Democrats on cusp of expanding majorities in WA Legislature

Democrats are on course to grow their majorities in the Washington Legislature but Republicans are positioned to sweep seats in one of the state’s most watched districts.

Democrats outnumber Republicans by margins of 58-40 in the House and 29-20 in the Senate. Entering Tuesday, the majority party had designs on capturing Republican-held seats in districts where GOP incumbents retired.

Here’s where things stood in those battlegrounds Wednesday. Results will change as more votes are counted.

Razor thin

Democrat Janet. St. Clair led incumbent Republican state Sen. Ron Muzzall by 199 votes in their pricey fight in the 10th Legislative District spanning all of Island County and parts of Snohomish and Skagit counties.

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