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As the dust settles on the results of the midterms, there's no question that Democrats did very well nationally and exceptionally well in Washington State.
For a complete summary of the key races, scroll to the bottom.
In the State Senate Democrats will gain 2 or more seats, and in the State House we'll gain 7 or 8 seats, making the new Dem majority 27-22 in the Senate and 56-42 in the House. Wow!
And those margins could well grow in the coming weeks: they don't include 4 additional possible pickups for Dems, four races which are still too close to call. In 3 of these additional possible pickups, the Republican and the Democratic candidate are less than 100 votes apart! (All four are previously Republican seats.) So stay tuned.
But now: a big high five! Democrats finally will have the leverage to pass progressive bills on clean energy, gun safety, and school funding. Woo!
Looking forward, the path to an even deeper blue Washington is in sight. We'll need to keep our eyes on this prize in order to truly fix our toughest nugget of all: a fix to our state's unfair, regressive tax structure. We’ll need even bigger state progressive majorities than we just gained to overcome major blocks to raising taxes on the very rich and on corporations.
But don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. We won big this past week. So stick with Friends of Washington, and we'll continue to help you stay informed, to help us win even bigger in the next round.
See below for a summary of the key races.
WA State Senate and House Results - Nov 2018
Last updated Thurs Nov 15 at 8:00pm
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State Senate: 2-4 seats will flip to Democrats
State House: 6-8 seats will flip to Democrats
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Not a single democratic seat was lost.
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Senate: * indicates candidate was featured by Friends of Washington
1. * Claire Wilson won! (54%/46%) - Federal Way, Des Moines, Auburn
2. * Mona Das won! (51%/49%) - Renton, Kent, Auburn
* Emily Randall – too close to call… she is ahead by 88 votes out of more than 65,000 votes cast (this is Gig Harbor and Bremerton)
* Pinky Vargas --- too close to call… she is down by 58 votes out of 72,000 votes cast (this north tip of Bellingham and rural areas north to the border)
House: * indicates candidate was featured by Friends of Washington
1. * Mari Leavitt won! (53%/47%) - area just SW of Tacoma
2. * Bill Ramos won! (51%/49%) - Maple Valley, Issaquah, North Bend
3. Debra Enteman won! (53%/47%) - Renton, Kent, Auburn
4. Lisa Callan won! (52%/48%) - Maple Valley, Issaquah, North Bend
5. Jared Mead won! (52%/48%) - area just east of Everett
6. Sharon Shewmake won! (51%/49%) - north Bellingham and up to border
Dave Paul - too close to call (Dem is ahead by 544 votes) Whidbey and area north of Everett
Justin Boneau - too close to call (he is down by 95 votes) north Bellingham and up to Border
* Erin Fraser -- came so close - lost (49.6%/50.4%) rural SW corner of state
Dave Wilson -- came so close - lost (49.5%/50.5%) to west + south of Spokane
Tanisha Harris -- came so close - lost (49%/51%) area just east of Vancouver WA near Portland
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