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Washington’s 23rd Legislative District

Washington’s 23rd Legislative District is represented by State Senator Drew Hansen, State Senator Drew Hansen, State Senator Christine Rolfes, State Representative Greg Nance, State Representative Tarra Simmons, State Representative Greg Nance and State Representative Tarra Simmons. It covers part of Kitsap County, including Bainbridge Island Central Ward, Bainbridge Island North Ward and Bainbridge Island South Ward.

  • 7 seats · 3 senate, 4 house
  • Kitsap County
  • Bainbridge Island Central Ward
  • Bainbridge Island North Ward
  • Bainbridge Island South Ward
  • Congressional district 6
  • 122 precincts
  • Delegation: 7 D Democratic

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

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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

    Drew Hansen

    Senate · 23rd Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    drew.hansen@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7644

  • State Senator

    Drew Hansen

    Senate · 23rd Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    drew.hansen@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7644

  • State Senator

    Christine Rolfes

    Senate · 23rd Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    christine.rolfes@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7644

  • State Representative

    Greg Nance

    House · 23rd Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    Greg.Nance@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7842

  • State Representative

    Tarra Simmons

    House · 23rd Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    Tarra.Simmons@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7934

  • State Representative

    Greg Nance

    House · 23rd Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    Greg.Nance@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7842

  • State Representative

    Tarra Simmons

    House · 23rd Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    Tarra.Simmons@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7934

This district lists 3 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 7 of 7 members

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What this district covers

Counties
Kitsap — 1 county, wholly contained
Cities
Bainbridge Island Central Ward, Bainbridge Island North Ward, Bainbridge Island South Ward, Bremerton Council District 1, Bremerton Council District 2, Bremerton Council District 3 and Poulsbo — derived from precinct names; the district may cover part of a city rather than all of it
Congressional
District 6 — one congressional district
Precincts
122 — voting precincts in the Secretary of State export

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

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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

  • Daria Ilgen DDemocratic
  • Tarra Simmons incumbent DDemocratic

House Pos. 2

3 candidates filed

  • Greg Nance incumbent DDemocratic
  • Kristin M. Lillegard DDemocratic
  • Lance Byrd RRepublican

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

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Election history

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

House Position 1

23rd LD, House Position 1 — general election results
Year Candidate Party Votes Share Result
2024 Tarra Simmons Democratic D 53,928 63.0% won
2024 Kurt Robertson Republican R 31,609 36.9% —
2022 Tarra Simmons Democratic D 45,223 63.8% won
2022 Janell Hulst Republican R 25,588 36.1% —
2020 Tarra Simmons Democratic D 53,154 61.9% won
2020 April Ferguson Republican R 32,620 38.0% —
2018 Sherry V. Appleton Democratic D 37,982 59.0% won
2018 Becky Erickson No party preference NP 26,412 41.0% —

House Position 2

23rd LD, House Position 2 — general election results
Year Candidate Party Votes Share Result
2024 Greg Nance Democratic D 56,894 65.8% won
2024 Jamie Miles Republican R 29,439 34.1% —
2022 Drew Hansen Democratic D 46,302 65.3% won
2022 Paige A Jarquin Republican R 24,568 34.6% —
2020 Drew Hansen Democratic D 53,425 62.2% won
2020 Elaina Gonzales-Blanton Republican R 32,317 37.7% —
2018 Drew Hansen Democratic D 48,232 100.0% won · uncontested

Senate

23rd LD, Senate — general election results
Year Candidate Party Votes Share Result
2024 Drew Hansen Democratic D 55,388 64.2% won
2024 Lance Byrd Republican R 30,742 35.7% —
2020 Christine Rolfes Democratic D 55,170 63.9% won
2020 Pam Madden-Boyer Republican R 31,107 36.0% —

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

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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 23 4 years 2028 May 2028
State Representative, District 23, Position 1 2 years 2026 May 2026
State Representative, District 23, 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

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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 — 23-SENATE

    Drew Hansen DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 23-SENATE

    Drew Hansen DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 23-SENATE

    Christine Rolfes DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 23-HOUSE-POS-1

    Greg Nance DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 23-HOUSE-POS-2

    Tarra Simmons DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 23-HOUSE-POS-3

    Greg Nance DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 23-HOUSE-POS-4

    Tarra Simmons DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • FILED FOR — CURRENT GENERAL

    5 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

2 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 8 documented, 0 composite, 2 adjacency

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Common questions

Who represents Washington's 23rd Legislative District?
The 23rd Legislative District is represented by State Senator Drew Hansen (D), State Senator Drew Hansen (D), State Senator Christine Rolfes (D), State Representative Greg Nance (D), State Representative Tarra Simmons (D), State Representative Greg Nance (D) and State Representative Tarra Simmons (D).
What cities are in the 23rd Legislative District?
The district lies entirely within Kitsap County. It covers part of Bainbridge Island Central Ward, Bainbridge Island North Ward, Bainbridge Island South Ward, Bremerton Council District 1, Bremerton Council District 2 and Bremerton Council District 3. It contains 122 voting precincts.
Which congressional district covers the 23rd Legislative District?
The 23rd Legislative District overlaps Washington congressional district 6. 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 23rd Legislative District,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-08-07, accessed 2026-08-09. https://washingtonindependents.org/district/ld-23/

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