2006 Washington House of Representatives election
2006 legislative election in Washington state
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The 2006 Washington State House elections took place on November 7, 2006. Voters in all 49 of Washington's legislative districts voted for their representatives. Washington State Senate elections were also held on November 7.[1]
Overview
| Washington State House elections, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 2,075,413 | 55.74% | 63 |  6 | |
| Republican | 1,646,030 | 44.21% | 35 |  6 | |
| Progressive Party | 2,081 | 0.06% | — | — | |
| Totals | 5,311,847 | 100.00% | 98 | — | |
Election results
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Al O'Brien | 32,274 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 32,274 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Ericks | 25,739 | 61.90 | |
| Republican | Mark Davies | 15,843 | 38.10 | |
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jean Marie Christenson | 16,997 | 43.47 | |
| Republican | Jim McCune | 22,107 | 56.53 | |
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeff Stephan | 15,734 | 40.39 | |
| Republican | Tom Campbell | 23,221 | 59.61 | |
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
District 3
In 2004, Alex Wood was challenged by David Stevens and won with 61.61% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alex Wood | 19,801 | 67.31 | |
| Republican | Laura D. Carder | 9,618 | 32.69 | |
| Total votes | 29,419 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Timm Ormsby | 23,682 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 23,682 | 100.00 | ||
District 4
Seat 1
- Larry Crouse (R) - Incumbent
In 2004, Larry Crouse was challenged by Jim Peck (D) and won with 61.55% of the vote.
Seat 2
- Lynn Schindler (R) - Incumbent
- Ed Foote (D) - Challenger
In 2004, Lynn Schindler was challenged by Ed Foote (D) and won with 65.85% of the vote.
District 5
Seat 1
- Jay Rodne (R)
In 2004, Jay Rodne was challenged by Jeff Griffin (D) and Keith Kemp (L) and won with 52.36% of the vote.
Seat 2
- Glenn Anderson (R)
In 2004, Glenn Anderson was challenged by Barbara de Michele (D) and Beau Gunderson (L) and won with 54.07% of the vote.
District 6
Seat 1
- John W. Serben (R) - Incumbent
- Donald A. Barlow (D) (WINNER)
- Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20060827122542/http://www.electdonbarlow.com/
- Info: Spokane Spokesman Review
In 2004, John Serben ran against Don Barlow (D) for an open seat (vacated when Brad Benson ran for State Senate) and won with 51.90% of the vote.
Seat 2
- John Ahern (R) - Incumbent (WINNER)
- Barbara Lampert (D)
In 2004, John Ahern was challenged by Douglas Dobbins (D) and won with 60.56% of the vote.
District 7
Seat 1
- Bob Sump (R) - Incumbent
- Jack Miller (D) - Challenger
- Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20060525060604/http://www.electjackmiller.com/
In 2004, Bob Sump was challenged by Jack Miller (D) and Dave Wordinger (L) and won with 64.12% of the vote.
Seat 2
Joel Kretz (R) - Incumbent
In 2004, Joel Kretz ran against Yvette Joseph (D) for an open seat (vacated when Cathy McMorris ran for Congress) and won with 65.15% of the vote.
District 8
Seat 1
- Shirley Hankins (R) - Incumbent
In 2004, Shirley Hankins was challenged by Rick Dillender (D) and won with 73.28% of the vote.
Seat 2
- Larry Haler (R) - Incumbent
- Website: http://www.larryhaler.com
In 2004, Larry Haler was challenged by Jerad Koepp (D) and won with 69.82% of the vote.
District 9
Seat 1
- Steve Hailey (R)
- Joe Schmick (R)
- Glen R. Stockwell (R)
- Tedd Nealey (R)
- Caitlin Ross (D)
Current incumbent Don Cox (R) is not seeking re-election in 2006. [1]
Seat 2
- David W. Buri (R) - Incumbent
District 10
Seat 1
- Christopher Strow (R)
Seat 2
- Barbara Bailey (R) - Incumbent
- Tim Knue (D) - Challenger
District 11
Position 1
- Zack Hudgins (D) - Incumbent
Position 2
- Bob Hasegawa (D) - Incumbent
- John Potter (R)
District 12
Position 1
- Cary Condotta (R) - Incumbent
Position 2
- Mike Armstrong (R) - Incumbent
District 13
Position 1
- Judith (Judy) Warnick (R)
- Max Golladay (R)
Current incumbent Janéa Holmquist (R) is running for State Senator.
