Incumbents share wins with new faces in Valley districts | Election 2024

Early results for 5th, 12th and 45th Legislative Districts.

Votes have been tallied for the 2024 general election, and early results show four new representatives and four incumbents going to Olympia to represent the Snoqualmie Valley in the Washington State Legislature.

The Snoqualmie Valley’s legislative districts are District 5, which includes Snoqualmie; District 12, which includes North Bend, Carnation and the Fall City area; and District 45, which includes Duvall.

Election results will not be certified until later this month.

The following results were taken from the Washington Secretary of State website.

5th Legislative District

In the race for District 5 State Senator, Bill Ramos, an Issaquah Democrat, carries 52% of the vote over opponent Chad Magendanz, a Republican from Issaquah. Ramos formerly represented District 5 in Pos. 1. Magendanz ran for District 5 State Senator first in 2016, losing to Mark Mullet.

Victoria Hunt, a Democrat from Issaquah, is leading the race for the 5th District’s State Representative Pos. 1. She is up eight points from her opponent Mark Hargrove, a Republican who represented District 47 from 2011-2019.

Incumbent Lisa Callan is leading the race for State Representative Pos. 2 against Patrick Peacock. Callan, a Democrat from Issaquah is up 12 points from Peacock, a Republican from the Hobart area. This will be her fourth term.

12th Legislative District

Democrat Jim Mayhew carries nearly 59% of the vote against his opponent, Republican Keith Goehner, in the race for District 12 State Senator. Goehner formerly held the 12th District’s State Representative Pos. 1.

For the 12th District’s State Representative Pos. 1, Heather Koellen, a Democrat and North Bend City Councilmember, is leading at 59.32% ahead of opponent Brian Burnett, a Republican from Wenatchee. This was the first state election for both Koellen and Burnett.

Incumbent Mike Steele, a Republican from Lake Chelan, is likely headed back to Olympia for his fifth term with 56% of the vote. His opponent is Daniel Scott, a Republican from Cashmere.

45th Legislative District

In the 45th District’s Pos. 1, incumbent Roger Goodman ran unopposed, receiving 96% of the vote. Goodman is a Democrat from Kirkland who has held his position since 2007.

In Pos. 2, incumbent Democrat Larry Springer has nearly 57% of the vote. His opponent is Democrat Melissa Demyan, a labor organizer who attempted to end Springer’s 20-year tenure.