The 2020 Washington State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Washington voters elected state senators in 26 of the 49 state legislative districts. Elections to the Washington State Senate were held on November 3, 2020.
Following the previous election in 2018, Democrats held a 28-seat majority in the Senate, compared to Republicans' 21 seats. Senators who did not run for re-election were Randi Becker, Maureen Walsh, and Hans Zeiger (all Republicans).
Democrats retained control of the Washington State Senate following the 2020 general election, with the balance of power remaining unchanged: 28 (D) to 21 (R).
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportOctober 21, 2020
Summary of results by State Senate district Districts not listed were not up for election in 2020. State Senate districtIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1st Derek Stanford Dem Derek Stanford Dem 2nd Randi Becker Rep Jim McCune Rep 3rd Andy Billig Dem Andy Billig Dem 4th Mike Padden Rep Mike Padden Rep 5th Mark Mullet Dem Mark Mullet Dem 9th Mark Schoesler Rep Mark Schoesler Rep 10th Ron Muzzall Rep Ron Muzzall Rep 11th Bob Hasegawa Dem Bob Hasegawa Dem 12th Brad Hawkins Rep Brad Hawkins Rep 14th Curtis King Rep Curtis King Rep 16th Maureen Walsh Rep Perry Dozier Rep 17th Lynda Wilson Rep Lynda Wilson Rep 18th Ann Rivers Rep Ann Rivers Rep 19th Dean Takko Dem Jeff Wilson Rep 20th John Braun Rep John Braun Rep 22nd Sam Hunt Dem Sam Hunt Dem 23rd Christine Rolfes Dem Christine Rolfes Dem 24th Kevin Van De Wege Dem Kevin Van De Wege Dem 25th Hans Zeiger Rep Chris Gildon Rep 27th Jeannie Darneille Dem Jeannie Darneille Dem 28th Steve O'Ban Rep T'wina Nobles Dem 38th Special June Robinson Dem June Robinson Dem 39th Keith Wagoner Rep Keith Wagoner Rep 40th Liz Lovelett Dem Liz Lovelett Dem 41st Lisa Wellman Dem Lisa Wellman Dem 49th Annette Cleveland Dem Annette Cleveland Dem
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Detailed results Each party flipped a seat and the composition stayed at 28 D–21 R. Senators Dean Takko (D) and Steve O'Ban (R) lost reelection.
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 27 • District 28 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 49__NOTOC__ Note: Washington uses a top two primary system. Official primary results can be obtained here and official general election results here.
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District 49
See also 2020 Washington elections 2020 Washington House of Representatives election 2020 Washington gubernatorial election 2020 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election 2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state) 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
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(state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)