GOP irrelevant in WA state: Democrats win supermajority in House, on precipice for constitutional amendments

OLYMPIA—Initial results from Washington state’s general election show Democrats expanding their already dominant control of the state Legislature, securing a clear two-thirds supermajority in the House of Representatives while narrowing the gap toward the same threshold in the Senate.

“Washington voters turned out in large numbers to reject the chaos and corruption coming out of the other Washington and are rewarding the policies and policy makers of this Washington,” Washington State Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad released in a statement. “Thank you to every voter, volunteer, and candidate who poured their hearts into making this election historic. “

Conrad attributed to her party’s dominance as a result of years of steady investment in early vote programs, year-round organizing, and candidates who stood up to what she called President Trump’s “disastrous economy and his attacks on our communities.”

With all 98 House seats and 24 of 49 Senate seats on the ballot, early tallies indicate Democrats won roughly 69 House seats to Republicans’ 29—a gain of 10 seats and well above the 66 needed for a supermajority—and is leading in the Legislative District 35 to expand their caucus in the Senate by one seat bringing Democrats just two seats away from a supermajority. Pre-election, Democrats held 30–19 majority in the Senate. Across the 24 Senate seats contested, Democrats captured 18 and Republicans 6.

The 2026 results reflect 11 flips of Republican-held seats, particularly in suburban and swing districts. House and Senate gains include:

Legislative District 12 Position 1, where Stacy Willoughby (D) is leading against incumbent Brian Burnett (R).
Both seats in Legislative District 14, with Chelsea Dimas (D) and Ezequiel Morfin (D) unseating incumbents Gloria Mendoza (R) and Deb Manjarrez (R).
Both seats in Legislative District 17, where Ben Christly (D) and Diana H. Perez (D) defeated incumbents Kevin Waters (R) and David Stuebe (R).
Both seats in Legislative District 18, with Randi L. Knott (D) and Deken Letinich (D) defeating incumbents Stephanie McClintock (R) and John Ley (R).
Legislative District 25 Position 1, where David Berg (D) edged out incumbent Michael Keaton (R).
Senate – Legislative District 35 where Carolina Mejia (D) is leading against Republican incumbent Michael Keaton.

Under Article XXIII of the Washington State Constitution, proposing a constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate. The proposed amendment is then submitted to the voters at the next general election and if approved with a simple majority by voters, amended to the Washington State Constitution.

With an estimated 69 seats, Democrats now hold a House supermajority and can advance constitutional amendments without Republican support in that chamber. The Senate remains short of the roughly 33 seats needed for a two-thirds majority, placing the party on the precipice of unilateral control over the amendment process if they net a few additional seats in 2028 (25 Senate seats up for re-election) or through special elections.

The governorship, under the control of Bob Ferguson, creates the full trifecta of Democratic political power in Washington state. Governor Ferguson can sign bills passed by the Democratic majorities without needing any Republican votes. Republicans have been reduced to 29 House seats and a diminished Senate caucus, now face limited ability to block any legislation or potential constitutional referrals in the House.

In a statement posted by Washington State Republican Party Chairman Rep. Jim Walsh on X, he wrote: “Based on the modeled profiles of ballots received but not yet counted, WAGOP expects to grind out wins in LDs 12, 14, 18, and possibly 26. The Left will not have a supermajority in Olympia.”

Below are the results from Tuesday, November 3, for every legislative race throughout Washington state:

Legislative District 1

House Pos. 1

Davina Duerr (Democratic, Incumbent) — 32,579 (73.6%)
Maggie Wang (Republican) — 11,692 (26.4%)

House Pos. 2

Shelley Kloba (Democratic, Incumbent) — 32,185 (72.9%)
Cliff Moon (Republican) — 11,936 (27.1%)

Legislative District 2

House Pos. 1

Andrew Barkis (Republican, Incumbent) — 20,058 (57.9%)
William Dehnel (Labor Democrat) — 14,584 (42.1%)

