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  WA State Senate District 48
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Parents > United States > Washington > State Senate > WA State Senate District 48
OfficeState Senate
HonorificState Senate - Abbr: St. Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 2006 - 09:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 2006 - 10:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRalphie February 05, 2011 07:45pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameLuke Esser Votes24,990 (77.51%)
Term01/13/2003 - 01/08/2007 Margin17,738 (+55.02%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2010
NameRodney Tom Votes24,559 (52.63%)
Term01/10/2011 - 01/12/2015 Margin2,455 (+5.26%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 19, 2006 WA State Senate District 48 - R Primary
Luke Esser
R 2,272
Sep 19, 2006 WA State Senate District 48 - D Primary
Rodney Tom
D 9,950
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/14/2006 11/07/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Rodney Tom 4 ------
Leaning Call: Rodney Tom (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Rodney Tom (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name St. Rep. Rodney Tom (I) Minority Floor Leader Luke Esser  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
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Certified Votes 21,868 (53.36%) 19,112 (46.64%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,756 (-6.73%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 9/12 $65,422.74 9/12 $116,699.30  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 09/19/2006 09/19/2006  
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 21, 2006 04:00pm Analysis Esser, Tom vie for seat in swing district  Article Ralphie 
Oct 16, 2006 12:00pm Blog Entry Robo-lying for Luke Esser  Article Ralphie 
Oct 13, 2006 06:00am Profile "Race of the year" unfolding in Eastside legislative district  Article Ralphie 
Mar 27, 2006 11:00am Perspective Democrats look across the lake to add seats in Olympia  Article Ralphie 

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