CalledUnofficial results
Washington Legislative District 7
Washington State Senate · Washington
Shelly Short won re-election by 33.2 points over Ronald McCoy.
Top-two primaryStaggered Senate
Shelly ShortRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%35,744
Ronald McCoyIndependent
33.1%17,850
Write-inOther party
0.6%313
53,907 votes
Source: Washington Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ronald McCoyShelly Short
$1.2K
Raised by the campaign
$167.2K
$797
Spent by the campaign
$124.5K
$527
Cash on hand
$60.2K
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.
No Democrat was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to Shelly Short without simulating it.
How the forecast works →The candidates
Shelly Short (R)
Incumbent, Washington State Senate, first elected 2018Ronald McCoy (I)
Incumbent, Washington State Senate, first elected 2018Ronald McCoy (I)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.6%