CalledUnofficial results
Washington Legislative District 31
Washington State Senate · Washington
Phil Fortunato won re-election by 10.0 points over Tamara Stramel.
Top-two primaryStaggered Senate
Phil FortunatoRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%35,161
Tamara StramelDemocrat
45.0%28,767
Write-inOther party
0.1%51
63,979 votes
Source: Washington Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Tamara StramelPhil Fortunato
$62.4K
Raised by the campaign
$80.8K
$55.1K
Spent by the campaign
$74.5K
$11.9K
Cash on hand
$4.2K
Campaign money: Washington Public Disclosure Commission, through Oct 27, 2026; Washington Public Disclosure Commission, through Oct 26, 2026.
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 26, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Tamara Stramel
- 30%
- Phil Fortunato
- 70%
- Projected margin
- R+3.7
The candidates
Phil Fortunato (R)
Incumbent, Washington State Senate, first elected 2018Tamara Stramel (D)
Incumbent, Washington State Senate, first elected 2018Tamara Stramel (D)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%