2014 Washington House of Representatives election

The Washington State House elections, 2014 were biennial elections in which each of the 49 legislative districts in Washington chose two people to represent them in the state house. Roughly half of the members of the Washington Senate were elected concurrently to four-year terms from the same legislative districts. The elections were held on November 4, 2014.

Washington State House elections, 2014

November 4, 2014

98 seats of the Washington State House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Frank Chopp Dan Kristiansen
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 43rd-Seattle 39th-Snohomish
Last election 55 43
Seats won 51 47
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 1,839,583 1,791,268
Percentage 48.6% 47.3%
Swing 4.7% 3.0%

Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

House Speaker before election

Frank Chopp
Democratic

Elected House Speaker

Frank Chopp
Democratic

Top two primary elections on August 5, 2014 determined which two candidates appeared on the November ballot. Candidates were allowed to write in a party preference.

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