2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Washington Legislative District 44
Washington State Senate · Washington
Steve Hobbs (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Dave Schmidt (R) by 4.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steve HobbsDemocrat · winner
52.3%23,582
Dave SchmidtRepublican · incumbent
47.7%21,518
45,100 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