| Election Name: | Washington State Senate elections, 2024 |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Washington State Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Washington State Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | 25 of 49 seats in the Washington State Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
| Image1: | Randi Becker and Karen Keiser 2011 (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | Karen Keiser |
| Party1: | Washington State Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | 33rd |
| Seats Before1: | 29 |
| Leader2: | John Braun |
| Party2: | Washington State Republican Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 20th |
| Seats Before2: | 20 |
| Seats Needed2: | 5 |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| President pro tempore | |
| Before Party: | 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.
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]
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%).
Eight incumbents will not seek re-election.
Andy Billig is retiring.[7]
Mark Mullet is retiring to run for Governor.[8]
Kevin Van De Wege is retiring to run for Public Lands Commissioner.[10]
Mike Padden is retiring.[11]
Brad Hawkins is retiring to run for Chelan County Commission.[12]
Lynda Wilson is retiring.[13]
Ann Rivers is retiring.[14]
†: 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 | |||||
The incumbent is Democrat Andy Billig, who is retiring.[16]
The incumbent is Republican Mike Padden, who is retiring.[18]
The incumbent is Democrat Mark Mullet, who retired to run for Governor.[21]
The incumbent is Republican Brad Hawkins, who withdrew from the race to run for Chelan County Commission.
The incumbent is Republican Lynda Wilson, who is retiring.[32]
The incumbent is Republican Ann Rivers, who is retiring due to redistricting.
The incumbent is Democrat Sam Hunt, who is retiring.
The incumbent is Democrat Kevin Van De Wege, who retired to run for Washington Public Lands Commissioner.