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10
U.S. House Seats
Aug 4
2026 Primary
159
Elected Officials
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Senate Race 2026

State Government

Governor

B
Bob FergusonDemocratic

Since 2025

Legislature

TypeHybrid
StatusIn Session

Second Monday in January – 105 days (odd) / 60 days (even)

Partisan Composition

Senate49 seats
D: 30R: 19
House of Representatives98 seats
D: 59R: 39

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Voting & Elections

Voting Rules

Registration Deadline29 days before election for online/mail; same-day available in person
Early VotingYes
Same-Day RegistrationYes
No-Excuse AbsenteeYes
Online RegistrationYes
Voter ID RequirementNon-photo ID accepted

2026 Election Dates

Primary ElectionAugust 4, 2026
General ElectionNovember 3, 2026

Washington is a vote-by-mail state. All registered voters receive a mail ballot. Washington uses a top-two open primary system.

Federal Delegation

U.S. Senators (2)

Maria Cantwell

U.S. Senator (junior)

Patty Murray
Patty MurrayDemocrat

U.S. Senator (senior)

U.S. Representatives (10)

Suzan K. DelBene

U.S. Representative (WA-1)

Rick Larsen
Rick LarsenDemocrat

U.S. Representative (WA-2)

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

U.S. Representative (WA-3)

Dan Newhouse
Dan NewhouseRepublican

U.S. Representative (WA-4)

Michael Baumgartner

U.S. Representative (WA-5)

Emily Randall

U.S. Representative (WA-6)

Pramila Jayapal

U.S. Representative (WA-7)

Kim Schrier
Kim SchrierDemocrat

U.S. Representative (WA-8)

Adam Smith
Adam SmithDemocrat

U.S. Representative (WA-9)

Marilyn Strickland

U.S. Representative (WA-10)

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State Legislature

Senate (49 total)

Adrian Cortes
Adrian CortesDemocratic

State Senator, District 18

Annette Cleveland
Annette ClevelandDemocratic

State Senator, District 49

Bob Hasegawa
Bob HasegawaDemocratic

State Senator, District 11

Chris Gildon
Chris GildonRepublican

State Senator, District 25

Claire Wilson
Claire WilsonDemocratic

State Senator, District 30

House of Representatives (98 total)

Adam Bernbaum
Adam BernbaumDemocratic

State Representative, District 24

Adison Richards
Adison RichardsDemocratic

State Representative, District 26

Alex Ramel
Alex RamelDemocratic

State Representative, District 40

Alex Ybarra
Alex YbarraRepublican

State Representative, District 13

Alicia Rule
Alicia RuleDemocratic

State Representative, District 42

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