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Legislative District 31 - State Representative Pos. 2 (2-year term)

Legislative (House) District 31; 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 · 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 160,958 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 ÷ 160,958) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.94, 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

Democratic · declared

John Bielka is a civil engineer, cattle farmer, and retired public-works leader with more than 30 years of experience managing infrastructure, budgets, and operations.

Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for

Republican · Incumbent · declared

Joshua Penner is a Washington state representative for District 31, Position 2, a former mayor of Orting, a business owner, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 5 for, Gun Control 3 against, Corporate Accountability 2 for,

Sources: sos.wa.gov23