Legislative District 29 - State Representative Pos. 2 (2-year term)
Legislative (House) District 29; 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 · 68 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 155,861 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 ÷ 155,861) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.09, 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.
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
Democratic · declared
Joe Bushnell is a lifelong Tacoma resident and 2008 graduate of Stadium High School who holds a bachelor's degree from The Evergreen State College, focused on political science and economics. He spent over a decade in the U.S. Marine Corps as an ammunition logistics manager.
Democratic · declared
Patrick Stickney is a lawyer and husband to a teacher who grew up in a family that often struggled to pay the bills and at times experienced housing insecurity. He is one of five siblings raised by a mother who navigated and eventually escaped an abusive relationship.
Sources: sos.wa.gov23