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 34
Top twoEmily Alvarado has no major-party opponent.
Emily Alvarado 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
Emily Alvarado
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+72: 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
- 158,804
- People per km²
- 468
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 54%
- White, no degree
- 25%of adults
- White 58%
- Hispanic 14%
- Black 8%
- Asian 12%
- Other / multiracial 9%
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
42,401 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Emily Alvarado (D)98.1%
Write-ins (—)1.9%
2024 President Vote in this district
84,518 two-party votes · D+72.3 · D+73.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)86.1%
Donald Trump (R)13.9%
2022 Earlier district lines
69,388 votes · D+72.4✓ Joe Nguyen (D)86.1%
John Potter (R)13.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
93,597 two-party votes · D+70.7 · D+66.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)85.3%
Donald Trump (R)14.7%
2018 Earlier district lines
70,459 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Joe Nguyen (D)57.5%
Shannon Braddock (D)41.2%
Writein (—)1.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
73,285 two-party votes · D+70.8 · D+68.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)85.4%
Donald Trump (R)14.6%