| Election Name: | Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020 |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Washington House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Washington House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | All 98 seats in the Washington House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 50 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 2020 |
| Image1: | Laurie Jinkins.jpg |
| Image1 Size: | 160x160px |
| Leader1: | Laurie Jinkins |
| Party1: | Washington Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | 27th-Tacoma |
| Last Election1: | 57 |
| Seats1: | 57 |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,192,370 |
| Percentage1: | 56.05% |
| Swing1: | 3.22% |
| Leader2: | J. T. Wilcox |
| Party2: | Washington Republican Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 2nd-Roy |
| Last Election2: | 41 |
| Seats2: | 41 |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,138,925 |
| Percentage2: | 41.96% |
| Swing2: | 3.92% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Speaker of the House | |
| Before Election: | Laurie Jinkins |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | Laurie Jinkins |
| After Party: | Democratic |
| Image2 Size: | x120px |
The 2020 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 3, 2020. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House, electing two state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives.
Following the previous election in 2018, Democrats held a 57-to-41 seat majority over Republicans.
Democrats retained control of the Washington House of Representatives following the 2020 general election, with the balance of power remaining unchanged at 57 (D) to 41 (R).[1]
Only one district, the 10th, elected its two representatives from different parties.
| Washington State House elections, 2020Primary election — August 4, 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Candidates | Advancing to general | Seats contesting | ||
| Democratic | 2,518,292 | 54.49% | 122 | 95 | |||
| Republican | 1,974,470 | 42.72% | 101 | 82 | |||
| Independent | 60,523 | 1.31% | 15 | 3 | |||
| Libertarian | 31,688 | 0.69% | 5 | 3 | |||
| Seattle People's | 19,637 | 0.42% | 1 | 1 | |||
| Alliance | 7,479 | 0.16% | 1 | 1 | |||
| Unity | 3,361 | 0.07% | 1 | 0 | |||
| Progressive | 3,210 | 0.07% | 2 | 0 | |||
| Socialist | 3,000 | 0.06% | 1 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 4,621,660 | 100.00% | 249 | 185 | — | ||
| Washington State House elections, 2020General election — November 3, 2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | ||
| Democratic | 4,192,370 | 56.05% | 57 | |||
| Republican | 3,138,925 | 41.96% | 41 | |||
| Libertarian | 52,024 | 0.70% | 0 | |||
| Independent | 50,147 | 0.67% | 0 | |||
| Seattle People's | 31,029 | 0.41% | 0 | |||
| Alliance | 15,452 | 0.21% | 0 | |||
| Totals | 7,479,947 | 100.0% | 98 | — | ||
The election resulted in Democratic Party members winning 57 seats and Republican Party members winning 41 seats, with no net change since the last election.[3] Representatives Brian Blake (D) and Luanne Van Werven (R) lost reelection.
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