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Washington Senate District 44
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by John Lovick Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
4 candidates on the printed ballot. Sorted by last name.
- Last election
- John Lovick (Democratic) won by 17.7 points, 2022
- On the 2026 ballot
- 4 candidates
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Candidates on the ballot
- John LovickIncumbentDemocratic
- Sherri LarkinRepublican
- Brandy DonaghyDemocratic
- Chris ElderRepublican
Source: sos.wa.gov (PDF), dated Aug 21
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- Legislative (Senate) District 44· John Lovick
- Legislative (Senate) District 45· Manka Dhingra
- Legislative (Senate) District 46· Javier Valdez
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- Legislative (Senate) District 48· Vandana Slatter
- Legislative (Senate) District 49· Annette Cleveland
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History (15 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 63,347
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LovickWon Democratic 37,22658.8% RepublicanJeb Brewer Republican 26,06241.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 590.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 67,101
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteve HobbsWon(incumbent) Democratic 37,65656.1% RepublicanDoug Roulstone Republican 29,44543.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,637
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteve HobbsWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,56054.0% RepublicanJim Kellett Republican 20,07746.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 59,946
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteve HobbsWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,44150.8% RepublicanDave Schmidt Republican 29,50549.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,100
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteven R. HobbsWon Democratic 23,58252.3% RepublicanDavid Schmidt(incumbent) Republican 21,51847.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,216
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave SchmidtWon Republican 18,69653.1% DemocraticPhil Doerflein Democratic 16,52046.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,004
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJeanine LongWon(incumbent) Republican 23,12160.8% DemocraticKerry J. Watkins Democratic 14,88339.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,144
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJeanine LongWon Republican 20,41665.5% DemocraticKay Anderson Democratic 10,72834.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,806
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTim ErwinWon Republican 17,51956.9% DemocraticRick S. Bender(incumbent) Democratic 13,28743.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,212
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRick S. BenderWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,27950.6% RepublicanJeanine Long Republican 13,93349.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,796
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRick S. BenderWon Democratic 13,19253.2% RepublicanDonelson Republican 11,60446.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,545
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- Type
- Special election
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonn CharnleyWon Democratic 17,31853.2% RepublicanBruce A. Bradburn Republican 15,22746.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,170
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLois NorthWon(incumbent) Republican 13,32760.1% DemocraticEmmet T. Walsh Democratic 8,84339.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,847
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLois NorthWon Republican 12,75751.3% DemocraticFred Dore(incumbent) Democratic 12,09048.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,056
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Washington Senate District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTed G. PetersonWon Republican 12,32261.4% DemocraticJohn D. Thompson Democratic 7,73438.6%
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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Election Wrld. (2026). Washington Senate District 44, election results 1970 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/wa/senate/44. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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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.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:wa/sldu:44
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026