State Congressional Races to Impact Governor’s Agenda

The key question hanging over legislative races today is which party will lead the state Senate for the next two years, a result that will have a role in defining the second-half of Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee's term.

Inslee's agenda on climate change and transportation have been largely stifled by the GOP-controlled Senate in the last two years.

Voters are also deciding whether to pass an initiative to limit class sizes in Washington, a measure critics have said would put severe pressure on the state's already strapped budget. Initiative 1351 would set lower class sizes at every grade level.