2016 Washington House of Representatives election

Washington State House elections, 2016

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98 seats of the Washington State House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Frank Chopp Dan Kristiansen
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 43rd-Seattle 39th-Snohomish
Last election 51 47
Seats before 50 48
Seats won 50 48
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 3,130,575 2,490,772
Percentage 54.2% 43.1%
Swing Increase 5.6% Decrease 4.2%

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

House Speaker before election

Frank Chopp
Democratic

Elected House Speaker

Frank Chopp
Democratic

The Washington State House elections, 2016 are biennial elections in which each of the 49 legislative districts in Washington choose two people to represent them in the Washington State House of Representatives. Roughly half of the members of the Washington Senate are elected concurrently to four-year terms from identical legislative districts. The election was held on November 8, 2016.[1]

A top two primary election in August 2016 determines which two candidates appear on the November ballot. Candidate were allowed to write in a party preference.[2]

  1. ^ November 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative - All Results (Report).
  2. ^ "Top 2 Primary: FAQs for Voters". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved July 19, 2016.