Legislative District 48 - State Representative Pos. 1 (2-year term)
Legislative (House) District 48; 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 160,654 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 ÷ 160,654) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.95, 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
Republican · declared
Jeff Poppe is a retired independent CPA and financial consultant with 40 years of experience who audited a billion-dollar bank fraud for the FDIC and conducted audits for the Los Angeles County Grand Jury. He has called the 48th Legislative District home for 16 years.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Osman Salahuddin represents the 48th Legislative District, including parts of Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland. A Redmond native and son of immigrants, he is the child of a special education teacher and a small business owner.
Records: Labor Rights 25 for, Housing Affordability 16 for, Civil Rights 11 for,
Sources: sos.wa.gov23