Here are the certified election results for the August 1st state legislative primary races. Republicans and Democrats each had the lead in four of the eight primary races, but only one of the Democratic leads was over a Republican candidate, with two leads over Libertarian candidates and one candidate unopposed. Interestingly, 11 of the 15 candidates are women. In 2016, Washington’s legislature was 34 percent women, among the highest in the nation.
7th Legislative District
State Senator
- Shelly Short – Republican, 67.24%
- Karen Hardy – Democrat, 32.76%
State Representative
- Jacqueline Maycumber – Republican, 66.05%
- Susan Swanson – Democrat, 33.95%
31st Legislative District
State Senator
- Phil Fortunato – Republican, 58.44%
- Michelle Rylands – Democrat, 41.56%
State Representative
- Morgan Irwin – Republican, 57.01%
- Nate Lowry – Democrat, 42.99%
37th Legislative District
State Senator
- Rebecca Saldaña – Democrat (unopposed)
45th Legislative District
State Senator
- Manka Dhingra – Democrat, 51.52%
- Jinyoung Lee Englund – Republican, 41.46%
48th Legislative District
State Senator
- Patty Kuderer – Democrat, 61.60%
- Michelle Darnell – Libertarian, 22.97%
State Representative
- Vandana Slatter – Democrat, 77.40%
- Ciaran Dougherty – Libertarian, 22.60%
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