Blue wave carries Democrats to supermajority in WA House

By: Jerry Cornfield

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: November 6, 2026

Words: 1,017

Last Updated: 3 days, 1 hour ago

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Democrats in the Washington state House of Representatives are eyeing a supermajority as Thursday vote tallies put them on course to unseat a half-dozen incumbent Republicans and flip a GOP-held seat in the Puget Sound.

Those seven pick-ups would give Democrats control of 66 of the 98 seats in the state House, lifting the party to a rarefied political plateau; the power to override gubernatorial vetoes and advance constitutional amendments.

“It looks like we’re going to have …

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