The Washington State House elections, 2016 are biennial elections in which each of the 49 legislative districts in Washington choose two people to represent them in the Washington State House of Representatives. Roughly half of the members of the Washington Senate are elected concurrently to four-year terms from identical legislative districts. The election was held on November 8, 2016. A top two primary election in August 2016 determines which two candidates appear on the November ballot. Each candidate is allowed to write in whatever party preference he or she desires.