2012 Washington State Senate election

none September 2023 Washington State Senate elections, 2012 Washington legislative no 2010 Washington State Senate election 2010 2014 Washington State Senate election 2014 26 seats of the Washington State Senate 25 November 6, 2012 Lisa Brown (cropped 1).jpg Lisa Brown(retired) Democratic 3rd-Spokane 27 26 1 File:Cathy McMorris Rodgers with State Senator Mike Hewitt (cropped).jpg 150x150px Mike Hewitt Republican 16th-Walla Walla 22 23 1 2012 Washington State Senate election map.svg 350px Results:#0671B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold#D3D3D3 No election Majority Leader Lisa Brown Democratic Rodney Tom Democratic The 2012 Washington State Senate elections took place on November 6, 2012.November 06, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative - All Results https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20121106/Legislative-All.html Twenty-five of Washington's forty-nine state senators were elected. Each state legislative district has one senator elected to a four-year term, but state senate elections alternate so that about half of the senators are elected in presidential election years (e.g., 2008, 2012) and the other half are elected in non-presidential even numbered election years (e.g., 2010, 2014). A top two primary election on August 7, 2012 determined which candidates appear on the November ballot. Candidates were allowed to self-declare a party preference. 25 seats were regularly scheduled to be up this cycle, along with 1 additional seat holding a special election to fill an unexpired term: the 46th district, held by appointed Senator David Frockt, whose former incumbent Scott White vacated the seat. Democrats gained the 5th district seat and Republicans gained the 10th and 25th district seats for a net gain of one seat for the Republicans. While the Democratic Party won a majority of the seats in the election, two Democratic senators joined the Republicans to form the Majority Coalition Caucus on December 10, 2012, giving Republicans an effective majority of seats.Op-ed: State Senate's new Majority Coalition Caucus will govern across party lines Rodney Tom and Mark Schoesler Seattle Times http://seattletimes.com/text/2019906686.html 2012-12-16 2012-12-16 2 Overview Washington State Senate elections, 2012PartySeats+/– Democratic 12 1 Republican 14 1 Independent 0 0 Total 26 Composition Elections Seats  Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested 2  Races w/ two Democrats in General 1  Republican Incumbent and Uncontested 4  Races w/ two Republicans in General 1  Contested, Open SeatsIncluding the 27th district, an open seat with two Democrats running against each other in the general election. 7 On December 10, 2012, two Democratic Senatorssheldon joined in a coalition with the Republican Caucus to form a conservative majority, called the "Majority Coalition Caucus". Since Dec 10, 2012 Seats  Democratic 24  Mostly Republican "Majority Coalition Caucus"sheldon On December 10, Democratic Senators Sheldon and Tom announced they would caucus with the Republicans, creating a conservative coalition majority (25-24).http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/washington-state-senate-republican-majority_n_2273850.html Dems Hand Second State Senate to GOP 11 December 2012 25  Total 49 Predictions SourceRankingAs of GoverningDaigneau Elizabeth Jacobson Louis 2012-10-23 The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20210224195701/https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html February 24, 2021 2024-07-13 Governing en | Tossup October 24, 2012 Seats up for election Results as reported by the Secretary of State: District 1 Washington's 1st legislative district election, 2012 Washington Democratic Party Rosemary McAuliffe (inc.) 37,316 55.49 Washington Republican Party Dawn McCravey 29,932 44.51 67,248 100 Washington Democratic Party District 2 Washington's 2nd legislative district election, 2012 Washington Republican Party Randi Becker (inc.) 31,946 56.81 Washington Democratic Party Bruce L. Lachney 24,286 43.19 56,232 100.00 Washington Republican Party District 3 Incumbent Lisa Brown did not seek another term. On November 30, 2012, Brown was selected for Governor-Elect Jay Inslee's transition team. Washington's 3rd legislative district election, 2012 Washington Democratic Party Andy Billig 29609 57.85 Washington Republican Party Nancy McLaughlin 21576 42.15 51185 100.00 Washington Democratic Party District 4 Washington's 4th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Republican Party Mike Padden (inc.) 49593 100.00 Washington Republican Party District 5 Original incumbent Cheryl Pflug resigned in June 2012 to take a seat on the Washington Growth Management Hearings Board.http://www.issaquahpress.com/2012/07/10/former-sen-cheryl-pflug-lambasts-appointment-of-dino-rossi-as-successor/ Former Sen. Cheryl Pflug criticizes appointment of Dino Rossi as successor, endorses Mark Mullet : The Issaquah Press – News, Sports, Classifieds and More in Issaquah, WA 2012-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915121707/http://www.issaquahpress.com/2012/07/10/former-sen-cheryl-pflug-lambasts-appointment-of-dino-rossi-as-successor/ 2015-09-15 dead Former state senator and recurring statewide-office candidate Dino Rossi was appointed to complete her term, but redistricting moved him out of the 5th LD, making him ineligible to run for the seat in 2012.http://bellevue.patch.com/articles/dino-rossi-state-senator-once-again Dino Rossi, State Senator Once Again 10 July 2012 Washington's 5th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Republican Party Brad Toft 30,683 45,58 Washington Democratic Party Mark Mullet 