Legislative District 45 - State Representative Pos. 2
Legislative (House) District 45; 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 158,714 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 ÷ 158,714) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.01, 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
Chandler Torbett is a technology-industry attorney and small-business owner who advises businesses on regulation and risk. He is a father of three and a community youth-sports coach.
Republican · declared
John P. Gibbons is a Kirkland resident who filed no voters' pamphlet statement. In June 2026 the state Public Disclosure Commission fined him for failing to file required campaign finance reports.
Democratic · declared
Vanessa Kritzer is a Redmond City Councilmember and former Redmond Planning Commissioner. She is executive director of the Washington Association of Land Trusts and has nonprofit, human-rights, and technology experience.
Sources: sos.wa.gov2 · www2.sos.wa.gov