DemocratIn office since Nov 2024

Adrian Cortes

Washington State Senator, District 18 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Washington State Senator, District 18

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Last margin
+0.2
Won 2024
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Business, Trade and Economic Development · vice chair
  • Early Learning and K-12 Education
  • Transportation

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Cortes was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024Washington State Senate, District 18WonD+0.2

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Cortes has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Cortes has run against

  • Brad Benton (R) · 2024 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Cortes

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET