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Washington’s 26th Legislative District

Washington’s 26th Legislative District is represented by State Senator Deborah Krishnadasan, State Senator Emily Randall, State Representative Adison Richards, State Representative Michelle Valdez, State Representative Michelle Caldier and State Representative Spencer Hutchins. It covers parts of Kitsap County and Pierce County, including Bremerton, Bremerton Council District 3 and Bremerton Council District 4.

  • 6 seats · 2 senate, 4 house
  • Kitsap County
  • Pierce County
  • Bremerton
  • Bremerton Council District 3
  • Bremerton Council District 4
  • Congressional district 6
  • 122 precincts
  • Delegation: 3 D Democratic
  • Delegation: 3 R Republican

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.

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
Kitsap and Pierce — 2 counties — the district crosses a county line
Cities
Bremerton, Bremerton Council District 3, Bremerton Council District 4, Bremerton Council District 5, Bremerton Council District 6, Bremerton Council District 7, Gig Harbor and Port Orchard — 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

3 candidates filed

  • Deborah Krishnadasan incumbent DDemocratic
  • Emily Randall incumbent DDemocratic
  • Gary Parker RRepublican

House Pos. 1

3 candidates filed

  • Adison Richards incumbent DDemocratic
  • David Wayne Olson RRepublican
  • Natalie Bornfleth DDemocratic

House Pos. 2

5 candidates filed

  • Katy Ann Cornell RRepublican
  • Michelle Valdez incumbent RRepublican
  • Randy Phillips NPNo party preference
  • Renee Hernandez Greenfield DDemocratic
  • Tedd Wetherbee DDemocratic

House

1 candidate filed

  • Rafe Sher —No party listed

One candidate has filed for this seat. If that holds through the filing deadline, the seat is uncontested and the November result is already decided. In 2025, 69.8% of Washington races had a single candidate.

Source Public Disclosure Commission candidate filings · as of 2026-08-07 · seats with records 4 of 4

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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

26th LD, House Position 1 — general election results
Year Candidate Party Votes Share Result
2024 Adison Richards Democratic D 46,833 51.8% won
2024 Jesse L. Young Republican R 43,503 48.1% —
2022 Spencer Hutchins Republican R 37,816 50.5% won
2022 Adison Richards Democratic D 37,081 49.5% —
2020 Jesse L. Young Republican R 47,171 52.8% won
2020 Carrie Hesch Democratic D 42,113 47.1% —
2018 Jesse L. Young Republican R 36,120 51.9% won
2018 Connie FitzPatrick Democratic D 33,513 48.1% —

House Position 2

26th LD, House Position 2 — general election results
Year Candidate Party Votes Share Result
2024 Michelle Caldier Republican R 49,086 54.6% won
2024 Tiffiny Mitchell Democratic D 40,636 45.2% —
2022 Michelle Caldier Republican R 42,087 56.2% won
2022 Matt Macklin Democratic D 32,741 43.7% —
2020 Michelle Caldier Republican R 48,973 54.8% won
2020 Joy Stanford Democratic D 40,189 45.0% —
2018 Michelle Caldier Republican R 38,339 55.1% won
2018 Joy Stanford Democratic D 31,233 44.9% —

Senate

26th LD, Senate — general election results
Year Candidate Party Votes Share Result
2025 Deb Krishnadasan Democratic D 30,995 52.6% won
2025 Michelle Caldier Republican R 27,931 47.4% —
2022 Emily Randall Democratic D 38,222 50.8% won
2022 Jesse L. Young Republican R 36,946 49.1% —
2018 Emily Randall Democratic D 35,087 50.1% won
2018 Marty McClendon Republican R 34,983 49.9% —

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 26 4 years 2030 May 2030
State Representative, District 26, Position 1 2 years 2026 May 2026
State Representative, District 26, 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 — 26-SENATE

    Deborah Krishnadasan DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 26-SENATE

    Emily Randall DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 26-HOUSE-POS-1

    Adison Richards DDemocratic

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 26-HOUSE-POS-2

    Michelle Valdez RRepublican

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 26-HOUSE-POS-3

    Michelle Caldier RRepublican

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • SEAT HELD BY — 26-HOUSE-POS-4

    Spencer Hutchins RRepublican

    Washington Secretary of State, certified general election canvass

  • FILED FOR — CURRENT GENERAL

    12 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

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Common questions

Who represents Washington's 26th Legislative District?
The 26th Legislative District is represented by State Senator Deborah Krishnadasan (D), State Senator Emily Randall (D), State Representative Adison Richards (D), State Representative Michelle Valdez (R), State Representative Michelle Caldier (R) and State Representative Spencer Hutchins (R).
What cities are in the 26th Legislative District?
The district lies across Kitsap County and Pierce County. It covers part of Bremerton, Bremerton Council District 3, Bremerton Council District 4, Bremerton Council District 5, Bremerton Council District 6 and Bremerton Council District 7. It contains 122 voting precincts.
Which congressional district covers the 26th Legislative District?
The 26th 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 26th Legislative District,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-08-07, accessed 2026-08-09. https://washingtonindependents.org/district/ld-26/

Where this page comes from

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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