Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014
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Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014.
Incumbents retiring
A total of nine incumbents did not run for re-election in 2014. Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Current Office |
|---|---|---|
| Judith Warnick | House District 13-Position 1 | |
| Charles Ross | House District 14-Position 2 | |
| Mary Helen Roberts | House District 21-Position 1 | |
| Marko Liias | House District 21-Position 2 | |
| Tami Green | House District 28-Position 2 | |
| Cathy Dahlquist | House District 31-Position 1 | |
| Jason Overstreet | House District 42-Position 1 | |
| Mike Hope | House District 44-Position 2 | |
| Cyrus Habib | House District 48-Position 2 |
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Washington House of Representatives:
| Washington House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 54 | 50 | |
| Republican Party | 43 | 47 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 1 (*) | |
| Total | 98 | 98 | |
Note: (*) Incumbent Roger Freeman (D) died six days before the general election. His name stayed on the ballot and was elected posthumously. Democratic precinct officers chose Carol Gregory, Richard Champion and Shari Song as the top three replacement candidates in a meeting on December 1, 2014. The King County and Pierce County councils were expected to meet jointly, as has been done during previous inter-county vacancies, to choose one of the three to serve for one year. However, the King County Council rejected an invitation from the Pierce County Council to meet on December 22. It then selected Gregory in a unanimous vote on December 8. The Pierce County Council declined to act further, leaving Gov. Jay Inslee (D) to decide the nomination by default.[1][2][3] On January 8, 2015, Inslee appointed Carol Gregory (D) to the seat.[4]
Competitiveness
Candidates unopposed by a major party
In 39 (39.8%) of the 98 seats up for election in 2014, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 18 Democrats and 21 Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.
Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 59 (60.2%) of the 98 districts up for election.
The Libertarian Party fielded 12 candidates for the state legislature.
Competitive
- District 2-Position 2: Incumbent J.T. Wilcox (R) defeated Steven Nielson (L) in a district that is heavily Libertarian-leaning. This is Wilcox's first challenge from outside his own party.
- District 10-Position 2: Incumbent Dave Hayes (R) defeated Nick Petrish (D) in the general election. Hayes and Petrish defeated Brien Lillquist (R) and David Sponheim (D) in the primary. Hayes won the general election by a margin of victory of 5 percent in 2012.
- District 17-Position 1: Incumbent Monica Stonier (D) was defeated by Lynda Wilson (R) in the general election. Stonier won the general election by a margin of victory of 0.3 percent in 2012.
- District 17-Position 2: Incumbent Paul Harris (R) defeated against Chris Rockhold (L). Rockhold has gained much of Harris' traditional support.
- District 25-Position 1: Incumbent Dawn Morrell (D) was defeated by Melanie Stambaugh (R) in the general election. Morrell won the general election by a margin of victory of 5 percent in 2012.
- District 30-Position 1: Incumbent Linda Kochmar (R) defeated Greg Baruso (D) in the general election. Kochmar won the general election by a margin of victory of 1 percent in 2012.
- District 35-Position 1: Incumbent Kathy Haigh (D) was defeated by Dan Griffey in the general election. Haigh and Griffey defeated Josiah Rowell in the primary. Haigh won the general election by a margin of victory of 3 percent in 2012.
- District 35-Position 2: Incumbent Drew MacEwen (R) defeated Tammey Newton (D) in the general election. MacEwen won the general election by a margin of victory of 4 percent in 2012.
- District 47-Position 1: Incumbent Mark Hargrove (R) defeated Chris Barringer (D) in the general election. Hargrove won the general election by a margin of victory of 0.3 percent in 2012.
Mildly competitive
- District 5-Position 2: Chad Magendanz (R) defeated David Spring (D) in the general election. Magendanz and Spring defeated Colin Alexander (D) and Ryan Dean Burkett (I) in the primary. Magendanz won the general election by a margin of victory of 10 percent in 2012.
- District 26-Position 2: Incumbent Larry Seaquist (D) was defeated by Michelle Caldier the general election. Seaquist won the general election by a margin of victory of 7 percent in 2012.
- District 28-Position 1: Incumbent Dick Muri (R) defeated Mary Moss (D) in the general election. Muri won the general election by a margin of victory of 10 percent in 2012.
- District 30-Position 2: Incumbent Roger Freeman (D) defeated Jack Dovey (R) in the general election. Freeman won the general election by a margin of victory of 10 percent in 2012. Freeman died of colon cancer on October 29, 2014, but stayed on the ballot. Since Freeman was elected posthumously, the King and Pierce County councils were required to select from three precinct-approved candidates to fill the seat; as the Pierce County council declined to act after the King County council refused to meet jointly, the task went to Gov. Jay Inslee (D) by default.[5][6]
- District 39-Position 2: Incumbent Elizabeth Scott (R) defeated Charles Jensen (D) in the general election. Scott won the general election by a margin of victory of 7 percent in 2012.
