They criticized incumbent legislators for being inattentive to the needs of their various districts.

Some incumbent legislators in Western Washington were shifted from their current districts.

Only two incumbent legislators, both Democrats, were denied nominations for new terms.

Exactly five incumbent legislators lost re-election last year in the general election, in a state with 212 legislative districts.

So far, that has never happened to an incumbent legislator.

State courts are typically more sensitive to the needs of incumbent legislators, he said.

Ninety-four percent of the incumbent legislators who ran for re-election to their seats won.

In the 1992 election, 95 percent of the incumbent legislators who ran for re-election won.

In the primary election held on April 27, 2004, only one incumbent legislator was defeated for their party's nomination.

Even incumbent legislators, despite their 98 percent re-election rates, retire eventually.