2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Washington Legislative District 26
Washington State Senate · Washington
Derek Kilmer (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating James M. Hines (R) by 19.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Derek KilmerDemocrat · winner
60.0%28,341
James M. HinesRepublican
40.0%18,924
47,265 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET