2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Washington Legislative District 47
Washington State Senate · Washington
Claudia Kauffman (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Michael Riley (R) by 4.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Claudia KauffmanDemocrat · winner
52.2%19,501
Michael RileyRepublican
47.8%17,868
37,369 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