Legislative District 48 - State Senator
Legislative (Senate) District 48; Washington
My vote power
Below 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: 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 160,654 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 ÷ 160,654) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.95, measured against a statewide vote in WA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
High representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
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 · Incumbent · declared
Vandana Slatter was elected to the Washington State Senate in 2025 after four consecutive terms in the state House. There she passed legislation expanding post-secondary access for low-income students, protecting reproductive health data privacy, and creating the Washington Health Corps.
Records: Labor Rights 23 for, Corporate Accountability 14 for, Housing Affordability 14 for,
Sources: sos.wa.gov2 · www2.sos.wa.gov