2010 Washington State Senate election

Washington State Senate elections, 2010
	November 2, 2010
25 seats of the Washington State Senate; 25 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Republican gain; Democratic hold Republican hold; No election
Majority Leader before election; Lisa Brown; Democratic	Elected Majority Leader ; Lisa Brown; Democratic

The Washington State Senate elections were held on November 2, 2010,^[1] in which about half of the state's 49 legislative districts choose a state senator for a four-year term to the Washington State Senate. The other half of state senators are chosen in the next biennial election, so that about half of the senators, along with all the members of the Washington State House of Representatives, are elected every two years.

24 seats were regularly scheduled to be up this cycle, along with 1 additional seat holding a special election to fill an unexpired term: the 28th district, held by appointed Senator Steve Litzow, whose former incumbent Fred Jarrett vacated the seat.

Summary of results

Districts not listed were not up for election in 2020.

State Senate District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
6th	Chris Marr	Dem	Michael Baumgartner	Rep
7th	Bob Morton	Rep	Bob Morton	Rep
8th	Jerome Delvin	Rep	Jerome Delvin	Rep
13th	Janéa Holmquist Newbry	Rep	Janéa Holmquist Newbry	Rep
15th	Jim Honeyford	Rep	Jim Honeyford	Rep
21st	Paull Shin	Dem	Paull Shin	Dem
26th	Derek Kilmer	Dem	Derek Kilmer	Dem
29th	Rosa Franklin	Dem	Steve Conway	Dem
30th	Tracey Eide	Dem	Tracey Eide	Dem
31st	Pam Roach	Rep	Pam Roach	Rep
32nd	Darlene Fairley	Dem	Maralyn Chase	Dem
33rd	Karen Keiser	Dem	Karen Keiser	Dem
34th	Joe McDermott	Dem	Sharon K. Nelson	Dem
35th	Tim Sheldon	Dem	Tim Sheldon	Dem
36th	Jeanne Kohl-Welles	Dem	Jeanne Kohl-Welles	Dem
37th	Adam Kline	Dem	Adam Kline	Dem
38th	Jean Berkey	Dem	Nick Harper	Dem
41st	Randy Gordon	Dem	Steve Litzow	Rep
42nd	Dale Brandland	Rep	Doug Ericksen	Rep
43rd	Ed Murray	Dem	Ed Murray	Dem
44th	Steve Hobbs	Dem	Steve Hobbs	Dem
45th	Eric Oemig	Dem	Andy Hill	Rep
46th	Ken Jacobson	Dem	Scott White	Dem
47th	Claudia Kauffman	Dem	Joe Fain	Rep
48th	Rodney Tom	Dem	Rodney Tom	Dem

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing^[2]	Lean D	November 1, 2010

Detailed results

Note: Washington uses a top two primary system. Official primary results can be obtained here^[3] and official general election results here.^[1]

District 6

Washington's 6th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Baumgartner	21,263	53.3%
	Democratic	Chris Marr (incumbent)	18,630	46.7%
Total votes			39,893	100%
General election
	Republican	Michael Baumgartner	33,929	53.71%
	Democratic	Chris Marr (incumbent)	29,237	46.29%
Total votes			63,166	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Endorsements

Michael Baumgartner (R)

U.S. Representatives

Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. Representative for Washington's 5th Congressional District^[4]

State legislators

Mark Schoesler, Senate Minority Leader^[5]

Local officials

David Condon, Chief of Staff for Cathy McMorris Rodgers and future Spokane Mayor^[6]

Political parties

Spokane County Republican Party^[7]

Newspapers

The Spokesman-Review^[8]

District 7

Washington's 7th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Morton (incumbent)	26,071	74.97%
	Democratic	Barbara Mowrey	8,704	25.03%
Total votes			34,775	100%
General election
	Republican	Bob Morton (incumbent)	39,694	74.82%
	Democratic	Barbara Mowrey	13,359	25.18%
Total votes			53,053	100%
	Republican hold

District 8

Washington's 8th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerome Delvin (incumbent)	19,018	68.17%
	Republican	Brad Anderson	8,878	31.83%
Total votes			27,896	100%
General election
	Republican	Jerome Delvin (incumbent)	31,083	63.92%
	Republican	Brad Anderson	17,546	36.08%
Total votes			48,629	100%
	Republican hold

District 13

Washington's 13th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janéa Holmquist Newbry (incumbent)	21,885	100%
Total votes			21,885	100%
General election
	Republican	Janéa Holmquist Newbry (incumbent)	35,432	100%
Total votes			35,432	100%
	Republican hold

