2002 Washington State Senate election

2002 Washington State Senate election

← 2000 November 5, 2002 2004 →
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.^[1][2]