2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Washington Legislative District 6
Washington State Senate · Washington
Chris Marr (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Brad Benson (R) by 9.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Chris MarrDemocrat · winner
54.5%29,794
Brad BensonRepublican · incumbent
45.5%24,852
54,646 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