- District 42-Position 2: Incumbent Vincent Buys (R) defeated Joy Monjure (D) in the general election. Buys won the general election by a margin of victory of 7 percent in 2012.
- District 44-Position 1: Incumbent Hans Dunshee (D) defeated Rob Toyer (R) in the general election. Dunshee won the general election by a margin of victory of 9 percent in 2012.
Primary challenges
A total of 9 incumbents faced primary competition on August 5. Nine incumbents did not seek re-election in 2014 and another 80 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. The representatives that faced primary competition were:
- District 1-Position 2: Incumbent Luis Moscoso (D) and Edward Barton (R) defeated Dave Griffin (D) in the primary.
- District 4-Position 1: Incumbent Leonard Christian (R) was defeated by Bob McCaslin (R) and Diana Wilhite (R) in the primary.
- District 5-Position 2: Incumbent Chad Magendanz (R) and David Spring (D) defeated Colin Alexander (D) Ryan Dean Burkett (I) in the primary.
- District 10-Position 2: Incumbent Dave Hayes (R) and Nick Petrish (D) defeated Brien Lillquist (R) and David Sponheim (D) and in the primary.
- District 18-Position 1: Incumbent Brandon Vick (R) and Mike Briggs (D) defeated John Ley (R) in the primary.
- District 26-Position 1: Incumbent Jesse L. Young (R) and Nathan Schlicher (D) defeated Bill Scheidler (R) in the primary.
- District 35-Position 1: Incumbent Kathy Haigh (D) and Dan Griffey (R) defeated Josiah Rowell (R) in the primary.
- District 37-Position 1: Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) and Daniel Bretzke (R) defeated John Dickinson (R) in the primary.
- District 49-Position 2: Incumbent Jim Moeller (D) and Lisa Phifer Ross (R) defeated Carolyn Crain (R) in the primary.
Retiring incumbents
Nine incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 89 (90.8%) of the current 98 incumbents ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, four Democrats and five Republicans, can be found above.
Qualifications
Section 7 of Article 2 of the Washington State Constitution states, "No person shall be eligible to the legislature who shall not be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter in the district for which he is chosen."
List of candidates
District 1-Position 1
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Derek Stanford
- Incumbent Stanford was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
Note: Mark Davies was a write-in candidate for the Republican primary.
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Mark Davies: 17,985
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Steven Nielson: 3,449
Rick Payne (Marijuana Party): 1,644
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Note: Rex Meyer withdrew before the primary.
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District 13-Position 1
Note: Incumbent Judith Warnick (R) ran for State Senate.
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Note: Michael Scott Brumback (states no party preference) was a write-in candidate during the primary.
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Note: Incumbent Charles Ross (R) did not run for re-election.
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Note: Ben Shoval withdrew before the primary but still appeared on the ballot, receiving 2,913 votes.
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Note: Incumbent Mary Helen Roberts (D) did not run for re-election.
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Note: Incumbent Marko Liias (D) ran for State Senate.
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Bob Lewis: 806
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Note: Incumbent Tami Green (D) ran for State Senate.
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Note: Freeman died of colon cancer on October 29, 2014, but stayed on the ballot. Since Freeman was elected posthumously, the King County and Pierce County councils chose Democratic Carol Gregory to serve for one year on December 1, 2014.[7][8][9]
District 31-Position 1
Note: Incumbent Cathy Dahlquist (R) ran for State Senate.
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Note: Incumbent Jason Overstreet (R) did not run for re-election.
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Note: Incumbent Mike Hope (R) did not run for re-election.
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Note: Kim Cooney (R) withdrew before the primary.
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Note: Bob Guthrie (R) withdrew before the primary.
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Note: Incumbent Cyrus Habib (D) did not run for re-election.
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See also
External links
- Washington Secretary of State, 2014 Candidates filed
- Washington Secretary of State, August 5, 2014 Primary Results
- Washington Secretary of State, Official general election results
Footnotes
- ↑ Federal Way Mirror, "Deceased Federal Way state House Rep. Roger Freeman is winning re-election," November 5, 2014
- ↑ Federal Way Mirror, "30th District Democrats pick top three to replace late Rep. Roger Freeman," December 3, 2014
- ↑ The News Tribune, "Inslee should go with Gregory for vacancy in 30th District," December 26, 2014
- ↑ Rachel Dawson, Federal Way Mirror, "Governor appoints Federal Way school board member Carol Gregory to serve in Legislature," January 8, 2015
- ↑ Komo News, "State House District 30b," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Way Mirror, "Deceased Federal Way state House Rep. Roger Freeman is winning re-election," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Komo News, "State House District 30b," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Way Mirror, "Deceased Federal Way state House Rep. Roger Freeman is winning re-election," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "House Members by District," accessed January 16, 2015
