2018 Washington House of Representatives election

Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

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All 98 seats in the Washington House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Frank Chopp J.T. Wilcox
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 43rd-Seattle 2nd-Roy
Last election 50 48
Seats won 57 41
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 7
Popular vote 3,447,724 2,214,282
Percentage 59.3% 38.1%
Swing Increase5.0% Decrease5.0%

Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

Speaker of the House before election

Frank Chopp
Democratic

Elected Speaker of the House

Frank Chopp
Democratic

The 2018 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House, electing 2 state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives. A statewide map of Washington's state legislative districts is provided by the Washington State Legislature here, Archived 2018-10-24 at the Wayback Machine.

A top two primary election on August 7, 2018, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6 general election ballot. Each candidate is allowed to write in their party preference so that it appears as they desire on the ballot.[1]

Democrats increased their 50–48 majority in the 2016 elections by flipping seven seats to hold 57 seats to Republicans' 41.

Only three districts, the 10th, 19th, and 42nd, elected their two representatives from different parties.

  1. ^ "Top 2 Primary: FAQs for Voters".