House Pos. 2

Matt Marshall (Republican, Incumbent) — 19,841 (57.1%)
Angela Taylor (Democratic) — 14,881 (42.9%)

Legislative District 3

House Pos. 1

Natasha Hill (Democratic, Incumbent) — 26,909 (68.2%)
Tony Kiepe (Republican) — 12,569 (31.8%)

House Pos. 2

Luc Jasmin III (Democratic) — 26,253 (66.5%)
Natalie Poulson (Republican) — 13,199 (33.5%)
(Open seat; prior Democratic incumbent retired)

Legislative District 4

House Pos. 1

Hillary Q. Pham (Republican) — 17,174 (51.4%)
Trent Maier (Republican) — 16,212 (48.6%)
(Open seat)

House Pos. 2

Rob Chase (Republican, Incumbent) — 22,360 (54.1%)
Rob Tupper (Democratic) — 18,939 (45.9%)

Legislative District 5

House Pos. 1

Zach Hall (Democratic, Incumbent) — 25,784 (58.0%)
Michelle Bennett (Republican) — 18,701 (42.0%)

House Pos. 2

Lisa Callan (Democratic, Incumbent) — 26,435 (59.6%)
Patrick Peacock (Republican) — 17,883 (40.4%)

Legislative District 6

House Pos. 1

Alan Nolan (Republican) — 19,345 (51.6%)
Michaela Kelso (Democratic) — 18,130 (48.4%)
(Open seat)

House Pos. 2

Jonathan Bingle (Republican, Incumbent) — 20,468 (54.6%)
Julia Payne (Democratic) — 17,028 (45.4%)

Senate

Jeff Holy (Republican, Incumbent) — 24,381 (essentially unopposed)

Legislative District 7

House Pos. 1

Andrew Engell (Republican) — 27,854 (essentially unopposed)

House Pos. 2

Hunter Abell (Republican) — 27,581 (essentially unopposed)

Senate

Shelly Short (Republican, Incumbent) — 25,198 (66.4%)
Ronald L. McCoy (Independent) — 12,723 (33.6%)

Legislative District 8

House Pos. 1

Stephanie Barnard (Republican) — 21,344 (essentially unopposed)

House Pos. 2

April Connors (Republican) — 21,393 (essentially unopposed)

Senate

Nikki Torres (Republican, Incumbent) — 14,268 (53.1%)
Gabe Galbraith (Republican) — 12,607 (46.9%)

Legislative District 9

House Pos. 1

Mary Dye (Republican, Incumbent) — 30,454 (essentially unopposed)

House Pos. 2

Joe Schmick (Republican, Incumbent) — 26,566 (61.5%)
Karina Wallace (Democratic) — 16,624 (38.5%)

Legislative District 10

House Pos. 1

Clyde Shavers (Democratic, Incumbent) — 27,545 (59.0%)
Robert (Chili) Hicks (Republican) — 19,119 (41.0%)

House Pos. 2

Dave Paul (Democratic, Incumbent) — 28,230 (60.7%)
Tim Hazelo (Republican) — 18,306 (39.3%)

Legislative District 11

House Pos. 1

David Hackney (Democratic, Incumbent) — 14,058 (60.4%)
Ashley Fedan (Democratic) — 9,230 (39.6%)

House Pos. 2

Steve Bergquist (Democratic, Incumbent) — 20,600 (essentially unopposed)

Legislative District 12

House Pos. 1 (Leaning to Democratic Control)

Stacy Willoughby (Democratic) — 24,997 (51.5%)
Brian Burnett (Republican, Incumbent) — 23,542 (48.5%)

House Pos. 2

Mike Steele (Republican, Incumbent) — 26,329 (54.5%)
Maggie Adams (Democratic) — 22,031 (45.5%)

Legislative District 13

House Pos. 1

Tom Dent (Republican, Incumbent) — 19,715 (66.6%)
Juan “Jerry” Garcia (Democratic) — 9,880 (33.4%)

House Pos. 2

Joshua Thompson (Republican) — 13,241 (53.7%)
Deanna Martinez (Republican) — 11,402 (46.3%)
(Open seat)

