Top-two primary
All candidates run in one primary regardless of party and the two with the most votes advance, so two candidates of the same party can meet in November. The forecast then marks the seat as safe for that party.
Washington › Washington State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Washington Legislative District 33
Top twoTina Orwall has no major-party opponent.
Tina Orwall has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
Staggered Senate
Senators serve four-year terms; about half the seats are on the ballot each election.
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Tina Orwall
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+39: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 159,047
- People per km²
- 1,012
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 31%
- White, no degree
- 28%of adults
- White 38%
- Hispanic 23%
- Black 14%
- Asian 15%
- Other / multiracial 10%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2025
23,970 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tina Orwall (D)96.8%
Write-ins (—)3.2%
2024 President Vote in this district
57,488 two-party votes · D+37.6 · D+39.1 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)68.8%
Donald Trump (R)31.2%
2022 Earlier district lines
43,881 votes · D+38.4✓ Karen Keiser (D)69.1%
Marliza Melzer (R)30.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
73,897 two-party votes · D+42.1 · D+37.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)71.1%
Donald Trump (R)28.9%
2018 Earlier district lines
45,462 votes · D+43.7✓ Karen Keiser (D)71.6%
Kun Wang (R)28.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
50,086 two-party votes · D+39.2 · D+37.0 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)69.6%
Donald Trump (R)30.4%