RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Jim McCune

Washington State Senator, District 2 since 2020. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Washington State Senator, District 2

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
0
15 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.5%
Chamber median 0.3%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+26.3
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
  • Early Learning and K-12 Education
  • State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 15 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where McCune sits in the Washington State Senate

McCune is closer to the center than 5% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianMcCuneMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Leonard Christian, Matt Boehnke, Drew MacEwen

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET

With McCune’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills19%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Washington State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: McCune’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time McCune 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 2WonR+26.3
2020Washington State Senate, District 2WonR+27.6
2010Washington House of Representatives, District 2-1WonR+18.0
2008Washington House of Representatives, District 2-1WonR+19.5
2006Washington House of Representatives, District 2-1WonR+13.1
2004Washington House of Representatives, District 2-1WonR+3.9
1998Washington House of Representatives, District 33-1LostD+10.9
1996Washington House of Representatives, District 33-2LostD+4.9
1994Washington House of Representatives, District 33-2LostD+2.2
1992Washington House of Representatives, District 33-1LostD+27.5

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats McCune has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who McCune has run against

  • Erasmo Ruiz Gonzalez (D) · 2024 general, won
  • Rick Payne (D) · 2020 general, won
  • Marilyn Rasmussen (D) · 2010 general, won
  • Jeanmarie Christenson (D) · 2008 general, won
  • Jean M. Christenson (D) · 2006 general, won
  • Dennis Townsend (D) · 2004 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know McCune

One person, matched across every source we use.

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