Legislative District 29 - State Representative Pos. 2
Legislative (House) District 29; 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 · 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 155,861 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 ÷ 155,861) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.09, 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 · lost
Darek Blum is a Pierce County community member who argues Washington's middle class has been abandoned by the people meant to represent them. He campaigns for working families, public safety and a government that answers to the people.
Erin Chapman-Smith
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Erin Chapman-Smith is a nonprofit leader, community advocate and parent whose work for more than twenty years has focused on housing stability, youth and young adult services and addressing Washington's homelessness crisis.
Records: Housing Affordability 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for, Healthcare Affordability 1 for
Joe Bushnell
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
Joe Bushnell is a lifelong Tacoma resident and 2008 graduate of Stadium High School who holds a bachelor's degree from The Evergreen State College, focused on political science and economics. He spent over a decade in the U.S. Marine Corps as an ammunition logistics manager.
Natasha Laitila
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Natasha Laitila has experienced the 29th LD as a child, a student, a worker and now a caregiver, a perspective she says drives everything she does. She campaigns on representation that listens deeply and fights for families.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 1 for
Patrick Stickney
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
Patrick Stickney is a lawyer and husband to a teacher who grew up in a family that often struggled to pay the bills and at times experienced housing insecurity. He is one of five siblings raised by a mother who navigated and eventually escaped an abusive relationship.
Republican · lost
Sheri Hayes serves as Treasurer of the 29th Legislative District organization of the Pierce County Republican Party and is a Precinct Committee Officer in good standing for Precinct 29-247.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 against, Government Efficiency 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Joe Bushnell (Democratic), Patrick Stickney (Democratic)
Source: results.votewa.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: sos.wa.gov2 · www2.sos.wa.gov