CalledUnofficial results
Washington Legislative District 47
Washington State Senate · Washington
Claudia Kauffman won re-election by 21.8 points over Kristina Soltys.
Top-two primaryStaggered Senate
Claudia KauffmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%26,382
Kristina SoltysRepublican
39.1%16,943
Write-inOther party
0.1%59
43,384 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.
Claudia KauffmanKristina Soltys
$207.2K
Raised by the campaign
$255.9K
$208.9K
Spent by the campaign
$183.4K
$52.9K
Cash on hand
$73.2K
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.
- Claudia Kauffman
- >99%
- Kristina Soltys
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+22.5
The candidates
Claudia Kauffman (D)
Incumbent, Washington State Senate, first elected 2006Kristina Soltys (R)
Incumbent, Washington State Senate, first elected 2006Kristina Soltys (R)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%