District 15

Washington's 15th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Honeyford (incumbent)	15,358	100%
Total votes			15,358	100%
General election
	Republican	Jim Honeyford (incumbent)	25,864	100%
Total votes			25,864	100%
	Republican hold

District 21

Washington's 21st legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paull Shin (incumbent)	16,492	62.34%
	Republican	David Preston	6,301	23.82%
	Republican	Glen Sayes	3,663	13.85%
Total votes			26,456	100%
General election
	Democratic	Paull Shin (incumbent)	30,369	63.26%
	Republican	David Preston	17,637	36.74%
Total votes			48,006	100%
	Democratic hold

District 26

Washington's 26th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derek Kilmer (incumbent)	18,949	55.92%
	Republican	Marty McClendon	12,696	37.47%
	Independent	Kristine Danielson	2,238	6.61%
Total votes			33,883	100%
General election
	Democratic	Derek Kilmer (incumbent)	33,090	58.81%
	Republican	Marty McClendon	23,179	41.19%
Total votes			56,269	100%
	Democratic hold

District 29

Washington's 29th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Conway	7,550	56.94%
	Republican	Terry Harder	3,901	29.42%
	Independent	Ken Paulson	1,808	13.64%
Total votes			13,259	100%
General election
	Democratic	Steve Conway	16,987	63.38%
	Republican	Terry Harder	9,813	36.62%
Total votes			26,800	100%
	Democratic hold

District 30

Washington's 30th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tracey Eide (incumbent)	11,045	50.84%
	Republican	Tony Moore	10,682	49.16%
Total votes			21,727	100%
General election
	Democratic	Tracey Eide (incumbent)	20,218	52.13%
	Republican	Tony Moore	18,565	47.87%
Total votes			38,783	100%
	Democratic hold

District 31

Washington's 31st legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pam Roach (incumbent)	10,406	40.9%
	Republican	Matt Richardson	5,798	22.79%
	Democratic	Ron WeigeIt	5,043	19.82%
	Republican	Raymond Bunk	4,193	16.48%
Total votes			15,440	100%
General election
	Republican	Pam Roach (incumbent)	29,374	66.71%
	Republican	Matt Richardson	14,661	33.29%
Total votes			44,035	100%
	Republican hold

District 32

Washington's 32nd legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maralyn Chase	14,928	47.66%
	Republican	David Baker	12,478	39.84%
	Republican	Patty Butler	3,915	12.5%
Total votes			31,321	100%
General election
	Democratic	Maralyn Chase	33,426	60.55%
	Republican	David Baker	21,775	39.45%
Total votes			55,201	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33

Washington's 33rd legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Keiser (incumbent)	11,107	57.77%
	Republican	Jack Michalek	8,120	42.23%
Total votes			19,227	100%
General election
	Democratic	Karen Keiser (incumbent)	20,559	59.78%
	Republican	Jack Michalek	13,833	40.22%
Total votes			34,392	100%
	Democratic hold

District 34

Washington's 34th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon K. Nelson	20,530	100%
Total votes			20,530	100%
General election
	Democratic	Sharon K. Nelson	37,309	100%
Total votes			37,309	100%
	Democratic hold

District 35

Washington's 35th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Sheldon (incumbent)	20,437	61.17%
	Republican	Nancy (grandma) Williams^[a]	12,974	38.83%
Total votes			33,411	100%
General election
	Democratic	Time Sheldon (incumbent)	34,130	61.81%
	Republican	Nancy (grandma) Williams	21,084	38.19%
Total votes			55,214	100%
	Democratic hold

District 36

Washington's 36th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeanne Kohl-Welles (incumbent)	26,906	83.67%
	Republican	Leslie Klein^[b]	5,253	16.33%
Total votes			32,159	100%
General election
	Democratic	Jeanne Kohl-Welles (incumbent)	51,656	83.93%
	Republican	Leslie Klein	9,889	16.07%
Total votes			61,545	100%
	Democratic hold

District 37

Washington's 37th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Kline	17,706	88.67%
	Independent	Tamra Smilanich	2,263	11.33%
Total votes			19,969	100%
General election
	Democratic	Adam Kline (incumbent)	34,995	87.94%
	Independent	Tamra Smilanich	4,767	12.06%
Total votes			39,792	100%
	Democratic hold

