Washington 45 Looks Like A Democratic Pickup Too
Democrat Manka Dhingra is leading in early returns in Washington's 45th Senate district, 55 percent to 45 percent. (Polls there closed at 11 p.m. Eastern.) There's no reason to believe that result won't hold as more votes are counted. If every other race goes as expected (and we believe it will), this is a pickup for the Democrats and with it they pickup control of the Washington state Senate. That means they control every legislative body and governorship on the West Coast.