Senate

Alex Ybarra (Republican) — 21,877 (essentially unopposed)
(Open seat; prior Republican retired)

Legislative District 14

House Pos. 1 (Flip to Democratic Control)

Chelsea Dimas (Democratic) — 8,400 (55.1%)
Gloria Mendoza (Republican, Incumbent) — 6,834 (44.9%)

House Pos. 2 (Flip to Democratic Control)

Ezequiel Morfin (Democratic) — 8,520 (55.5%)
Deb Manjarrez (Republican, Incumbent) — 6,821 (44.5%)

Legislative District 15

House Pos. 1

Chris Corry (Republican, Incumbent) — 20,542 (62.8%)
Jack McEntire (Democratic) — 12,178 (37.2%)

House Pos. 2

Reedy Berg (Republican) — 20,292 (63.2%)
Liz Hallock (No Kings) — 11,815 (36.8%)
(Open seat)

Senate

Jeremie Dufault (Republican) — 24,095 (essentially unopposed)
(Open seat)

Legislative District 16

House Pos. 1

Mark Klicker (Republican, Incumbent) — 16,046 (57.4%)
Kyle Palmer (Democratic) — 11,932 (42.6%)

House Pos. 2

Skyler Rude (Republican) — 15,164 (54.3%)
Derek Sarley (Democratic) — 12,741 (45.7%)

Legislative District 17

House Pos. 1 (Flip to Democratic Control)

Ben Christly (Democratic) — 31,540 (56.2%)
Kevin Waters (Republican, Incumbent) — 24,587 (43.8%)

House Pos. 2 (Flip to Democratic Control)

Diana H. Perez (Democratic) — 31,791 (56.6%)
David Stuebe (Republican, Incumbent) — 24,407 (43.4%)

Legislative District 18

House Pos. 1 (Flip to Democratic Control)

Randi L. Knott (Democratic) — 28,922 (54.2%)
Stephanie McClintock (Republican, Incumbent) — 24,393 (45.8%)

House Pos. 2 (Flip to Democratic Control)

Deken Letinich (Democratic) — 29,719 (55.9%)
John Ley (Republican, Incumbent) — 23,457 (44.1%)

Legislative District 19

House Pos. 1

Jim Walsh (Republican, Incumbent) — 27,870 (54.5%)
Kevin Moynihan (Democratic) — 23,241 (45.5%)

House Pos. 2

Joel McEntire (Republican, Incumbent) — 27,409 (54.1%)
Terry Carlson (Democratic) — 23,281 (45.9%)

Legislative District 20

House Pos. 1

Peter Abbarno (Republican, Incumbent) — 38,266 (63.9%)
Andy Zahn (Democratic) — 21,641 (36.1%)

House Pos. 2 (Flip to Democratic Control)

Ed Orcutt (Republican, Incumbent) — 36,802 (61.4%)
Evan Jones (Democratic) — 23,107 (38.6%)

Legislative District 21

House Pos. 1

Strom Peterson (Democratic, Incumbent) — 22,475 (59.6%)
Jason Moon (Democratic) — 15,218 (40.4%)

House Pos. 2

Lillian Ortiz-Self (Democratic, Incumbent) — 28,865 (72.9%)
Bruce Guthrie (Libertarian) — 10,734 (27.1%)

Senate

Marko Liias (Democratic, Incumbent) — 29,473 (72.5%)
Riaz Khan (Republican) — 11,185 (27.5%)

Legislative District 22

House Pos. 1

Beth Doglio (Democratic, Incumbent) — 25,877 (73.6%)
Don Hewett (Republican) — 9,268 (26.4%)

House Pos. 2

Lisa Parshley (Democratic) — 22,387 (72.1%)
Jamie Keenan-deVargas (Democratic) — 8,671 (27.9%)

Legislative District 23

House Pos. 1

Tarra Simmons (Democratic, Incumbent) — 24,236 (50.5%)
Daria Ilgen (Democratic) — 23,776 (49.5%)

