The 2018 Washington State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections.

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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 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 Olympi ...

. A statewide map of Washington's state legislative districts is provided by the Washington State Legislatur
here
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top two primary A nonpartisan blanket primary is a primary election in which all candidates for the same elected office run against each other at once, regardless of the political party. Partisan elections are, on the other hand, segregated by political party. ...

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

after Democrat

Manka Dhingra Manka Dhingra (born 1973 or 1974) is an Indian-American attorney and politician who is a Washington State senator. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected to represent the 45th legislative district, on Seattle's Eastside in King Co ...

won a

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Washington's 45th legislative district Washington's 45th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature. It extends from Kirkland on the west, to Duvall on the east, and Sammamish on the south. The district's leg ...

. 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

Summary of Results by
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*Districts not shown are not up for election until 2020
** Incumbent did not seek re-election. : *Tim Sheldon self-identifies as a Democrat but caucuses with the Republicans. Source:

Detailed Primary & General Election Results by Senate District

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 13

District 15

District 21

District 26

District 29

District 30

District 31

District 32

District 33

District 34

District 35

District 36

District 37

District 38

District 39

District 42

District 43

District 44

District 45

District 46

District 47

District 48

References

{{Washington elections Washington State Senate elections 2018 Washington (state) elections