State Representative Pos. 1
Legislative (House) District 37; Washington
My vote power
High
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 164,798 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 ÷ 164,798) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.83, 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
Kelabe Tewolde
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
Kelabe Tewolde is an educator and housing advocate who has spent his career investing in the community he is from. He supports fully funding early education, housing that working families can afford, and safety built on community investment.
Sharon Tomiko Santos
AdvancedDemocratic · Incumbent · advanced
Sharon Tomiko Santos was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives in 1998 and was trained as a civil rights and social justice activist. Her legislative work advocates high performing learning programs, a well-trained educator workforce, and eliminating educational inequities.
Records: Labor Rights 24 for, Corporate Accountability 11 for, Housing Affordability 11 for,
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Kelabe Tewolde (Democratic), Sharon Tomiko Santos (Democratic)
Source: cdn.kingcounty.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Source: voter.votewa.gov