Washington State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Washington Legislative District 39
A district of about 147,000 people, 26% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+7.6 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Keith Wagoner (R) · won60.5%
- John Snow (D)39.4%
Source: Washington Secretary of StateUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:29 PM ET
Where it sits among all 49 seats
Every Washington State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2024 | |||
| 2024 | Keith Wagoner (R) | John Snow (D) | 21.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Keith Wagoner (R) | Kathryn A. Lewandowsky (I) | 31.0 |
| 2018 | No winner recorded | Keith Wagoner (R) | — |
| 2018 special | Keith Wagoner (R) | Claus Joens (D) | 17.9 |
| 2016 | Kirk Pearson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Kirk Pearson (R) | Scott Olson (D) | 15.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Val Stevens (R) | Fred Walser (D) | 17.1 |
| 2004 | Val Stevens (R) | Susanne Olson (D) | 8.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Val Stevens (R) | Fredda J. Smith (D) | 13.9 |
| 1996 | Val Stevens (R)Flip | Patricia Patterson (D) | 10.5 |
| 1992 | Kevin Quigley (D) | John Wynne (R) | 17.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Cliff Bailey (R) | Bill Patrick (D) | 33.5 |
| 1984 | Cliff Bailey (R) | Dianne Woody (D) | 0.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Dianne Woody (D) | Larry Countryman (R) | 2.2 |
| 1976 | Frank Woody (D) | Barbara S. Cothern (R) | 18.4 |
| 1972 | Frank Woody (D) | Norm Shahan (R) | 26.6 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | William A. Gissberg (D) | Stanford N. Jackson (I) | 94.8 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 39
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 39's area in each.
- Washington House of Representatives
- LD-39 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2020 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+5.8 |
| Governor | R+15.7 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 49 seats. Small marks are other seats in Washington. The black marker is District 39.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 52% of seats.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Less dense than 83% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 3530% college gradsD+0.3Flipped DDistrict 19
WashingtonR+15.4Not up in 2026District 31
30% college gradsR+7.2Held RDistrict 2
25% college gradsR+15.4Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET