Washington State Senate District 48

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Vandana Slatter Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Vandana SlatterDemocratic · Incumbent

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Patty Kuderer (Democratic) won by 41.3 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Vandana SlatterIncumbentDemocratic

Source: sos.wa.gov (PDF), dated Aug 21

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History (16 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 47,053
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPatty KudererWon(incumbent)	Democratic	33,20870.6%	70.6%
RepublicanMichelle Darnell	Republican	13,79529.3%	29.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	500.1%	0.1%

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPatty KudererWon	Democratic	33,53365.0%	65.0%
DemocraticRodney Tom	Democratic	18,02735.0%	35.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,279
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCyrus HabibWon	Democratic	24,83364.9%	64.9%
RepublicanMichelle Darnell	Republican	13,44635.1%	35.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 46,663
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRodney TomWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,55952.6%	52.6%
RepublicanGregg Bennett	Republican	22,10447.4%	47.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,980
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRodney TomWon	Democratic	21,86853.4%	53.4%
RepublicanLuke Esser(incumbent)	Republican	19,11246.6%	46.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,242
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLuke EsserWon	Republican	24,99077.5%	77.5%
LibertarianChristine Lawniczak	Libertarian	7,25222.5%	22.5%

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDan McDonaldWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,334100.0%	100.0%

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDan McDonaldWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,532100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,916
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDan McDonaldWon(incumbent)	Republican	18,12267.3%	67.3%
DemocraticEkstedt	Democratic	8,79432.7%	32.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,955
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDan McDonaldWon(incumbent)	Republican	20,77674.3%	74.3%
DemocraticWickemeyer	Democratic	7,17925.7%	25.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,265
Election day: November 6, 1984
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDan McDonaldWon	Republican	28,49472.6%	72.6%
DemocraticEdward Ekstedt	Democratic	10,77127.4%	27.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,358
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn D. JonesWon(incumbent)	Republican	18,60665.6%	65.6%
DemocraticWeiss	Democratic	9,75234.4%	34.4%

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn D. JonesWon(incumbent)	Republican	12,908100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,622
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn D. JonesWon	Republican	11,87463.8%	63.8%
DemocraticKenneth W. Day	Democratic	6,74836.2%	36.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,385
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJames A. AndersonWon(incumbent)	Republican	13,51869.7%	69.7%
DemocraticKirk Smith	Democratic	5,86730.3%	30.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,972
Election day: November 5, 1968
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Washington Senate District 48, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJames A. AndersonWon	Republican	16,90970.5%	70.5%
DemocraticPaul D. Benton	Democratic	7,06329.5%	29.5%

1968 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

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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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