The 2016
Washington State Senate elections is one of the
biennial legislative elections in
Washington in which about half of the state's
49 legislative districts choose a state senator for a four-year term to the
Washington State Senate. The other half of state senators are chosen in the next biennial election, so that about half of the senators,
along with all the members of the
Washington State House of Representatives, are elected every two years. 25 seats are regularly scheduled to be up this cycle, along with 1 additional seat holding a special election to fill an unexpired term: the 36th district, currently held by appointed Senator
Reuven Carlyle
Reuven Michael Carlyle (born August 10, 1965) is an entrepreneur and American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Washington legislature representing the Washington's 36th legislative district in the state house between 2009 and ...
, whose former incumbent
Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Jeanne Elizabeth Pearl Kohl-Welles (née Jean Elizabeth Pearl Kohl; October 19, 1942) is an American politician and academic. Since January 2016 she has served as a member of the King County Council from the 4th district. She previously served as ...
vacated the seat.
A
top two primary election on August 9, 2016 determines which candidates appear on the November ballot. Candidates were allowed to declare a party preference. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.
The 2016 Election maintained effective
Republican control of the Senate, because self-identified
Democrat
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
Tim Sheldon
Timothy Markham Sheldon (born March 9, 1947) is an American farmer, businessman, and politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 35th District since 1997. The district includes all of Mason County and parts of ...
caucuses with the Republicans.
Overview
Composition
Results
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 14
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 27
District 28
District 36
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 49
Notes
References
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Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
Washington State Senate