2014 Washington House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:Washington State House elections, 2014
Country:Washington
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 Washington House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2016 Washington House of Representatives election
Next Year:2016
Seats For Election:98 seats of the Washington State House of Representatives
Majority Seats:50
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Image1:Frank Chopp.jpg
Image1 Size:160x160px
Leader1:Frank Chopp
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:43rd-Seattle
Last Election1:55
Seats1:51
Seat Change1: 4
Popular Vote1:1,839,583
Percentage1:48.6%
Swing1: 4.7%
Leader2:Dan Kristiansen
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:39th-Snohomish
Last Election2:43
Seats2:47
Seat Change2: 4
Popular Vote2:1,791,268
Percentage2:47.3%
Swing2: 3.0%
Map Size:300px
House Speaker
Before Election:Frank Chopp
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Frank Chopp
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The Washington State House elections, 2014 were biennial elections in which each of the 49 legislative districts in Washington chose two people to represent them in the state house. Roughly half of the members of the Washington Senate were elected concurrently to four-year terms from the same legislative districts. The elections were held on November 4, 2014.[1]

Top two primary elections on August 5, 2014 determined which two candidates appeared on the November ballot. Candidates were allowed to write in a party preference.[2]

Overview

Results

Washington State House Elections, 2014Primary election — August 5, 2014
PartyVotesPercentageCandidatesAdvancing to generalSeats contesting
Democratic1,056,44948.23%8680
Republican1,037,91247.38%9585
Libertarian51,2772.34%128
Independent44,0872.01%157
Green8060.04%100
Totals2,189,725100.00%209176
Washington State House Elections, 2014General election — November 4, 2014
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic1,839,58348.59%51 4
Republican1,791,26847.31%47 4
Libertarian82,0572.17%0
Independent73,0271.93%0
Totals3,786,125100.00%98

Composition

Races with Democratic IncumbentSeats
 Uncontested9
 Contested, vs Democrat1
 Contested, vs Republican33
 Contested, vs Independent3
 Contested, vs Libertarian4
 Contested, vs Socialist Alternative1
 Total
51
Races with Republican IncumbentSeats
 Uncontested10
 Contested, vs Republican4
 Contested, vs Democrat19
 Contested, vs Independent2
 Contested, vs Libertarian2
 Total
37
Open RacesSeats
 Libertarian vs Democrat1
 Republican vs Democrat7
 Republican vs Republican2
 Total
10

Select Nonpartisan Blanket Primary Results

District 4

District 10

District 14

District 17

District 18

District 21

District 28

District 33

District 35

District 42

District 49

General election results

Districts 1-9

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

Districts 10-19

District 10

District 11

District 12

District 13

District 14

District 15

District 16

District 17

District 18

District 19

Districts 20-29

District 20

District 21

District 22

District 23

District 24

District 25

District 26

District 27

District 28

District 29

Districts 30-39

District 30

District 31

District 32

District 33

District 34

District 35

District 36

District 37

District 38

District 39

Districts 40-49

District 40

District 41

District 42

District 43

District 44

District 45

District 46

District 47

District 48

District 49

External links

Notes and References

  1. November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative - All Results . Washington Secretary of State . November 4, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141104200248/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20141104/legislative-all.html.
  2. Web site: Top 2 Primary: FAQs for Voters.