Washington Electrician Exam Questions (2026)
Good practice questions do more than count right answers. They show whether you can pick the right NEC rule, set up the calculation, and answer the Washington law and rule, each one tied to the article or the RCW or WAC section it comes from.
Last reviewed June 2026
What good Washington exam questions test
The general journeyman (01) exam is open book, so it is not testing whether you memorized the code. It is testing whether you can find the rule fast, run the calculation clean, and answer the Washington-specific law. A question bank that only quizzes trivia misses the skill that decides the score. Strong questions fall into three buckets.
- NEC rule selection: land on the right 2020 NEC article fast. Grounding and bonding (Article 250) is dense and heavily tested, and the question should cite the section.
- Calculation setup: box fill, conduit fill, voltage drop, motor and feeder sizing, dwelling load. The trap is usually a wrong setup, not bad arithmetic, so the explanation matters.
- Washington law and rule: the 17-question section on RCW 19.28 and WAC 296-46B, covering licensing scopes, permits, inspection, and supervision. Each item should cite the RCW or WAC.
The 2020 NEC, not 2023
The Washington exam is currently based on the 2020 NEC, per the PSI bulletin and the L&I exam page, even though Washington's field code is the 2023 NEC. Study the 2020 NEC for the test. Ignore sites that say the exam is 2023. Any question bank built to the 2023 edition will hand you answers the exam scores wrong, so check the edition before you trust a single question.
Washington Laws and Rules is its own section
About a fifth of the Washington exam is a separate Washington Laws and Rules section, 17 questions on RCW 19.28 and WAC 296-46B. It covers licensing scopes, permits and inspection, supervision ratios, and renewal. You must pass it on its own at 70%, so it is not optional. That is why a question set that is all NEC and no Washington law leaves a quarter of the exam untouched. Good Washington questions pull RCW 19.28 and WAC 296-46B straight into the rotation and cite where each rule lives.
The question-bank trap
Most guys search for a giant pile of questions. That sounds right. The better move is a diagnostic first. If grounding is solid and motor calculations and the laws section are your bleeding points, 200 more random questions waste your nights. You need the weak section first.
How JourneymanIQ uses the first test
- Run the free diagnostic across the NEC chapters and the Washington Laws and Rules content the 01 exam tests.
- See your projected score and the sections behind the misses.
- Drill the weak section first, on the 2020 NEC, instead of grinding everything at once.
Where these exam facts come from: L&I Electrical Examination Information, L&I Electrician Licensing & Requirements, WAC 296-46B (Washington electrical code adoption).
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Start with the diagnostic
See your weakest NEC chapters and the Washington Laws and Rules section first. Then drill the right thing instead of everything.