Who represents Washington's 20th Legislative District?

The 20th Legislative District is represented by State Senator John Braun (R), State Senator John Braun (R), State Representative Peter Abbarno (R), State Representative Ed Orcutt (R), State Representative Peter Abbarno (R) and State Representative Ed Orcutt (R).

What cities are in the 20th Legislative District?

The district lies across Lewis County, Cowlitz County, Clark County and Thurston County. It covers part of Centralia City, Chehalis City, Kalama, Morton City, Mossyrock City and Napavine City. It contains 106 voting precincts.

Which congressional district covers the 20th Legislative District?

The 20th Legislative District overlaps Washington congressional district 3. Legislative and congressional boundaries are drawn separately and do not line up.

How many state legislators does each Washington district have?

Three — one state senator and two state representatives, elected to Position 1 and Position 2. All three represent the same geography; the positions are not sub-areas.

When are Washington legislative elections held?

In even-numbered years. All 98 House seats are up every two years; Senate seats run on staggered four-year terms.

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Washington’s 20th Legislative District

Washington’s 20th Legislative District is represented by State Senator John Braun, State Senator John Braun, State Representative Peter Abbarno, State Representative Ed Orcutt, State Representative Peter Abbarno and State Representative Ed Orcutt. It covers parts of Lewis County, Cowlitz County, Clark County and Thurston County, including Centralia City, Chehalis City and Kalama.

6 seats · 2 senate, 4 house
Lewis County
Cowlitz County
Clark County
Thurston County
Centralia City
Chehalis City
Kalama
Congressional district 3
106 precincts
Delegation: 6 R Republican

Source WA Legislature roster; PDC filings; WA SoS results + precinct export · as of 2026-08-07

Who represents this district

Every Washington legislative district elects one senator and two representatives. All three serve the same geography; House seats are numbered Position 1 and Position 2 and are not sub-areas.

State Senator
John Braun
Senate · 20th Legislative District
RRepublican
email
John.Braun@leg.wa.gov
phone
(360) 786-7638
State Senator
John Braun
Senate · 20th Legislative District
RRepublican
email
john.braun@leg.wa.gov
phone
(360) 786-7638
State Representative
Peter Abbarno
House · 20th Legislative District
RRepublican
email
Peter.Abbarno@leg.wa.gov
phone
(360) 786-7896
State Representative
Ed Orcutt
House · 20th Legislative District
RRepublican
email
ed.orcutt@leg.wa.gov
phone
(360) 786-7990
State Representative
Peter Abbarno
House · 20th Legislative District
RRepublican
email
Peter.Abbarno@leg.wa.gov
phone
(360) 786-7896
State Representative
Ed Orcutt
House · 20th Legislative District
RRepublican
email
ed.orcutt@leg.wa.gov
phone
(360) 786-7990

This district lists 2 senate and 4 house members. A Washington district holds one senate and two house seats, so one of these rows reflects a mid-term change — an appointment or a resignation that the roster export still carries alongside its replacement. We show every row the export contains rather than choosing which one is current.

Last checked 2026-08-07

Source WA Legislature member roster (API) · as of 2026-08-07 · contact details for 6 of 6 members

What this district covers

Counties: Lewis, Cowlitz, Clark and Thurston — 4 counties — the district crosses a county line
Cities: Centralia City, Chehalis City, Kalama, Morton City, Mossyrock City, Napavine City, Toledo City and Woodland — derived from precinct names; the district may cover part of a city rather than all of it
Congressional: District 3 — one congressional district
Precincts: 106 — voting precincts in the Secretary of State export

Source Secretary of State districts and precincts export · as of 2026-08-07

Current race

Candidates who have filed with the Public Disclosure Commission for seats in this district, grouped by seat.

Senate

no record

No filing record for this seat. Washington senators serve four-year terms, so this seat may simply not be on the ballot — but the export we read does not state that either way, so we are not asserting it.

Last checked 2026-08-07

House Pos. 1

2 candidates filed

Andrew Zahn DDemocratic
Peter Abbarno incumbent RRepublican

House Pos. 2

2 candidates filed

Edmund T Orcutt RRepublican
Evan Jones DDemocratic

Source Public Disclosure Commission candidate filings · as of 2026-08-07 · seats with records 2 of 3

Election history

General election results by seat. Uncontested marks a race where only one candidate appeared on the ballot.

House Position 1

20th LD, House Position 1 — general election results
Year	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
2024	Peter Abbarno	Republican R	67,633	87.0%	won
2024	Melvin Kaleolani Apana	Culture Republican R	8,295	10.7%	—
2022	Peter Abbarno	Republican R	50,693	96.1%	won · uncontested
2020	Peter Abbarno	Republican R	58,484	70.7%	won
2020	Timothy Zahn	Democratic D	24,079	29.1%	—
2018	Richard DeBolt	Republican R	38,225	62.1%	won
2018	John Thompson	Democratic D	23,365	37.9%	—

House Position 2

20th LD, House Position 2 — general election results
Year	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
2024	Ed Orcutt	Republican R	66,170	96.7%	won · uncontested
2022	Ed Orcutt	Republican R	50,764	96.3%	won · uncontested
2020	Ed Orcutt	Republican R	60,030	72.8%	won
2020	Will Rollet	Democratic D	22,352	27.1%	—
2018	Ed Orcutt	Republican R	39,992	64.0%	won
2018	Brennan Bailey	Democratic D	22,548	36.1%	—

Senate

20th LD, Senate — general election results
Year	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
2024	John Braun	Republican R	69,172	96.5%	won · uncontested
2020	John Braun	Republican R	67,304	96.7%	won · uncontested

Source Secretary of State certified general election canvass · as of 2026-08-07

How to run for one of these seats

This is an office, not a possession. Every seat here is filled by whoever files for it and wins, and the requirements are the same for everyone.

