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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 .
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b
c
"Legislative - All Results" . Washington Secretary of State Elections Division . November 29, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2022 .
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"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 .
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