CalledUnofficial results
Washington Legislative District 44
Washington State Senate · Washington
John Lovick won re-election by 24.1 points over Sherri Larkin.
Top-two primaryStaggered Senate
John LovickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%38,582
Sherri LarkinRepublican
37.9%23,608
Write-inOther party
0.1%52
62,242 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.
John LovickSherri Larkin
$149.4K
Raised by the campaign
$53.2K
$90.6K
Spent by the campaign
$44.9K
$134.2K
Cash on hand
$9.8K
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.
- John Lovick
- >99%
- Sherri Larkin
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+26.2
The candidates
John Lovick (D)
Incumbent, Washington State Senate, first elected 2022Sherri Larkin (R)
Incumbent, Washington State Senate, first elected 2022Sherri Larkin (R)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%