The Daily Briefing – November 5, 2026

November 5, 2026 / Daily Briefing

One race called, plenty still hanging in the balance, and Democrats are eyeing a supermajority in Olympia.

 

UPDATE: Washington’s Election Results

Most races remain uncalled as ballot counting continues across Washington. The latest detailed tallies available for this update were posted at 8:01 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, reflecting approximately 2.23 million ballots counted, with an estimated 668,000 still outstanding. These results are unofficial.

Of the races listed below, WA-03 is the only race confirmed called. None of the five Washington Supreme Court races has been called. Conservative-backed candidate Sean O’Donnell is leading in Position 4; candidates backed by the governor and Democratic leaders are leading in the other four Supreme Court contests. Initiative 638 is passing, while Initiatives 645 and 001 are failing.

Congressional Races

  • WA-03: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) — 54.2%; John Braun (R) — 44.9%. CALLED: Perez
  • WA-04 (Dan Newhouse’s former seat): Amanda McKinney (R) — 54.4%; John Duresky (D) — 45.5%. McKinney leads.
  • WA-05: Michael Baumgartner (R) — 50.5%; Carmela Conroy (D) — 49.2%. Baumgartner leads.

State Senate

  • 35th LD: Carolina Mejia (D) — 51.1%; Drew MacEwen (R) — 48.8%. Mejia leads.
  • 42nd LD: Michael Shepard (D) — 56.9%; Erika Creydt (R) — 43.0%. Shepard leads.
  • 32nd LD: Cindy Ryu (D) — 49.6%; Jesse Salomon (D) — 48.6%. Ryu leads.

State House

  • 12th LD, Position 1: Stacy Willoughby (D) — 50.9%; Brian Burnett (R) — 49.0%. Willoughby leads.
  • 14th LD, Position 1: Chelsea Dimas (D) — 55.9%; Gloria Mendoza (R) — 43.7%. Dimas leads.
  • 14th LD, Position 2: Ezequiel Morfin (D) — 56.3%; Deb Manjarrez (R) — 43.4%. Morfin leads.
  • 17th LD, Position 1: Ben Christly (D) — 55.5%; Kevin Waters (R) — 44.3%. Christly leads.
  • 17th LD, Position 2: Diana Perez (D) — 55.7%; David Stuebe (R) — 44.1%. Perez leads.
  • 18th LD, Position 1: Randi Knott (D) — 53.3%; Stephanie McClintock (R) — 46.5%. Knott leads.
  • 18th LD, Position 2: Deken Letinich (D) — 54.9%; John Ley (R) — 44.9%. Letinich leads.
  • 25th LD, Position 1: David Berg (D) — 50.4%; Michael Keaton (R) — 49.4%. Berg leads.
  • 25th LD, Position 2: Cyndy Jacobsen (R) — 50.3%; Jenn Marie Strickling (D) — 49.5%. Jacobsen leads.
  • 26th LD, Position 2: Renee Hernandez Greenfield (D) — 54.3%; Katy Cornell (R) — 45.6%. Greenfield leads.
  • 35th LD, Position 1: Dan Griffey (R) — 50.7%; Jim Pierson (D) — 49.2%. Griffey leads.
  • 35th LD, Position 2: Travis Couture (R) — 50.9%; Maria Littlesun (D) — 49.0%. Couture leads.
  • 39th LD, Position 2: Steve Ewing (R) — 50.7%; Ida Keeley (D) — 49.2%. Ewing leads.

Washington Supreme Court

  • Position 1: Colleen Melody — 59.9%; Scott Edwards — 39.9%. Melody leads.
  • Position 3: Jaime Hawk — 57.7%; David Stevens — 42.0%. Hawk leads.
  • Position 4: Sean O’Donnell — 50.9%; Ian Birk — 48.7%. O’Donnell leads.
  • Position 5: Theo Angelis — 55.4%; Dave Larson — 44.3%. Angelis leads.
  • Position 7: Debra Stephens — 63.6%; Todd Bloom — 36.1%. Stephens leads.

Statewide Initiatives

  • I-645 — Repeal the high-earners income tax: Yes — 42.1%; No — 57.9%. Failing.
  • IL26-001 — Restore the Parents’ Bill of Rights: Yes — 47.4%; No — 52.6%. Failing.
  • I-638 — Girls’ school sports: Yes — 56.6%; No — 43.4%. Passing.

Legislative Control

  • State House: Democrats lead in 68 of 98 seats; Republicans lead in 30. If current results hold, Democrats would reach a two-thirds supermajority.
  • State Senate: Democrats are on track for 31 of 49 seats; Republicans for 18.
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