House Pos. 2

Greg Nance (Democratic, Incumbent) — 36,882 (70.9%)
Lance Byrd (Republican) — 15,158 (29.1%)

Legislative District 24

House Pos. 1

Adam Bernbaum (Democratic, Incumbent) — 31,035 (65.5%)
Eric W. Pratt (Republican) — 16,374 (34.5%)

House Pos. 2

Kaylee Kuehn (Democratic) — 27,766 (59.8%)
Marcia Kelbon (No Party Preference) — 18,651 (40.2%)
(Open seat)

Legislative District 25

House Pos. 1 (Leaning to Democratic Control)

David Berg (Democratic) — 19,068 (50.8%)
Michael Keaton (Republican, Incumbent) — 18,462 (49.2%)

House Pos. 2

Cyndy Jacobsen (Republican, Incumbent) — 18,794 (50.1%)
Jenn Marie Strickling (Democratic) — 18,685 (49.9%)

Legislative District 26

House Pos. 1

Adison Richards (Democratic, Incumbent) — 32,166 (56.6%)
David Olson (Republican) — 24,686 (43.4%)

House Pos. 2 (Flip to Democratic Control)

Renee Hernandez Greenfield (Democratic) — 31,204 (54.9%)
Katy Cornell (Republican) — 25,660 (45.1%)
(Open seat)

Senate

Deborah Krishnadasan (Democratic, Incumbent) — 32,723 (57.4%)
Gary Parker (Republican) — 24,338 (42.6%)

Legislative District 27

House Pos. 1

Laurie Jinkins (Democratic, Incumbent) — 33,355 (76.7%)
Carole Sue Braaten (Republican) — 10,158 (23.3%)

House Pos. 2

Jake Fey (Democratic, Incumbent) — 34,058 (essentially unopposed)

Legislative District 28

House Pos. 1

Mari Leavitt (Democratic, Incumbent) — 22,329 (64.5%)
Kathy Richardson (Republican) — 12,296 (35.5%)

House Pos. 2

Dan Bronoske (Democratic, Incumbent) — 22,471 (67.1%)
Kerry Hills (Nonpartisan) — 11,020 (32.9%)

Legislative District 29

House Pos. 1

Krista Perez (Democratic) — 11,875 (51.6%)
Melanie Morgan (Democratic, Incumbent) — 11,134 (48.4%)

House Pos. 2

Patrick Stickney (Democratic) — 11,361 (50.0%)
Joe Bushnell (Democratic) — 11,348 (50.0%)

Senate

Sharlett Mena (Democratic) — 16,856 (72.2%)
David Anderson (Democratic) — 6,493 (27.8%)
(Open seat)

Legislative District 30

House Pos. 1

Jamila E. Taylor (Democratic, Incumbent) — 16,402 (65.6%)
Tiffany Bowyer (Republican) — 8,592 (34.4%)

House Pos. 2

Kristine Reeves (Democratic, Incumbent) — 16,123 (65.7%)
Paul McDaniel (Independent) — 8,434 (34.3%)

Senate

Claire Wilson (Democratic, Incumbent) — 16,106 (64.3%)
Michael Rutland (Republican) — 8,949 (35.7%)

Legislative District 31

House Pos. 1

Drew Stokesbary (Republican, Incumbent) — 24,212 (56.0%)
Stephen Szczurko-Walton (Democratic) — 19,034 (44.0%)

House Pos. 2

Joshua Penner (Republican, Incumbent) — 22,998 (53.3%)
John Bielka (Democratic) — 20,167 (46.7%)

Senate

Phil Fortunato (Republican, Incumbent) — 23,299 (53.6%)
Tamara Stramel (Democratic) — 20,130 (46.4%)

Legislative District 32

House Pos. 1

Danica Noble (Democratic) — 19,368 (51.0%)
Keith Scully (Democratic) — 18,602 (49.0%)

House Pos. 2

Lauren Davis (Democratic, Incumbent) — 28,231 (74.6%)
Imraan Siddiqi (Democratic) — 9,613 (25.4%)

