Legislative District 41 - State Representative Pos. 1
Legislative (House) District 41; 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 156,045 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 ÷ 156,045) ÷ 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
Standup-America · lost
Alex Tsimerman is President of StandUP-America who came to the United States and Seattle as a political and religious refugee from the Soviet Union. He has lived in King County and Seattle for about 35 years and has over 20 years of education in engineering and management.
Elle Nguyen
AdvancedRepublican · advanced
Elle Nguyen is a community advocate who has led homeless outreach and family support work with Connect Care Alliance. She focuses on child protection, public safety, and government transparency.
Janice Zahn
AdvancedDemocratic · Incumbent · advanced
Janice Zahn is a solution-focused engineer, Eastside neighbor and parent who brings years of experience in the public and private sectors and as a government employee and elected official. She serves Washington's 41st Legislative District, including Bellevue and Issaquah.
Records: Labor Rights 24 for, Housing Affordability 13 for, Corporate Accountability 11 for,
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Janice Zahn (Democratic), Elle Nguyen (Republican)
Source: cdn.kingcounty.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: sos.wa.gov2 · www2.sos.wa.gov