Legislative District 5 - State Representative Pos. 1 (2-year short & full term)
Legislative (House) District 5; 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 156,791 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 ÷ 156,791) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.06, 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
Michelle Bennett serves as Police Chief for the City of Mercer Island.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Zach Hall sponsored and passed bipartisan bills to lower energy costs, including House Bill 2296 encouraging utilities to invest in energy efficiency upgrades and House Bill 2575 eliminating costly reporting requirements. He protected funding to expand State Route 18.
Records: Labor Rights 8 for, Civil Rights 6 for, Environment and Public Health 5 for,
Sources: sos.wa.gov23