Washington Senate District 31

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Phil Fortunato Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Phil FortunatoRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win on file

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Phil Fortunato (R) 55.8, Chris Vance (O) 43.8

Tamara StramelDemocratic

Last election: Phil Fortunato (Republican) won by 12.0 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Left column: FortunatoRight column: Stramel

Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeFortunatoNo published score for Stramel
Races won and lost: 5-3; None on file
Years since first win on file: 8; Not available

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Phil FortunatoIncumbentRepublican
Tamara StramelDemocratic

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 64,080
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPhil FortunatoWon(incumbent)	Republican	35,76455.8%	55.8%
OtherChris Vance	Other	28,05343.8%	43.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2630.4%	0.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 63,154
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPhil FortunatoWon	Republican	37,83459.9%	59.9%
DemocraticImmaculate Ferreria	Democratic	25,32040.1%	40.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,550
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPam RoachWon(incumbent)	Republican	21,22653.7%	53.7%
RepublicanCathy Dahlquist	Republican	18,32446.3%	46.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 44,035
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPam RoachWon(incumbent)	Republican	29,37466.7%	66.7%
RepublicanMatt Richardson	Republican	14,66133.3%	33.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,086
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPam RoachWon(incumbent)	Republican	21,31553.2%	53.2%
DemocraticYvonne Ward	Democratic	18,77146.8%	46.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,859
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPam RoachWon(incumbent)	Republican	18,01751.7%	51.7%
DemocraticYvonne Ward	Democratic	16,84248.3%	48.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,892
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPam RoachWon(incumbent)	Republican	20,90458.2%	58.2%
DemocraticGeorge Tracy	Democratic	14,98841.8%	41.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,277
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPam RoachWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,55466.8%	66.8%
DemocraticTina Aguilar	Democratic	9,72333.2%	33.2%

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPam RoachWon	Republican	12,60450.7%	50.7%
DemocraticMike Todd	Democratic	12,25849.3%	49.3%

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrank J. WankeWon	Democratic	17,134100.0%	100.0%

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrank WarnkeWon	Democratic	16,47369.0%	69.0%
RepublicanNutter	Republican	7,39731.0%	31.0%

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKing LysenWon	Democratic	9,63269.2%	69.2%
RepublicanIris Knapp	Republican	4,28630.8%	30.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,093
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGordon HerrWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,11567.0%	67.0%
RepublicanCarl Boness	Republican	4,97833.0%	33.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,266
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Washington Senate District 31, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGordon HerrWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,42758.4%	58.4%
RepublicanWilliam S. Leckenby	Republican	8,23338.7%	38.7%
IndependentFrank Mathias	Independent	6062.9%	2.9%

1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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