Washington State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Washington Legislative District 40
A district of about 152,000 people, 46% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+42.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Liz Lovelett (D) · won69.5%
- Charles Carrell (R)30.3%
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
15 races since 1968. 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 | Liz Lovelett (D) | Charles Carrell (R) | 39.2 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Liz Lovelett (D) | Charles Carrell (R) | 39.1 |
| 2016 | Kevin Ranker (D) | Daniel R. Miller (R) | 34.2 |
| 2012 | Kevin Ranker (D) | John Swapp (R) | 25.9 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Kevin Ranker (D) | Steve Vanluven (R) | 17.1 |
| 2004 | Harriet A. Spanel (D) | Gerald Baron (R) | 23.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Harriet A. Spanel (D) | Jerry Ferrier (R) | 26.0 |
| 1996 | Harriet A. Spanel (D) | Skip Richards (R) | 19.8 |
| 1992 | Harriet A. Spanel (D) | Ted W. Anderson (R) | 10.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Patrick McMullen (D) | Richardson (R) | 34.1 |
| 1984 | Lowell Peterson (D) | Welts (R) | 11.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Lowell Peterson (D) | Gerald B. Digerness (R) | 4.8 |
| 1976 | Lowell Peterson (D) | Alice Oosterhof (R) | 6.5 |
| 1972 | Lowell Peterson (D) | Jim Costanti (R) | 20.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Lowell Peterson (D) | Cecil Thomas (R) | 15.6 |
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 40
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 40's area in each.
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 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| President | D+32.7 | D+56.8 |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+54.8 |
| Governor | D+27.2 | D+51.6 |
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 40.
Higher than 75% of seats.
Lower than 52% of seats.
Higher than 71% of seats.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Lower than 73% of seats.
Less dense than 71% 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.
District 2344% college gradsD+33.7Not up in 2026District 22
45% college gradsD+39.1Not up in 2026District 5
52% college gradsD+19.5Not up in 2026District 42
34% college gradsD+11.3Held D
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