Auditor
Yakima County, Washington
My vote power
Above average
Election date
August 4, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 257,152 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,816,116 ÷ 257,152) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.78, measured against a statewide vote in WA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Catching waste or fraud in county programs
- Handling county payroll, payments, or elections, in some counties
- Reporting to the public on county spending
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Charles Ross is Yakima County Auditor. He was elected county auditor in 2014 and previously served as a Washington state representative and mayor of Naches.
Democratic · declared
Maria Cuevas is a candidate for Yakima County Auditor. Her campaign describes her career as an educator, sociologist, and community leader in the Yakima Valley.
Republican · declared
Matt Barker is a candidate for Yakima County Auditor.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for
Source: yakimacounty.us