Political Division Of WA State House and Senate
December 20, 2010 2 Comments
Before the 2010 election, Democrats held a majority in both the Washington State Senate and House. In the Senate, the Democrat Party had a majority of 31-18, with the House divided 61-37.
On election night things were looking good for Republicans, trying to win a majority in one or more of the State Legislature chambers. While Republicans posted solid gains, several of the close races tipped towards the Democrats as late votes came in during the counting process.
This is a trend that was observed statewide in Federal and Legislative races. In addition, the more conservative candidate for the Washington State Supreme Court saw his lead evaporate; vanishing completely, as his opponent squeaked into the position at the very end of the counting process. (King County voters were largely responsible for this.)
While Republicans failed to get majority control in the Washington House and Senate, they still made impressive gains, and are better positioned for the next electoral cycle. Democrat majorities in 2011 have been shaved to 27-22 in the Senate, and 56-42 in the House.
Reference:
Political Division of the Senate and House 1889-2011
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Thank you Jason, Senator Honeyford shared with us at the last meeting the Senate numbers; however, Rep. Chandler did not have the House numbers available at the time.
I appreciate your willingness to keep us informed.
Jim,
Thanks for following the action, and reading this blog. In fairness to Rep. Chandler, some of the Legislative District Representative races were not decided until the very last minute. He should be pleased to have a few more friendly faces in Olympia though.