Position 2
- Bill Hinkle (R) - Incumbent
District 14
Position 1
- Mary Skinner (R) - Incumbent
- Don Hinman (D)
Position 2
- Ron Bonlender (D)
- Sandra Belzer Swanson (R)
- James Keightley (R)
- Harold F. Koempel (R)
- Charles R. Ross (R)
- Glen Blomgren (R)
Current Incumbent James Clements (R) is not seeking re-election in 2006.
District 15
Position 1
- Bruce Chandler (R) - Incumbent
- Glen Howard Pinkham (D)
Position 2
- Dan Newhouse (R) - Incumbent
- William J. Yallup (D)
District 16
Position 1
- Maureen Walsh (R) - Incumbent
- Patrick Guettner (R)
- George Fearing (D)
Position 2
- Bill Grant (D) - Incumbent
- Sheryl Cox (R)
- Kevin Young (R)
District 17
Seat 1
- Jim Dunn (R) - Incumbent
- Pat Campbell (D) - Challenger
- Jack Burkman (D) - Challenger
Seat 2
- Deb Wallace (D) - Incumbent
- Paul Harris (R) - Challenger
District 18
Position 1
- Richard Curtis (R) - Incumbent
- Jonathan Fant (D)
Position 2
- Ed Orcutt (R) - Incumbent
- Julie McCord (D)
District 19
Position 1
- Dean Takko (D) - Incumbent
- Tim Sutinen (R) - Challenger
Position 2
- Brian Blake (D) - Incumbent
- Keath Huff (R) - Challenger
District 20
Position 1
- Richard DeBolt (R) - Incumbent, House Minority Leader
- Mike Rechner (D)
Position 2
- Gary C. Alexander (R) - Incumbent
District 21
Position 1
- Mary Helen Roberts (D) - Incumbent
Position 2
- Brian Sullivan (D) - Incumbent
District 22
Seat 1
- Brendan W. Williams (D) - Incumbent
Seat 2
- Sam Hunt (D) - Incumbent
- Kevin Bonagofski (R)
District 23
Position 1
- Sherry Appleton (D) - Incumbent
- Earl Johnson (R)
Position 2
- Beverly Woods (R) - Incumbent
- Christine Rolfes (D)
District 24
Seat 1
- James Buck (R) - Incumbent
- Kevin Van de Wege (D) - Challenger
James Buck was challenged by Van de Wege in 2002, and won with 51%.
Seat 2
- Lynn Kessler (D) - Incumbent, House Majority Leader
District 25
Position 1
- Joyce McDonald (R) - Incumbent
- Jonathan E. Bristol - (D)
Position 2
- Dawn Morrell (D) - Incumbent
- Wally Nash (R)
District 26
Seat 1
- Patricia Lantz (D) - Incumbent
- Beckie Krantz (R) - Challenger
Seat 2
- Larry Seaquist (D)
- Ronald Boehme (R)
- Trent England (R)
Current Seat 2 Representative Derek Kilmer (D) is running for the State Senate seat left open by the retirement of Bob Oke, which leaves the race for this seat an open race.
District 27
Seat 1
- Dennis Flannigan (D) - Incumbent
- Stan Barker (politician) (R)
Seat 2
- Jeannie Darneille (D) - Incumbent
- Bret Edensword (R)
District 28
Position 1
- Troy Kelley (D) (cw)
- Don Anderson (R) (cw)
- Stan Flemming (R)
Current incumbent Gigi Talcott (R) is not seeking re-election in 2006.