Senate

Cindy Ryu (Democratic) — 19,642 (50.5%)
Jesse Salomon (Democratic, Incumbent) — 19,290 (49.5%)

Legislative District 33

House Pos. 1

Edwin Obras (Democratic, Incumbent) — 19,331 (72.6%)
Chris Martinez (Republican) — 7,283 (27.4%)

House Pos. 2

Mia Su-Ling Gregerson (Democratic, Incumbent) — 19,339 (73.2%)
Yuri Marinchik (Republican) — 7,076 (26.8%)

Senate

Tina L. Orwall (Democratic, Incumbent) — 20,767 (essentially unopposed)

Legislative District 34

House Pos. 1

Brianna K. Thomas (Democratic, Incumbent) — 33,915 (essentially unopposed)

House Pos. 2

Joe Fitzgibbon (Democratic, Incumbent) — 27,294 (69.7%)
Mary Anito (Democratic) — 11,857 (30.3%)

Senate

Emily Alvarado (Democratic, Incumbent) — 34,455 (essentially unopposed)

Legislative District 35

House Pos. 1

Dan Griffey (Republican, Incumbent) — 21,755 (50.2%)
Jim Pierson (Democratic) — 21,543 (49.8%)

House Pos. 2

Travis Couture (Republican, Incumbent) — 21,839 (50.5%)
Maria Littlesun (Democratic) — 21,431 (49.5%)

Senate (Leaning to Democratic Control)

Carolina Mejia (Democratic) — 22,376 (51.6%)
Drew C. MacEwen (Republican, Incumbent) — 20,996 (48.4%)

Legislative District 36

House Pos. 1

Julia Grant Reed (Democratic, Incumbent) — 37,463 (essentially unopposed)

House Pos. 2

Liz Berry (Democratic, Incumbent) — 37,388 (essentially unopposed)

Senate

Noel C. Frame (Democratic, Incumbent) — 39,677 (88.2%)
Jillian England (Republican) — 5,325 (11.8%)

Legislative District 37

House Pos. 1

Kelabe Tewolde (Democratic) — 20,500 (62.4%)
Sharon Tomiko Santos (Democratic, Incumbent) — 12,350 (37.6%)

House Pos. 2

Jaelynn Scott (Democratic, Incumbent) — 28,465 (88.0%)
Evon McCorkle (Independent) — 3,899 (12.0%)

Senate

Chipalo Street (Democratic) — 24,152 (74.9%)
Tatiana Brown (Democratic) — 8,079 (25.1%)
(Open seat)

Legislative District 38

House Pos. 1

Julio Cortes (Democratic, Incumbent) — 22,557 (67.6%)
Thomas (Jeff) Kelly (Cascade) — 10,813 (32.4%)

House Pos. 2

Mary Fosse (Democratic, Incumbent) — 25,847 (essentially unopposed)

Senate

June Robinson (Democratic, Incumbent) — 23,094 (66.1%)
Brad Bender (Republican) — 11,842 (33.9%)

Legislative District 39

House Pos. 1

Sam Low (Republican, Incumbent) — 21,770 (52.8%)
Kathryn Lewandowsky (Democratic) — 19,451 (47.2%)

House Pos. 2

Steve Ewing (Republican, Incumbent) — 20,672 (50.3%)
Ida Keeley (Democratic) — 20,390 (49.7%)

Legislative District 40

House Pos. 1

Debra Lekanoff (Democratic, Incumbent) — 40,274 (75.0%)
Cindy Carter (Republican) — 13,433 (25.0%)

House Pos. 2

Alex Ramel (Democratic, Incumbent) — 40,235 (76.6%)
Joseph Segault (No Party Preference) — 12,303 (23.4%)

Legislative District 41

House Pos. 1

Janice Zahn (Democratic, Incumbent) — 27,442 (71.1%)
Elle Nguyen (Republican) — 11,153 (28.9%)