District 38

Washington's 38th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Harper	7,193	35.09%
	Conservative	Rod Rieger	6,713	32.75%
	Democratic	Jean Berkey (incumbent)	6,591	32.16%
Total votes			20,497	100%
General election
	Democratic	Nick Harper	22,089	59.73%
	Conservative	Rod Rieger	14,892	40.27%
Total votes			36,981	100%
	Democratic hold

District 41

Washington's 41st legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Litzow	16,938	50.14%
	Democratic	Randy Gordon (incumbent)	16,846	49.86%
Total votes			33,784	100%
General election
	Republican	Steve Litzow	30,030	50.16%
	Democratic	Randy Gordon (incumbent)	29,836	49.84%
Total votes			59,866	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 42

Washington's 42nd legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Ericksen	21,822	61.49%
	Democratic	Pat Jerns	13,669	38.51%
Total votes			35,491	100%
General election
	Republican	Doug Ericksen	36,293	59.9%
	Democratic	Pat Jerns	24,298	40.1%
Total votes			60,591	100%
	Republican hold

District 43

Washington's 43rd legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Murray	21,993	100%
Total votes			21,993	100%
General election
	Democratic	Ed Murray	42,365	100%
Total votes			42,365	100%
	Democratic hold

District 44

Washington's 44th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Schmidt	11,119	36.3%
	Democratic	Steve Hobbs (incumbent)	10,972	35.82%
	Democratic	Lilian Kaufer	4,430	14.46%
	Republican	Ryan Ferrie	4,110	13.42%
Total votes			30,631	35.82%
General election
	Democratic	Steve Hobbs (incumbent)	30,441	50.78%
	Republican	Dave Schmidt	29,505	49.22%
Total votes			59,946	100%
	Democratic hold

District 45

Washington's 45th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Hill	15,979	51.51%
	Democratic	Eric Oemig (incumbent)	15,045	48.49%
Total votes			31,024	100%
General election
	Republican	Andy Hill	29,606	50.97%
	Democratic	Eric Oemig	28,482	49.03%
Total votes			58,088	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 46

Washington's 46th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott White (incumbent)	21,812	100%
Total votes			21,812	100%
General election
	Democratic	Scott White (incumbent)	40,542	100%
Total votes			40,542	100%
	Democratic hold

District 47

Washington's 47th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Fain	14,024	55.64%
	Democratic	Claudia Kauffman	11,183	44.36%
Total votes			25,207	100%
General election
	Republican	Joe Fain	25,387	54.99%
	Democratic	Claudia Kauffman (incumbent)	20,782	45.01%
Total votes			46,169	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 48

Washington's 48th legislative district State Senate Election, 2010
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodney Tom (incumbent)	13,668	52.67%
	Republican	Gregg Bennett	12,302	47.33%
Total votes			25,990	100%
General election
	Democratic	Rodney Tom (incumbent)	24,559	52.63%
	Republican	Gregg Bennett	22,104	47.37%
Total votes			46,663	100%
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b "November 02, 2010 General Election Results - Legislative - All Results". Washington Secretary of State - Elections Division. November 29, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
^ Jacobson, Louis (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats". Governing. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "August 17, 2010 Primary Results - Legislative - All Results". Washington Secretary of State - Elections Division. September 3, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
^ https://www.spokesman.com/video/2010/oct/28/marr-and-baumgartner-summary/
^ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/oct/13/how-michael-baumgartner-became-the-frontrunner-to-/
^ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/oct/13/how-michael-baumgartner-became-the-frontrunner-to-/
^ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/oct/13/how-michael-baumgartner-became-the-frontrunner-to-/
^ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/may/23/in-brief-baumgartner-holy-endorsed/

Notes

^ This is the candidates full name as was registered with the State of Washington.
^ Listed on the ballot as "(R) Problemfixer Party"

[:0-1] "November 02, 2010 General Election Results - Legislative - All Results". Washington Secretary of State - Elections Division. November 29, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

[CE-2] Jacobson, Louis (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats". Governing. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[3] "August 17, 2010 Primary Results - Legislative - All Results". Washington Secretary of State - Elections Division. September 3, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

[4] ttps://www.spokesman.com/video/2010/oct/28/marr-and-baumgartner-summary/

[5] ttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/oct/13/how-michael-baumgartner-became-the-frontrunner-to-/

[6] ttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/oct/13/how-michael-baumgartner-became-the-frontrunner-to-/

[7] ttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/oct/13/how-michael-baumgartner-became-the-frontrunner-to-/

[8] ttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/may/23/in-brief-baumgartner-holy-endorsed/

[9] This is the candidates full name as was registered with the State of Washington.

[10] Listed on the ballot as "(R) Problemfixer Party"

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