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Washington’s 24th Legislative District

Washington’s 24th Legislative District is represented by State Senator Mike Chapman, State Senator Kevin Van De Wege, State Representative Adam Bernbaum, State Representative Steve Tharinger, State Representative Mike Chapman and State Representative Steve Tharinger. It covers parts of Clallam County, Grays Harbor County and Jefferson County, including Aberdeen, Elma and Forks.

  • 6 seats · 2 senate, 4 house
  • Clallam County
  • Grays Harbor County
  • Jefferson County
  • Aberdeen
  • Elma
  • Forks
  • Congressional district 6
  • 168 precincts
  • Delegation: 6 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

    Mike Chapman

    Senate · 24th Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    mike.chapman@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7646

  • State Senator

    Kevin Van De Wege

    Senate · 24th Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    kevin.vandewege@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7646

  • State Representative

    Adam Bernbaum

    House · 24th Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    BERNBAUM_AD@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7916

  • State Representative

    Steve Tharinger

    House · 24th Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    steve.tharinger@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7904

  • State Representative

    Mike Chapman

    House · 24th Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    mike.chapman@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7916

  • State Representative

    Steve Tharinger

    House · 24th Legislative District

    DDemocratic
    email
    steve.tharinger@leg.wa.gov
    phone
    (360) 786-7904

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

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What this district covers

Counties
Clallam, Grays Harbor and Jefferson — 3 counties — the district crosses a county line
Cities
Aberdeen, Elma, Forks, Hoquiam Council Ward 1, Hoquiam Council Ward 2, Hoquiam Council Ward 3, Hoquiam Council Ward 4, Hoquiam Council Ward 5, Hoquiam Council Ward 6, Montesano, Ocean Shores, Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Sequim — derived from precinct names; the district may cover part of a city rather than all of it
Congressional
District 6 — one congressional district
Precincts
168 — 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

3 candidates filed

  • Adam Bernbaum incumbent DDemocratic
  • Aiden Isaacs Robert Hamilton RRepublican
  • Eric William Pratt RRepublican

House Pos. 2

5 candidates filed

  • Kaylee Gayle Kuehn DDemocratic
  • Marcia Kelbon IINDEPENDENT
  • Mark Hodgson DDemocratic
  • Patrick Fine Days DePoe DDemocratic
  • Steve Tharinger incumbent DDemocratic

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

24th LD, House Position 1 — general election results
Year Candidate Party Votes Share Result
2024 Adam Bernbaum Democratic D 52,007 54.9% won
2024 Matthew (Matt) Roberson Republican R 42,555 44.9% —
2022 Mike Chapman Democratic D 46,050 56.5% won
2022 Sue Forde Republican R 35,354 43.4% —
2020 Mike Chapman Democratic D 49,965 54.2% won
2020 Sue Forde Republican R 42,207 45.8% —
2018 Mike Chapman Democratic D 43,504 58.0% won
2018 Jodi Wilke Republican R 31,525 42.0% —

House Position 2

24th LD, House Position 2 — general election results
Year Candidate Party Votes Share Result
2024 Steve Tharinger Democratic D 52,481 55.3% won
2024 Terry Roberts Republican R 42,265 44.6% —
2022 Steve Tharinger Democratic D 44,910 55.3% won
2022 Brian Pruiett Republican R 36,202 44.6% —
2020 Steve Tharinger Democratic D 49,262 53.6% won
2020 Brian Pruiett Republican R 42,515 46.3% —
2018 Steve Tharinger Democratic D 41,630 55.8% won
2018 Jim McEntire Republican R 33,041 44.3% —

Senate

24th LD, Senate — general election results
Year Candidate Party Votes Share Result
2024 Mike Chapman Democratic D 52,108 54.8% won
2024 Marcia Kelbon Republican R 42,895 45.1% —
2020 Kevin Van De Wege Democratic D 49,883 54.1% won
2020 Connie Beauvais Republican R 42,289 45.8% —

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 24 4 years 2028 May 2028
State Representative, District 24, Position 1 2 years 2026 May 2026
State Representative, District 24, 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 — 24-SENATE

    Mike Chapman DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 24-SENATE

    Kevin Van De Wege DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 24-HOUSE-POS-1

    Adam Bernbaum DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 24-HOUSE-POS-2

    Steve Tharinger DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 24-HOUSE-POS-3

    Mike Chapman DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 24-HOUSE-POS-4

    Steve Tharinger DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • FILED FOR — CURRENT GENERAL

    8 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

1 district touches 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, 1 adjacency

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Common questions

Who represents Washington's 24th Legislative District?
The 24th Legislative District is represented by State Senator Mike Chapman (D), State Senator Kevin Van De Wege (D), State Representative Adam Bernbaum (D), State Representative Steve Tharinger (D), State Representative Mike Chapman (D) and State Representative Steve Tharinger (D).
What cities are in the 24th Legislative District?
The district lies across Clallam County, Grays Harbor County and Jefferson County. It covers part of Aberdeen, Elma, Forks, Hoquiam Council Ward 1, Hoquiam Council Ward 2 and Hoquiam Council Ward 3. It contains 168 voting precincts.
Which congressional district covers the 24th Legislative District?
The 24th 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 24th Legislative District,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-08-07, accessed 2026-08-09. https://washingtonindependents.org/district/ld-24/

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