Filing requirements and next election by seat
Seat	Term	Next election	Filing opens
State Senator, District 20	4 years	2028	May 2028
State Representative, District 20, Position 1	2 years	2026	May 2026
State Representative, District 20, Position 2	2 years	2026	May 2026

What the job is. The Legislature sits for 105 days in odd-numbered years and 60 days in even ones, and the work does not stop when the session does — committee days, constituent casework and district meetings run through the interim. Someone deciding whether to file needs that more than they need anyone’s opinion of the incumbent.

Reporting follows money, not candidacy. Registering with the Public Disclosure Commission and filing contribution reports is triggered by raising and spending, not by putting your name in. A campaign that stays under the mini-reporting threshold files a short form and nothing more.

We cannot yet tell you what filing costs. The fee is one percent of the office’s annual salary (RCW 29A.24.091 — one percent of the annual salary of the office), which makes it a specific dollar amount rather than a rule — and a page that makes you compute your own filing fee has not told you the filing fee. Legislative salaries are set by the Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials and we do not hold that schedule, so the figure is missing rather than estimated. A candidate who cannot pay it may file a petition of signatures instead.

Source Election cycle derived from past regular elections in PDC candidate filings; requirements from RCW 29A.24 — candidate filing · as of 2026-08-07

Connected records

Every link this page draws to another entity, grouped by how well a document supports it. Nothing here is our inference.

On the record

SEAT HELD BY — 20-SENATE

John Braun RRepublican

Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass
SEAT HELD BY — 20-SENATE

John Braun RRepublican

Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass
SEAT HELD BY — 20-HOUSE-POS-1

Peter Abbarno RRepublican

Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass
SEAT HELD BY — 20-HOUSE-POS-2

Ed Orcutt RRepublican

Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass
SEAT HELD BY — 20-HOUSE-POS-3

Peter Abbarno RRepublican

Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass
SEAT HELD BY — 20-HOUSE-POS-4

Ed Orcutt RRepublican

Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass
FILED FOR — CURRENT GENERAL

4 declarations of candidacy · across the seats in this district

Public Disclosure Commission, candidate filings feed, read 2026-08-07

Same detail on two records — not a relationship

SHARES A BOUNDARY OR A COUNTY

7 districts touch this one in the state redistricting plan. If your address is near a district edge, check these — the list is a navigation aid, nothing more.

Adjacency on a map is not a political relationship. Neighbouring districts share a line drawn by a redistricting commission and nothing else on file; this observation cannot be used as a step toward another one.

Nothing on file

No composite edge is published on this page: nothing here required us to join two documents on a key. Money, votes and committee records for these members are not yet loaded, so no edge of those kinds is asserted — their absence here means we have not read them, not that they do not exist.

Source one query on the edge table, grouped by tier · as of 2026-08-07 · edges 7 documented, 0 composite, 7 adjacency

Common questions

Who represents Washington's 20th Legislative District?: The 20th Legislative District is represented by State Senator John Braun (R), State Senator John Braun (R), State Representative Peter Abbarno (R), State Representative Ed Orcutt (R), State Representative Peter Abbarno (R) and State Representative Ed Orcutt (R).
What cities are in the 20th Legislative District?: The district lies across Lewis County, Cowlitz County, Clark County and Thurston County. It covers part of Centralia City, Chehalis City, Kalama, Morton City, Mossyrock City and Napavine City. It contains 106 voting precincts.
Which congressional district covers the 20th Legislative District?: The 20th Legislative District overlaps Washington congressional district 3. Legislative and congressional boundaries are drawn separately and do not line up.
How many state legislators does each Washington district have?: Three — one state senator and two state representatives, elected to Position 1 and Position 2. All three represent the same geography; the positions are not sub-areas.
When are Washington legislative elections held?: In even-numbered years. All 98 House seats are up every two years; Senate seats run on staggered four-year terms.

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“Washington’s 20th Legislative District,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-08-07, accessed 2026-08-09. https://washingtonindependents.org/district/ld-20/

Where this page comes from

Every figure above is read from a primary source and rebuilt on a schedule. Nothing on this page is modelled, estimated or inferred; where a source is silent the page says so rather than filling the gap.

Washington State Legislature member roster: Officeholder names, party, email and phone. Contact details are incomplete for some members; where they are missing the card says so.
Washington Secretary of State districts and precincts export: Counties, cities and precinct counts. Cities are derived from precinct names, so a district may cover part of a city rather than all of it.
Washington Secretary of State certified general election canvass: Election history: candidate, party, votes, share, and whether the race was uncontested.
Public Disclosure Commission candidate filings: Declarations of candidacy for the current cycle. A seat with no row means we found no filing, not that no one has filed.

Source WA Legislature roster; PDC filings; WA SoS results + precinct export · as of 2026-08-07