Legislative District 40 - State Representative Pos. 1 (2-year term)
Legislative (House) District 40; 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 158,487 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 ÷ 158,487) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.01, 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
Republican · declared
Cindy Carter is an Orcas Island resident with a B.S. in medical technology and five years in a chemistry laboratory at Virginia Mason Medical Center. She opposes a state income tax and volunteers with local nonprofits and churches.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Debra Lekanoff has represented Washington House District 40, Position 1 since 2019. She previously served as governmental-affairs director for the Swinomish Tribe and has more than two decades of government-relations experience.
Records: Labor Rights 24 for, Civil Rights 15 for, Environment and Public Health 15 for,
Sources: sos.wa.gov23