Siegfriedt: 7,823 a
Dusty Hoerler: 4,350
Shelly Crocker: 5,571
Jessyn Farrell: 10,560 a
Stan Lippman: 656
Scott M. Hodges: 6,271

November 6 General election candidates:

Sarajane Siegfriedt: 22,838
Jessyn Farrell: 40,228

### District 47-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Bud Sizemore a
Mark Hargrove a \- Incumbent Hargrove first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Bud Sizemore: 26,944
Mark Hargrove: 27,101

### District 47-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Pat Sullivan a \- Incumbent Sullivan first assumed office in 2005.
Andy Massagli a

November 6 General election candidates:

Pat Sullivan: 32,039
Andy Massagli: 21,190

### District 48-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Ross Hunter a \- Incumbent Hunter first assumed office in 2003.
Bill Hirt a

November 6 General election candidates:

Ross Hunter: 39,362
Bill Hirt: 17,463

### District 48-Position 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Democrat Deborah Eddy did not seek re-election.

August 7 primary candidates:
Cyrus Habib a
Hank Myers a

November 6 General election candidates:

Cyrus Habib: 35,078
Hank Myers: 22,071

### District 49-Position 1[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Sharon Wylie a \- Incumbent Wylie first assumed office in 2011.
Debbie Peterson a

November 6 General election candidates:

Sharon Wylie: 31,658
Debbie Peterson: 20,963

### District 49-Position 2[edit]

August 7 primary candidates:
Jim Moeller a \- Incumbent Moeller first assumed office in 2003.
Carolyn Crain a

November 6 General election candidates:

Jim Moeller: 31,858
Carolyn Crain: 20,737

## See also[edit]

* Washington House of Representatives
* Washington State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2012

## External links[edit]

* Washington Secretary of State \- 2012 Primary Candidates
* Washington Secretary of State, August 07, 2012 Primary Results - Legislative - All Results, accessed August 23, 2012.
* Washington Secretary of State \- 2012 General Election Candidates
* Washington Secretary of State, November 06, 2012 General Election Results - Legislative - All Results, accessed December 6, 2012.

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ The Seattle Times "Voters face important decisions on the primary ballot," accessed August 13, 2012
2. ↑ C-SPAN "AP Election Results - Washington State Senate," accessed August 7, 2012," accessed August 13, 2012
3. ↑ Follow the Money, "Washington," accessed November 29, 2018
4. ↑ Follow the Money: "Washington House 2010 Campaign Contribution," accessed November 29, 2018
5. ↑ Crosscut.com, "Why the state's redistricting plan counts as a success," January 6, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012
6. ↑ Spokesman Review, "Parker again without challenger," May 22, 2012
7. ↑ Socialist Alternative, "Socialist to Challenge WA House Speaker Chopp in General Election — Unprecedented Write-In Vote Motivates Kshama Sawant to Switch Positions," August 21, 2012
8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `withdraw`

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