2010Final results
2010 election for Washington Legislative District 44
Washington State Senate · Washington
Steve Hobbs (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Dave Schmidt (R) by 1.6 points.
Steve HobbsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.8%30,441
Dave SchmidtRepublican
49.2%29,505
59,946 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET