Legislative District 19 - State Representative Pos. 2 (2-year term)
Legislative (House) District 19; Washington
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General 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: High · 67 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 162,215 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 ÷ 162,215) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.91, measured against a statewide vote in WA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Joel McEntire is the Republican state representative for Washington's District 19 Position 2, serving since January 2021. He previously served in the U.S. Marine Corps and worked in education, including as a public-school teacher.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for, 1 against, Environment and Public Health 3 against, Government Spending Reduction 2 for, 1 against,
Democratic · declared
Terry Carlson is a Longview labor leader with timber-industry experience. He is president of the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Central Labor Council and is running as a Democrat for Washington House District 19 Position 2 after campaigning for the same seat in 2024.
Sources: sos.wa.gov23