2009 Washington State House Special Election

The 2009 Washington State House Special Election took place in 3 electoral districts to elect 3 seats. Republican secured 3 seats, receiving 76.09% of the popular vote. A total number of 81,264 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 6 candidates ran for 3 seats across the 3 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 6 candidates competed for seats. Republican won 3 seats, making up 100.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 76.09% of the popular vote.

2009 Washington State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 3, name: 'Republican'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 61837, name: 'Republican'},{value: 19427, name: 'Democratic'}] }]}
Republican	61,837	76.09%	4	3	100.00%
Democratic	19,427	23.91%	2	0	-
Total	81,264	100%	6	3	100%

2009 Washington State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Republican		Others		Valid Votes
Electoral District	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes
District 9 (Position 1)	28,848	100.00%	-	-	28,848
District 15 (Position 2)	13,851	69.27%	6,144	30.73%	19,995
District 16 (Position 2)	19,138	59.03%	13,283	40.97%	32,421
Total	61,837	76.09%	19,427	23.91%	81,264

Elected Candidates

2009 Washington State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 9 (Position 1)	Susan Fagan	Republican	15,844	54.92%	Pat Hailey	Republican	13,004	45.08%	9.84%
District 15 (Position 2)	David Taylor	Republican	13,851	69.27%	John (Jobs) Gotts	Democratic	6,144	30.73%	38.54%
District 16 (Position 2)	Terry R. Nealey	Republican	19,138	59.03%	Laura Grant	Democratic	13,283	40.97%	18.06%

Results by Candidates

There are 6 candidates competed for 6 seats, with 6 candidates (100.00%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2009 Washington State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 9 (Position 1)	Susan Fagan	Republican	15,844	54.92%
District 9 (Position 1)	Pat Hailey	Republican	13,004	45.08%
District 15 (Position 2)	David Taylor	Republican	13,851	69.27%
District 15 (Position 2)	John (Jobs) Gotts	Democratic	6,144	30.73%
District 16 (Position 2)	Terry R. Nealey	Republican	19,138	59.03%
District 16 (Position 2)	Laura Grant	Democratic	13,283	40.97%

Results by Districts

District 9 (Position 1)

Susan Fagan of Republican received 54.92% of the votes, totaling 15,844 votes, to win the election, defeated Pat Hailey of Republican by a margin of 9.84%. The total votes casted was 28,848.

2009 Washington State House Special Election in District 9 (Position 1)
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#DAB75C'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 15844, name: 'Susan Fagan'},{value: 13004, name: 'Pat Hailey'}] }]}
Susan Fagan	Republican	15,844	54.92%
Pat Hailey	Republican	13,004	45.08%
Election Date: 2009-11-03, Valid Votes: 28,848, Margin: 9.84%
Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#B66ACF','blue','#279D27','#6B5308'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 6509, name: 'Susan Fagan'},{value: 5722, name: 'Pat Hailey'},{value: 5401, name: 'Glen R. Stockwell'},{value: 2747, name: 'Art Swannack'},{value: 1866, name: 'Darin Watkins'}] }]}
Susan Fagan	Republican	6,509	29.26%
Pat Hailey	Republican	5,722	25.72%
Glen R. Stockwell	Democratic	5,401	24.28%
Art Swannack	G.O.P.	2,747	12.35%
Darin Watkins	Republican	1,866	8.39%
Election Date: 2009-08-18, Valid Votes: 22,245, Margin: 1.44%

District 15 (Position 2)

David Taylor of Republican received 69.27% of the votes, totaling 13,851 votes, to win the election, defeated John (Jobs) Gotts of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 38.54%. The total votes casted was 19,995.

2009 Washington State House Special Election in District 15 (Position 2)
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 13851, name: 'David Taylor'},{value: 6144, name: 'John (Jobs) Gotts'}] }]}
David Taylor	Republican	13,851	69.27%
John (Jobs) Gotts	Democratic	6,144	30.73%
Election Date: 2009-11-03, Valid Votes: 19,995, Margin: 38.54%
Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','#2CB7CA'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 8445, name: 'David Taylor'},{value: 2364, name: 'John (Jobs) Gotts'},{value: 2038, name: 'Donicio Marichalar'}] }]}
David Taylor	Republican	8,445	65.74%
John (Jobs) Gotts	Democratic	2,364	18.40%
Donicio Marichalar	Democratic	2,038	15.86%
Election Date: 2009-08-18, Valid Votes: 12,847, Margin: 2.54%

District 16 (Position 2)

Terry R. Nealey of Republican received 59.03% of the votes, totaling 19,138 votes, to win the election, defeated Laura Grant of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 18.06%. The total votes casted was 32,421.

2009 Washington State House Special Election in District 16 (Position 2)
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 19138, name: 'Terry R. Nealey'},{value: 13283, name: 'Laura Grant'}] }]}
Terry R. Nealey	Republican	19,138	59.03%
Laura Grant	Democratic	13,283	40.97%
Election Date: 2009-11-03, Valid Votes: 32,421, Margin: 18.06%
Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red','#6C85CF','#DCDCDC'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 10817, name: 'Laura Grant'},{value: 8855, name: 'Terry R. Nealey'},{value: 2454, name: 'Kevin Young'},{value: 1428, name: 'David (Dave) C. Roberts '}] }]}
Laura Grant	Democratic	10,817	45.92%
Terry R. Nealey	Republican	8,855	37.59%
Kevin Young	Republican	2,454	10.42%
David (Dave) C. Roberts	ReganIndependent	1,428	6.06%
Election Date: 2009-08-18, Valid Votes: 23,554, Margin: 27.17%