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]
Washington State House Elections, 2014Primary election — August 5, 2014 | |||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Candidates | Advancing to general | Seats contesting | ||
Democratic | 1,056,449 | 48.23% | 86 | 80 | |||
Republican | 1,037,912 | 47.38% | 95 | 85 | |||
Libertarian | 51,277 | 2.34% | 12 | 8 | |||
Independent | 44,087 | 2.01% | 15 | 7 | |||
Green | 806 | 0.04% | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 2,189,725 | 100.00% | 209 | 176 | — |
Washington State House Elections, 2014General election — November 4, 2014 | ||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | ||
Democratic | 1,839,583 | 48.59% | 51 | 4 | ||
Republican | 1,791,268 | 47.31% | 47 | 4 | ||
Libertarian | 82,057 | 2.17% | 0 | |||
Independent | 73,027 | 1.93% | 0 | |||
Totals | 3,786,125 | 100.00% | 98 | — |
Races with Democratic Incumbent | Seats | |
Uncontested | 9 | |
Contested, vs Democrat | 1 | |
Contested, vs Republican | 33 | |
Contested, vs Independent | 3 | |
Contested, vs Libertarian | 4 | |
Contested, vs Socialist Alternative | 1 | |
Total | 51 | |
Races with Republican Incumbent | Seats | |
Uncontested | 10 | |
Contested, vs Republican | 4 | |
Contested, vs Democrat | 19 | |
Contested, vs Independent | 2 | |
Contested, vs Libertarian | 2 | |
Total | 37 | |
Open Races | Seats | |
Libertarian vs Democrat | 1 | |
Republican vs Democrat | 7 | |
Republican vs Republican | 2 | |
Total | 10 | |
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