2022 Washington State Senate election
The 2022 Washington State Senate elections will take place as part of the biennial United States elections. Washington state voters will elect state senators in 26 of the state's 49 Senate districts. The other 23 state senators are not up for re-election until the next biennial election in 2024. State senators serve four-year terms in the Washington State Senate. 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.
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A top two primary election in August 2022 will determine which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Each candidate is allowed to write in her or his party preference so that it appears as she or he desires on the ballot.[1]
Following the 2020 state senate elections, Democrats maintained control of the Senate, 28–21.[2] Senators Sharon Brown (R),[3] Mona Das (D),[4] Reuven Carlyle (D),[5] David Frockt (D),[6] and Tim Sheldon (D-MCC)[7] are not seeking re-election. Additionally, Senator Jeannie Darneille (D) retired early and her seat will be up for election this cycle.[8]
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References
- Box 40220Olympia, Contact Us Washington Secretary of StateLegislative Building · PO; Policy, WA 98504-0220Phone Numbers Privacy. "Top 2 Primary: FAQs for Voters". www.sos.wa.gov.
{{cite web}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - "Canvass of the Returns of the General Election Held on November 3, 2020" (PDF). State of Washington Secretary of State. 1 December 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-03.
- "WA GOP senator is calling it quits after a decade in office". Tri-City Herald. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- "State Sen. Mona Das drops out of race to retain 47th District seat". Kent Reporter. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- "Senate Environment chair Carlyle won't seek reelection". Washington State Wire. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- "Sen. David Frockt won't seek re-election". Washington State Wire. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- "WA state Sen. Tim Sheldon, Rep. Jesse Johnson won't return to Legislature". The Seattle Times. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- "Sen. Jeannie Darneille resigns from Legislature to help lead Women's Prison Division". Washington State Wire. September 21, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.