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2026 Washington House of Representatives election

The 2026 Washington House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections. Voters will elect two members of the Washington House of Representatives in all 49 of the U.S. state of Washington's legislative districts to serve a two-year term.

Partisan Background

Going into the 2026 election, only the 26th District has members of the House who are from different parties. An additional two districts have a State Senator whose political party is different than both members of the House from that district. The 10th District has two Democratic members of the State House with a Republican State Senator while the 18th District has two Republican members of the State House with a Democratic State Senator.

Republicans hold both house seats in 6 legislative districts which Kamala Harris won in 2024: District 12 (Harris +1), District 14 (Harris +0.5), District 17 (Harris +4), District 18 (Harris +1), District 25 (Harris +0.5), and District 35 (Harris +0.5). Republicans hold one of two house seats in one District which Kamala Harris won in 2024: District 26 (Harris +5).

On December 10th, 2025, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced that attaining a supermajority in the Washington House of Representatives was one of their targets for 2026. A supermajority of 66 seats would require Democrats to net gain 7 seats in 2026. Republicans currently control 13 seats in the State House that Kamala Harris won in 2024 which would be the most likely targets for Democrats to attempt to flip.

Retirements

Democrats

Republicans

Predictions

Summary of results by district

District 1

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 2

Position 1

Candidates

Declared
Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 3

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

The incumbent is Democrat Timm Ormsby who is retiring.

Candidates

Declined
  • Timm Ormsby (Democratic), incumbent state representative (retiring)

Position yet to be specified

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • John Kness (Republican)

District 4

Position 1

The incumbent is Republican Suzanne Schmidt who is retiring to run for Spokane County Commission district 4.

Candidates

Filed paperwork
Declined
  • Suzanne Schmidt (Republican), incumbent state representative (running for Spokane County Commission)

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Rob Chase (Republican), incumbent state representative

District 5

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Zach Hall (Democratic), incumbent state representative
  • Aimee Warmerdam (Democratic)

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Lisa Callan (Democratic), incumbent state representative

District 6

Position 1

The incumbent is Republican Mike Volz who is retiring to focus on his other position as Spokane County Treasurer.

Candidates

Declared
  • Isaiah Paine (Republican), officer for the Spokane Home Builders Association
Filed paperwork
Declined
  • Mike Volz (Republican), incumbent state representative

Position 2

The incumbent is Republican Jenny Graham who is retiring.

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Endorsements

District 7

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 8

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 9

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Mary Dye (Republican), incumbent state representative

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Joe Schmick (Republican), incumbent state representative
  • Tucker Senter (Republican), candidate for Whitman County Commission in 2025
  • Karina Wallace (Democratic)

District 10

Position 1

Candidates

Declared
  • Robert D. Hicks (Republican), Stanwood city councilmember
Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Dave Paul (Democratic), incumbent state representative

Position yet to be specified

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 11

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 12

Position 1

Candidates

Declared
  • Stacy Willoughby (Democratic), Bank Branch Manager, Chelan Valley Hope board president, board member of Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce
Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Declared
  • Adam James (No party preference), pastor
Filed paperwork
  • Mike Steele (Republican), incumbent state representative

District 13

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Tom Dent (Republican), incumbent state representative

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Alex Ybarra (Republican), incumbent state representative

District 14

Position 1

Candidates

Declared
  • Chelsea Dimas (Democratic), Washington State Human Rights commissioner and runner-up for this district in 2024
Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Declared
  • Ezequiel Morfín (Democratic), former Toppenish city councilmember and immigrants rights activist
  • Tony Sandoval (Democratic), business owner, community advocate and candidate for U.S. representative from in 2014
Filed paperwork

District 15

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Chris Corry (Republican), incumbent state representative

Position 2

The incumbent is Republican Jeremie Dufault, who is retiring to run for State Senate.' He was initially challenging incumbent Nikki Torres (R-Pasco) before she decided to run for State Senate in the 8th District to replace Matt Boehnke (R-Kennewick). Sen. Boehnke is running for U.S. House in Washington's 4th congressional district to replace retiring incumbent Dan Newhouse (R-Sunnyside).

