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1 Background  



1.1  Soto Palmer v. Hobbs  







2 Partisan Background  





3 Retirements  



3.1  Democrats  





3.2  Republicans  







4 Summary of results by district  





5 See also  





6 References  





7 External links  














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Washington State Senate elections, 2024

← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →

25 of 49 seats in the Washington State Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Karen Keiser John Braun
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 33rd 20th
Current seats 29 20
Seats needed Steady Increase5

Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
     No election


Incumbent President pro tempore

Karen Keiser
Democratic



The 2024 Washington State Senate elections will be held on November 5, 2024, with a nonpartisan blanket primary election to be held on August 6, 2024. Voters in 25 of the 49 state legislative districts will elect Senators to the Washington State Senate.[1] The elections will coincide with other elections for federal, state, and local offices.

Background

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Soto Palmer v. Hobbs

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Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that the 15th legislative district violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Latino votes in the Yakima Valley region and necessitated redrawing.[2][3][4]

Plaintiffs provided five remedial maps awaiting Lasnik's approval.[5] On March 16, 2024, the judge selected a new redistricting map which significantly changes the boundaries of several districts in the Yakima Valley and changes the numbering of District 15 to District 14. This change in number means that elections for district 14 in the State Senate will now be held in Presidential Election Years, which typically have higher turnout than midterm election years among Latino voters.[6]

Partisan Background

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In the 2020 Presidential Election, Democrat Joe Biden won 34 of Washington State's legislative districts and Republican Donald Trump won 15 of Washington State's legislative districts. Out of the 25 State Senate districts that are up for election in the 2024 Washington State Senate Election, Republicans represented 5 districts that Joe Biden won in 2020: District 10 (Biden + 6%); District 12 (Biden + 3%); Majority-Minority District 14 (Biden + 14%); District 17 (Biden + 6% ); and District 25 (Biden + 2% ).

Retirements

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Eight incumbents will not seek re-election.

Democrats

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  1. District 3: Andy Billig is retiring.[7]
  2. District 5: Mark Mullet is retiring to run for Governor.[8]
  3. District 22: Sam Hunt is retiring.[9]
  4. District 24: Kevin Van De Wege is retiring to run for Public Lands Commissioner.[10]

Republicans

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  1. District 4: Mike Padden is retiring.[11]
  2. District 12: Brad Hawkins is retiring to run for Chelan County Commission.[12]
  3. District 17: Lynda Wilson is retiring.[13]
  4. District 18: Ann Rivers is retiring.[14]

Summary of results by district

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†: Incumbent not running for re-election.

State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected senator Party
1st Derek Stanford Dem
2nd Jim McCune Rep
3rd Andy Billig Dem
4th Mike Padden Rep
5th Mark Mullet Dem
9th Mark Schoesler Rep
10th Ron Muzzall Rep
11th Bob Hasegawa Dem
12th Brad Hawkins Rep
14th Curtis King Rep
16th Perry Dozier Rep
17th Lynda Wilson Rep
18th Ann Rivers Rep
19th Jeff Wilson Rep
20th John Braun Rep
22nd Sam Hunt Dem
23rd Drew Hansen Dem
24th Kevin Van De Wege Dem
25th Chris Gildon Rep
27th Yasmin Trudeau Dem
28th T'wina Nobles Dem
39th Keith Wagoner Rep
40th Liz Lovelett Dem
41st Lisa Wellman Dem
49th Annette Cleveland Dem

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dates and Deadlines 2024". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  • ^ Thompson, Marilyn (January 18, 2024). "The Failed Promise of Independent Election Mapmaking". ProPublica. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  • ^ Santos, Melissa (August 25, 2023). "Washington isn't rushing to redraw districts, despite court order". Axios. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  • ^ Ferolito, Phil (August 11, 2023). "Yakima Valley Latinos prevail in Voting Rights Act lawsuit focused on Legislative District 15". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  • ^ Hoang, Mai (January 18, 2024). "Five new maps proposed for Central Washington redistricting". Crosscut.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  • ^ Hoang, Mai (15 March 2024). "U.S. judge picks new WA legislative map, moving Latino district". Cascade PBS. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  • ^ Dennis, Ellen (March 4, 2024). "Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig says he won't run for re-election". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  • ^ Withycombe, Claire (June 1, 2023). "State Sen. Mark Mullet announces bid for WA governor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  • ^ Sowersby, Shauna (February 22, 2024). "Longtime lawmaker from Olympia announces his retirement from the Legislature". The Olympian. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  • ^ Dennis, Ellen (June 21, 2023). "State Sen. Kevin Van De Wege to run for lands commissioner". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  • ^ Dennis, Ellen; Rendahl, Lauren (April 3, 2024). "Longtime Spokane Valley state Sen. Mike Padden says he won't run for re-election". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  • ^ Robbins, Jefferson (April 22, 2024). "Hawkins to swap Senate race for Chelan County campaign". KWCC-LD. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  • ^ Jefferies, Dylan (March 6, 2024). "Washington State Sen. Lynda Wilson to step down from Legislature to spend time with family". The Columbian. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  • ^ Jefferies, Dylan (April 5, 2024). "Republican Sen. Ann Rivers will not seek another term in state Senate". The Columbian. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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