Legislative District 38 - State Senator (4-year term)
Legislative (Senate) District 38; 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 159,943 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 ÷ 159,943) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.97, 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 · declared
Brad Bender is a small business owner with more than thirty years in the electrical field, handling bidding, budgeting and job scheduling. He wants to lower the tax burden, cut wasteful spending, and make Washington more affordable for working families and seniors.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
June Robinson chairs the Senate Ways & Means Committee and served in the state House from 2013 to 2020. She holds a master's in public health and works on affordable housing, behavioral health, childcare and access to health care.
Records: Labor Rights 26 for, Housing Affordability 16 for, Corporate Accountability 14 for,
Sources: sos.wa.gov23