2014 Washington House of Representatives election
2014 legislative election in Washington state
The Washington State House elections, 2014 were biennial elections in which each of the 49 legislative districts in Washington chose two people to represent them in the state house. Roughly half of the members of the Washington Senate were elected concurrently to four-year terms from the same legislative districts. The elections were held on November 4, 2014.
Top two primary elections on August 5, 2014, determined which two candidates appeared on the November ballot. Candidates were allowed to write in a party preference.
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