House Pos. 2

My-Linh T. Thai (Democratic, Incumbent) — 23,038 (60.3%)
Michael Rosen (Independent) — 15,170 (39.7%)

Legislative District 42

House Pos. 1

Alicia Rule (Democratic, Incumbent) — 35,314 (58.7%)
Misty Flowers (Republican) — 24,871 (41.3%)

House Pos. 2

Joe Timmons (Democratic, Incumbent) — 34,022 (56.4%)
Justin Pike (Republican) — 26,253 (43.6%)

Senate

Michael Alvarez Shepard (Democratic) — 34,061 (56.5%)
Erika Creydt (Republican) — 26,265 (43.5%)
(Open seat; prior Democratic incumbent retired)

Legislative District 43

House Pos. 1

Nicole Macri (Democratic, Incumbent) — 30,439 (92.9%)
Alby Clendennin (Democratic) — 2,338 (7.1%)

House Pos. 2

Shaun Scott (Democratic, Incumbent) — 26,710 (essentially unopposed)

Senate

Jamie Pedersen (Democratic, Incumbent) — 25,706 (76.7%)
Hannah Sabio-Howell (Democratic) — 7,821 (23.3%)

Legislative District 44

House Pos. 1

Brandy Donaghy (Democratic, Incumbent) — 26,671 (60.9%)
Chris Elder (Republican) — 17,161 (39.1%)

House Pos. 2

April Berg (Democratic, Incumbent) — 27,178 (62.0%)
Tonya Stadlman (Republican) — 16,651 (38.0%)

Senate

John Lovick (Democratic, Incumbent) — 27,767 (63.0%)
Sherri Larkin (Republican) — 16,288 (37.0%)

Legislative District 45

House Pos. 1

Roger Goodman (Democratic, Incumbent) — 30,110 (71.8%)
JoAnn Tolentino (Republican) — 11,822 (28.2%)

House Pos. 2

Vanessa Kritzer (Democratic, Incumbent) — 30,741 (75.0%)
John P. Gibbons (Republican) — 10,251 (25.0%)

Senate

Manka Dhingra (Democratic, Incumbent) — 30,291 (essentially unopposed)

Legislative District 46

House Pos. 1

Gerry Pollet (Democratic, Incumbent) — 25,715 (65.3%)
Will Dreher (Democratic) — 13,652 (34.7%)

House Pos. 2

Darya Farivar (Democratic, Incumbent) — 36,296 (90.4%)
Rodney “Star” Thornley (Independent) — 3,857 (9.6%)

Senate

Javier Valdez (Democratic, Incumbent) — 37,250 (90.0%)
Sandra Stephens (Republican) — 4,161 (10.0%)

Legislative District 47

House Pos. 1

Debra Jean Entenman (Democratic, Incumbent) — 18,275 (63.8%)
Cobi Clark (Libertarian) — 10,390 (36.2%)

House Pos. 2

Chris Stearns (Democratic, Incumbent) — 18,501 (62.4%)
Ted Cooke (Republican) — 11,128 (37.6%)

Senate

Claudia Kauffman (Democratic, Incumbent) — 18,257 (61.1%)
Kristina Soltys (Republican) — 11,646 (38.9%)

Legislative District 48

House Pos. 1

Osman Salahuddin (Democratic, Incumbent) — 19,542 (69.4%)
Jeffery Poppe (Republican) — 8,635 (30.6%)

House Pos. 2

Jessica Forsythe (Democratic) — 13,117 (52.1%)
Amy Walen (Democratic, Incumbent) — 12,066 (47.9%)

Senate

Vandana Slatter (Democratic, Incumbent) — 21,288 (essentially unopposed)

Legislative District 49

House Pos. 1

Kim D. Harless (Democratic, Incumbent) — 30,170 (70.6%)
Sarah Mittelman (Republican) — 12,566 (29.4%)

House Pos. 2

Monica Jurado Stonier (Democratic, Incumbent) — 30,850 (72.5%)
Derek Thompson (Republican) — 11,684 (27.5%)