2026 Washington State Senate election


The 2026 Washington State Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections. Voters will elect half the members of the Washington State Senate in the U.S. state of Washington's legislative districts to serve a two-year term.

Outgoing incumbents

Retirements

  1. District 8: Matt Boehnke is retiring to run for Congress.
  2. District 29: Steve Conway is retiring.
  3. District 37: Rebecca Saldaña is retiring to run for the King County Council.
  4. District 42: Sharon Shewmake is retiring.

Incumbents Running in a New District

  1. District 15: Nikki Torres is running in the 8th District.

Summary of results by district

  • Districts not listed were not up for election in 2026.
  • † Incumbent did not seek re-election in that seat.

District 6

The 6th district is represented by Republican Jeff Holy, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 7

The 7th district is represented by Republican Shelly Short, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 8

The 8th district is represented by Republican Matt Boehnke, who is retiring to run for Congress in Congressional District 4 to replace the retiring Representative Dan Newhouse.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

State legislators

District 13

The 13th district is represented by Republican Judy Warnick, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 15

The 15th district is represented by Republican Nikki Torres, who initially was going to run for re-election in this seat, but decided to run for the 8th district's open state senate seat vacated by Matt Boehnke.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

State legislators
Local officials

District 21

The 21st district is represented by Democrat Marko Liias, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 26

The 26th district is represented by Democrat Deborah Krishnadasan, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 29

The 29th district is represented by Democrat Steve Conway, who is retiring. Sharlett Mena confirmed she would run for the seat and Melanie Morgan, the other state representative for the district, stated she would support Rep. Mena for the state senate seat.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

District 30

The 30th district is represented by Democrat Claire Wilson, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 31

The 31st district is represented by Republican Phil Fortunato, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 32

The 32nd district is represented by Democrat Jesse Salomon, who is running for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

District 33

The 33rd district is represented by Democrat Tina Orwall, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

Candidates

Potential

District 34

The 34th district is represented by Democrat Emily Alvarado, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 35

The 35th district is represented by Republican Drew MacEwen, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 36

The 36th district is represented by Democrat Noel Frame, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 37

The 37th district is represented by Democrat Rebecca Saldaña, who will not run for re-election. She will run for the King County Council District 2 seat that was vacated by Girmay Zahilay when he won election to become King County Executive in November 2025. The two representatives for the district Chipalo Street and Sharon Tomiko Santos stated that they discussed who should run for her vacant seat and decided that Rep. Street would.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

District 38

The 38th district is represented by Democrat June Robinson, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 42

The 42nd district is represented by Democrat Sharon Shewmake, who will not seek re-election. Both Democratic State Representatives for the district have also declined to seek the Senate seat.

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Declined

District 43

The 43rd district is represented by Democrat and incumbent Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 44

The 44th district is represented by Democrat John Lovick, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 45

The 45th district is represented by Democrat Manka Dhingra, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 46

The 46th district is represented by Democrat Javier Valdez, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 47

The 47th district is represented by Democrat Claudia Kauffman, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 48

The 48th district is represented by Democrat Vandana Slatter, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

Candidates

Filed paperwork