2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for Washington Legislative District 42
Washington State Senate · Washington
Michael Shepard (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Erika Creydt (R) by 13.0 points.
Top-two primaryStaggered Senate
Michael ShepardDemocrat · winner
56.5%43,990
Erika CreydtRepublican
43.4%33,830
Write-inOther party
0.1%95
77,915 votes
Source: Washington Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
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.
Michael ShepardErika Creydt
$397.7K
Raised by the campaign
$415.3K
$382.5K
Spent by the campaign
$375.4K
$15.2K
Cash on hand
$47.9K
Campaign money: 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.
- Michael Shepard
- 98%
- Erika Creydt
- 2%
- Projected margin
- D+15.7