2002 Washington State Senate election

2002 Washington State Senate election

November 5, 2002

24 out of 49 seats in the Washington State Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader James E. West Sid Snyder
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 10, 2000 January 9, 1995
Leader's seat 6th District-Spokane 19th District-Cowlitz
Last election 24 25
Seats after 25 24
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 329,959 397,445
Percentage 43.86% 52.83%

Majority Leader before election

Sid Snyder
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

James E. West
Republican

The 2002 Washington State Senate election was held on November 5, 2002, to determine which party would control the Washington State Senate for the following two years in the 58th Washington State Legislature. Twentyfour of the 49 senate seats were up for election. Prior to the election 25 seats were held by Democrats and 24 were held by Republicans. The general election saw Republicans flipping a single seat, thereby regaining the majority in the Washington State Senate that they had lost following the 1998 election.