Position 2
- Tami Green (D) - Incumbent (cw)
- Bob Lawrence (R)
- Jim Oliver (R)
District 29
Position 1
- Steve Conway (D) - Incumbent
Position 2
- Steve Kirby (D) - Incumbent
District 30
Position 1
- Mark Miloscia (D) - Incumbent
- Anthony Kalchik (R)
Position 2
- Skip Priest (R) - Incumbent
- Helen Stanwell (D)
District 31
Seat 1
- Dan Roach (R) - Incumbent
- Karen Willard (D) - Challenger
Seat 2
- Jan Shabro (R) - Incumbent
- Christopher Hurst (D) - Challenger and former House member
District 32
Position 1
- Maralyn Chase (D) - Incumbent
- Norine Federow (R)
Position 2
- Ruth Kagi (D) - Incumbent
- Steve Gibbs (R)
District 33
Position 1
- Shay Schual-Berke (D) - Incumbent
- Mike Cook (R)
Position 2
- Dave Upthegrove (D) - Incumbent
District 34
Position 1
- Eileen L. Cody (D) - Incumbent
Position 2
- Joe McDermott (D) - Incumbent
- Savun Neang (R)
District 35
Position 1
- Kathy Haigh (D) - Incumbent
- Marco Brown (R)
Position 2
- William 'IKE' Eickmeyer (D) - Incumbent
- Randy Neatherlin (R)
District 36
Position 1
- Helen Sommers (D) - Incumbent
Position 2
- Mary Lou Dickerson (D) - Incumbent
District 37
Position 1
- Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) - Incumbent
Position 2
- Eric Pettigrew (D) - Incumbent
- Kwame Wyking Garrett (R)
District 38
Position 1
- John McCoy (D) - Incumbent
- Kim Halvorson (R)
Position 2
- Mike Sells (D) - Incumbent
District 39
Seat 1
- Dan Kristiansen (R) - Incumbent
- Scott Olson (D) - Challenger
Seat 2
- Kirk Pearson (R) - Incumbent
District 40
Position 1
- Dave Quall (D) - Incumbent
- Yoshe Revelle (R)
Position 2
- Jeff Morris (D) - Incumbent
District 41
Position 1
- Fred Jarrett (R) - Incumbent
- Dale Murphy (D)
Position 2
- Judy Clibborn (D) - Incumbent
- Erik Fretheim (R)
District 42
Seat 1
- Doug Ericksen (R) - Incumbent
- Website: http://dougericksen.com/
- Jasper MacSlarrow (D) - Challenger
- Website: http://www.votejasper.com/
Seat 2
- Kelli Linville (D) - Incumbent
- Craig Mayberry (R) - Challenger
District 43
Seat 1
- Dick Kelley (D) Kelley in 2006
- Jamie Pedersen (D) People for Pedersen
- Bill Sherman (D) billsherman.com
- Stephanie Pure (D) People for Pure Archived 2006-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Jim Street (D) JimStreet.org
- Lynne Dodson (D) LynneToWin.org Archived 2006-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Hugh Foskett (R)
- Linde Knighton (Progressive) voteknighton.org
Ed Murray is stepping down from his House seat to run for the State Senate.
Rough road ahead for non-Democrat candidates in 43rd[permanent dead link]
Seat 2
- Frank Chopp (D) - Current Speaker of the House
- Will "Chopper" Sohn (R) Will Sohn For Representative
District 44
Position 1
- Hans Dunshee (D) - Incumbent
- Mike Hope (R)
Position 2
- John Lovick (D) - Incumbent
- Robert Legg (R)
District 45
Seat 1
- Roger Goodman (D)
- Jeffrey Possinger (R)
- Current Rep. Toby Nixon (R) is running for the open Senate seat.
Seat 2
- Larry Springer (D) - Incumbent
- Tim Lee (R)
District 46
Position 1
- Jim McIntire (D) - Incumbent
- Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20060829232052/http://jimmcintire.com/
Position 2
- Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D) - Incumbent
- Website: [2]
District 47
Seat 1
- Geoff Simpson (D) - Incumbent
- Website: http://www.votesimpson.com/ Archived 2006-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Donna Watts (R)
- Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20070502190510/http://www.donnawatts.org/
Seat 2
- Pat Sullivan (D) - Incumbent
- Website: http://www.votepatsullivan.com/
- Andrew Franz (R)
- Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20061106034048/http://www.andrewfranz.org/
District 48
Seat 1
- Ross Hunter (D) - Incumbent, Ross Hunter
- Nancy Potts (R) Nancy Potts Archived 2008-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
Seat 2
- Deb Eddy (D) Deb Eddy
Santiago Ramos (D) (cw)- Brett Olson - (R) Bret Olson for 48th District Representative
Seat 2 became an open seat on March 14, 2006 when Rodney Tom announced his candidacy for the Senate, switching parties from Republican to Democrat in the process.
District 49
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Fromhold | 21,735 | 64.68 | |
| Republican | Nancy De Leo | 11,867 | 35.32 | |
| Total votes | 33,602 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Moeller | 20,630 | 61.36 | |
| Republican | Sharon Long | 12,989 | 38.64 | |
| Total votes | 33,619 | 100.00 | ||
References
- ^ November 2006 General (Report).