36,630 54.42 67,313 100.00 Washington Democratic Party Washington Republican Party District 9 Washington's 9th Legislative District election, 2012 Washington Republican Party Mark G. Schoesler (inc.) 39390 100.00 Washington Republican Party District 10 Washington's 10th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Democratic Party Mary Margaret Haugen (inc.) 33,708 47.18 Washington Republican Party Barbara Bailey 37,732 52.82 71,440 100.00 Washington Republican Party Washington Democratic Party District 11 Incumbent Margarita Prentice was redistricted out of the 11th LD, and declined to run for election in the new district. Washington's 11th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Democratic Party Bob Hasegawa 34301 69.34 Washington Republican Party Kristin Thompson 15170 30.66 49471 100.00 Washington Democratic Party District 12 Washington's 12th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Republican Party Linda Evans Parlette (inc.) 44318 100.00 Washington Republican Party District 14 Washington's 14th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Republican Party Curtis King (inc.) 40394 100.00 Washington Republican Party District 16 Washington's 16th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Republican Party Mike Hewitt (inc.) 32717 69.74 Washington Democratic Party Scott Nettles 14197 30.26 46914 100.00 Washington Republican Party District 17 Washington's 17th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Republican Party Don Benton (inc.) 27,542Hand recount 50.07 Washington Democratic Party Tim ProbstHand recount 27,468 49.93 54,864 100.00 Washington Republican Party District 18 Washington's 18th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Republican Party Ann Rivers (inc.) 42924 67.86 Washington Democratic Party Ralph Schmidt 20330 32.14 63254 100.00 Washington Republican Party District 19 Washington's 19th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Democratic Party Brian Hatfield (inc.) 34590 62.16 Washington Republican Party Rick Winsman 21056 37.84 55646 100.00 Washington Democratic Party District 20 Washington's 20th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Republican Party Dan Swecker (inc.) 24,075 44.57 Washington Republican Party John Braun 29,943 55.43 54,018 100.00 Washington Republican Party District 22 Washington's 22nd legislative district election, 2012 Washington Democratic Party Karen Fraser (inc.) 50,389 100.00 Washington Democratic Party District 23 Washington's 23rd legislative district election, 2012 Washington Democratic Party Christine Rolfes (inc.) 43305 65.08 Washington Republican Party Bret A. Treadwell 23235 34.92 66540 100.00 Washington Democratic Party District 24 Washington's 24th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Democratic Party Jim Hargrove (inc.) 44417 65.44 Independent (politician) Larry Carter 23455 34.56 67872 100.00 Washington Democratic Party District 25 Incumbent Jim Kastama ran for Washington Secretary of State, making him ineligible to run for reelection. He did not win the state position. Washington's 25th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Democratic Party Eric Herde 21517 38.26 Washington Republican Party Bruce Dammeier 34715 61.74 56232 100.00 Washington Republican Party Washington Democratic Party District 27 Incumbent Debbie Regala retired at the end of her term.http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2011/04/27/sen-debbie-regala-will-retire-at-end-of-term/ Sen. Debbie Regala will retire at end of term Political Buzz - The News Tribune 2012-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20130412133242/http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2011/04/27/sen-debbie-regala-will-retire-at-end-of-term/ 2013-04-12 dead Washington's 27th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Democratic Party Jeannie Darneille 30939 57.29 Washington Democratic Party John R. Connelly 23068 42.71 54007 100.00 Washington Democratic Party District 28 Washington's 28th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Republican Party G.O.P. Mike Carrell (inc.) 32146 58.40 Washington Democratic Party Yoshie Wong 22896 41.60 55042 100.00 Washington Republican Party District 39 Incumbent Val Stevens retired at the end of her term.http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2012/03/29/anti-gay-legislator-retires-fruits-of-their-labor/ Home Washington's 39th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Republican Party Kirk Pearson 33449 57.62 Washington Democratic Party Scott Olson 24603 42.38 58052 100.00 Washington Republican Party District 40 Washington's 40th legislative district election, 2012 Independent Republican (United States) John Swapp 23959 37.07 Washington Democratic Party Kevin Ranker (inc.) 40677 62.93 64636 100.00 Washington Democratic Party District 41 Washington's 41st legislative district election, 2012 Washington Republican Party Steve Litzow (inc.) 37,314 54.04 Washington Democratic Party Maureen Judge 31,734 45.96 69,048 100.00 Washington Republican Party District 46 Washington's 46th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Democratic Party David Frockt (inc.) 56124 100.00 Washington Democratic Party District 49 Incumbent Craig Pridemore ran for Washington State Auditor, making him ineligible to run for reelection. He did not win the state position. Washington's 49th legislative district election, 2012 Washington Democratic Party Annette Cleveland 30390 58.42 Washington Republican Party G.O.P. Eileen Qutub 21634 41.58 52024 100.00 Washington Democratic Party References Category:2012 Washington (state) elections Category:Washington State Senate elections Category:2012 state legislature elections in the United States