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Chase Foster (Republican), candidate for this district in 2024
Declined

District 16

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Declared
  • Derek Sarley (Democratic), Walla Walla School Board member
Filed paperwork
  • Skyler Rude (Republican), incumbent state representative

District 17

Position 1

Candidates

Declared
  • Ben Christly (Democratic), Navy veteran and small business owner
Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Declared
  • Diana Perez (Democratic), Vancouver city councilmember (2022–present)
Filed paperwork
Withdrawn

District 18

Position 1

Candidates

Declared
  • Randi Knott (Democratic), ranch owner and retired government affairs director
  • Stephanie McClintock (Republican), incumbent state representative

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • John Ley (Republican), incumbent state representative
  • Deken Letinich (Democratic), union advocate and candidate for this district in 2024

District 19

Position 1

Candidates

Declared
  • Kevin Moynihan (Democratic), Aberdeen City Council member for ward 3
Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 20

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Peter Abbarno (Republican), incumbent state representative
  • Andy Zahn (Democratic), photographer

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 21

Position 1

Candidates

Declared
  • Jason Moon (Democratic), Mukilteo city council president and member (2022–present) and candidate for this seat in 2024
Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 22

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Beth Doglio (Democratic), incumbent state representative

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 23

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Daria Ilgen (Democratic), 23rd District Democrats board member
  • Kristin Lillegard (Democratic)
  • Tarra Simmons (Democratic), incumbent state representative

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Greg Nance (Democratic), incumbent state representative

District 24

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Ted Bowen (Independent)
  • Adam Bernbaum (Democratic), incumbent state representative

Position 2

The incumbent is Democrat Steve Tharinger, who is retiring after dealing with health issues during the 2026 legislative session.

Candidates

Declared
Filed paperwork
  • Kaylee Kuehn (Democratic)
Declined

District 25

Position 1

Candidates

Declared
  • Nick Oloo (Democratic), pastor
Filed paperwork
  • David Berg (Democratic), Puyallup School Board member (2021–present)
  • Michael Keaton (Republican), incumbent state representative

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Cyndy Jacobsen (Republican), incumbent state representative
  • Jenn Marie Strickling (Democratic)

District 26

Position 1

Candidates

Declared

Position 2

Candidates

Incumbent Representative Michelle Caldier Valdez announced that she would not run for re-election citing personal priorities and the evolving political direction of her district.

Declared
  • Katy Cornell (Republican), nonprofit leader and pastor
  • Renee Hernandez Greenfield (Democratic), vice chair of the Kitsap County Democrats and educator
  • Rafe Sher (Democratic), data and analytics engineer
  • Tedd Wetherbee (Democratic), marijuana shop owner
Declined

District 27

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Jake Fey (Democratic), incumbent state representative

District 28

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 29

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

The incumbent is Democrat Sharlett Mena, who is retiring to run for State Senate to replace the retiring Steve Conway (D-Tacoma).

Candidates

Declared
  • Joe Bushnell (Democratic), Tacoma City Council member for district 5 (2021–present)
  • Patrick Stickney (Democratic), Senior Policy & Legislative Affairs Director at Washington State Office of Equity
Filed paperwork
  • Erin Chapman-Smith (Democratic), executive director of ROOTS young adult shelter
  • Natasha Laitila (Democratic)
Declined

District 30

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position yet to be specified

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 31

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Josh Penner (Republican), incumbent state representative

District 32

Position 1

The incumbent is Democrat Cindy Ryu, who is retiring to run for State Senate against incumbent Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline). Both the Washington State Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad and the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee have indicated that they do not plan to intervene in this race before the primary and likely would not get involved in the general election if the race is between two Democrats.

