2010 Washington elections

Elections were held in Washington on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on August 17, 2010.

Federal

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic Senator Patty Murray won re-election to her fourth term in office, defeating Republican challenger Dino Rossi by 5 points.^[1]

United States House

All of Washington's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. All but one incumbent ran for re-election, with the exception being Brian Baird (D) of the 3rd District, who retired.^[2] Baird's seat was won by Jaime Herrera Beutler (R), while incumbents won re-election in all eight other seats.^[3]

Statewide

State Supreme Court

Three positions on the Washington Supreme Court were up for election in 2010.^[4] James M. Johnson and Barbara Madsen won re-election uncontested, while Charles K. Wiggins defeated incumbent Richard B. Sanders by less than 1% of the vote.^[5]

Ballot measures

Nine statewide ballot measures were certified for the November 2, 2010 statewide ballot.

Legislative

State Senate

Twenty-five of the forty-nine seats in the Washington State Senate were up for election.^[6] Despite early leads from several Republican challengers, Democrats ultimately retained control of the Senate, winning fifteen races.^[7]^[6]

State House of Representatives

All of the seats in the Washington House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. Republicans gained five seats in the election, leading to a spread of 56 Democrats and 42 Republicans in the State House.^[6]^[8]

References

^ Durbin, Kathie (November 7, 2010). "Review the state of play". The Columbian. p. 1. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
^ Callaghan, Peter (August 27, 2010). "Primary, November voters might not differ that much". The Bellingham Herald. pp. A4. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
^ "Election Results". The News Tribune. November 27, 2010. pp. A4. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
^ "Judicial - All Results". Washington Secretary of State - Elections Division. November 29, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
^ Miletich, Steve (November 12, 2010). "Wiggins finally prevails in state Supreme Court race, unseating Sanders". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Legislative - All Results". Washington Secretary of State Elections Division. November 29, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
^ "Republicans hold leads in key state Senate races". The Olympian. November 3, 2010. pp. A5. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
^ Dupler, Michelle (November 4, 2010). "GOP picks up 5 seats in House but remain the minority party". Tri-City Herald. p. 2. Retrieved May 7, 2022.