2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Washington Legislative District 48
Washington State Senate · Washington
Rodney Tom (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Luke Esser (R) by 6.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Rodney TomDemocrat · winner
53.4%21,868
Luke EsserRepublican · incumbent
46.6%19,112
40,980 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