Candidates

Declared
  • Chris Bloomquist (Democratic), climate and tech recruiter
  • Will Chen (Democratic), Edmonds city councilmember (2022-present)
  • Jenna Nand (Democratic), Edmonds city councilmember (2022-present)
  • Danica Noble (Democratic), anti-trust lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission
  • Keith Scully (Democratic), Mayor and councilmember for Shoreline (2022-present)(2016-present)
Declined

Endorsements

Position 2

Candidates

Declared
Filed paperwork
Endorsements

District 33

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Edwin Obras (Democratic), incumbent state representative

Position 2

Candidates

Declared
  • Alex Andrade (Democratic), Burien city council member (2024–present)
Filed paperwork

District 34

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 35

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Dan Griffey (Republican), incumbent state representative

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 36

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Julia Reed (Democratic), incumbent state representative

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Liz Berry (Democratic), incumbent state representative

District 37

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Kelabe Tewolde (Democratic), associate director at Rainier Scholars, Seattle planning commissioner

Position 2

The incumbent is Democrat Chipalo Street, who is retiring to run for State Senate to replace incumbent Rebecca Saldaña (D-Seattle). Sen. Saldaña is retiring to run for the King County Council seat vacated by Girmay Zahilay when he won his election to become King County Executive in 2025.

Candidates

Declared
Potential
Declined
  • Chipalo Street (Democratic), incumbent state representative (running for State Senate)

District 38

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Mary Fosse (Democratic), incumbent state representative

Position yet to be specified

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Annie Fitzgerald (Democratic), candidate for the district in 2024

District 39

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

The incumbent is Republican Carolyn Eslick, who is retiring.

Candidates

Declared
  • Steve Ewing (Republican), former Lake Stevens city councilmember
Filed paperwork
  • David Garrett (Democratic), candidate for Marysville City Council in 2025 and SPEEA member
Declined
  • Carolyn Eslick (Republican), incumbent state representative (retiring)

Endorsements

District 40

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Alex Ramel (Democratic), incumbent state representative

District 41

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Janice Zahn (Democratic), incumbent state representative

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Michael Rosen (Independent)
  • My-Linh Thai (Democratic), incumbent state representative

District 42

Position 1

Candidates

Declared
  • Alicia Rule (Democratic), incumbent state representative

Position 2

Candidates

Declared

District 43

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Shaun Scott (Democratic), incumbent state representative

District 44

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • April Berg (Democratic), incumbent state representative

Position yet to be specified

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Tonya Stadlman (Republican), property manager

District 45

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Vanessa Kritzer (Democratic), Redmond City Council member (2020–present) and executive director of the Washington Association of Land Trusts
  • Larry Springer (Democratic), incumbent state representative
  • Chandler Torbett (Democratic), Tech Attorney and small business owner

District 46

Position 1

Candidates

Declared
Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 47

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork
  • Cobi Clark (Libertarian), candidate for Auburn city council position 6 in 2025
  • Debra Entenman (Democratic), incumbent state representative
  • Logan Evans (Democratic), teacher at West Auburn High School and candidate for Kent city council in 2025

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 48

Position 1

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Position 2

Candidates

Declared
  • Jessica Forsythe (Democratic), Redmond city councilmember
Filed paperwork
  • Amy Walen (Democratic), incumbent state representative

District 49

Position 1

The incumbent is Democrat Sharon Wylie, who is retiring to run for Clark County Auditor to replace retiring incumbent Greg Kimsey (R-Vancouver).

Candidates

Declared
  • Kim Harless (Democratic), incumbent Vancouver city councilmember
  • Mike Pond (Democratic), union organizer and candidate for Vancouver city council in 2021 and 2019
Declined
  • Sharon Wylie (Democratic), incumbent state representative (running for Clark County Auditor)

Endorsements

Position 2

Candidates

Filed paperwork

See also

References