2025Final resultsSpecial election
2025 special election for Washington Legislative District 48
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Osman Salahuddin (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Dennis Ellis (R) by 40.3 points.
Osman SalahuddinDemocrat · winner
70.1%21,669
Dennis EllisRepublican
29.8%9,215
30,922 votes
Source: State and county election authorities (CA, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MN, SC, WA)Updated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2025
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)