2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for Washington Legislative District 45
Washington State Senate · Washington
Manka Dhingra (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Dale Fonk (R) by 26.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Manka DhingraDemocrat · winner
63.3%45,264
Dale FonkRepublican
36.5%26,100
71,464 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET