Washington State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Washington Legislative District 5
A district of about 164,000 people, 52% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+19.5 relative to the nation for president.
2025 special election
Nov 4, 2025- Victoria Hunt (D) · won56.3%
- Chad Magendanz (R)43.6%
Source: State and county election authorities (CA, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MN, SC, WA)Updated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM 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
16 races since 1968; the seat changed party 2 times. 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 | |||
| 2025 special | Victoria Hunt (D) | Chad Magendanz (R) | 12.7 |
| 2024 | Bill Ramos (D) | Chad Magendanz (R) | 4.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Mark Mullet (D) | Ingrid Anderson (D) | 0.1 |
| 2016 | Mark Mullet (D) | Chad Magendanz (R) | 0.7 |
| 2012 | Mark Mullet (D) | Brad Toft (R) | 8.9 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Cheryl A. Pflug (R) | Phyllis Huster (D) | 19.9 |
| 2004 | Cheryl A. Pflug (R) | Kathleen D. Huckabay (D) | 17.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Dino Rossi (R) | Azziem H. Underwood (D) | 39.2 |
| 1996 | Dino Rossi (R)Flip | Kathleen Drew (D) | 6.4 |
| 1992 | Kathleen Drew (D) | Dino Rossi (R) | 4.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Gerald L. Saling (R) | Critchlow (D) | 17.8 |
| 1984 | Gerald L. Saling (R) | Anderson (D) | 6.5 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Jerry Hughes (D)Flip | Robert H. Lewis (R) | 4.7 |
| 1976 | Robert H. Lewis (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Robert H. Lewis (R) | Gladys H. Morgen (D) | 7.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | John L. Cooney (D) | James A. Blodgett (R) | 18.9 |
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 5
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 5'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 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+17.3 |
| Governor | R+26.4 |
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 5.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Lower than 81% of seats.
Lower than 65% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Less dense than 67% 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 4448% college gradsD+21.7Held DDistrict 23
44% college gradsD+33.7Not up in 2026District 17
38% college gradsD+8.4Not up in 2026District 22
45% college gradsD+39.1Not 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