special election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

was held on November 5, 2013, to elect a senator to fill the rest of Derek Kilmer's term in the

Washington State Senate The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature. The body consists of 49 members, each representing a district with a population of nearly 160,000. The State Senate meets at the Legislative Building in Olymp ...

representing the 26th district.

Background

The seat was left vacant after incumbent

Derek Kilmer Derek Christian Kilmer (born January 1, 1974) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Washington's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the Washington House ...

was elected to the U.S. House in November 2012.

Nathan Schlicher Nathaniel R. Schlicher (born November 10, 1982) is an American Democratic Party politician. He was a member of the Washington State Senate representing the 26th district for exactly eleven months, from January to December 2013. Schlicher was app ...

was appointed to the seat two weeks after

was sworn in.

Candidates

The election was contested between

of the

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and

Jan Angel Janice E. Angel (born 1946) is an American politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 26th district from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as a member of the Washingto ...

of the Republican Party, who advanced as the top two finishers in the August primary.

Results

Primary election results

General election results

Aftermath

won the election by about five percent, giving the

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a 24–25 minority for the 2014 session over previously having a 23-26 minority during the 2013 session.

References

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