Legislative District 6 - State Representative Pos. 2 (2-year term)
Legislative (House) District 6; 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 162,864 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 ÷ 162,864) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.89, 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
Jonathan Bingle is a Spokane small-business owner and former Spokane City Council member. He represented City Council District 1 for four years after winning election in 2021.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for, Anti-Corruption 1 for, Civil Rights 1 against,
Democratic · declared
Julia Payne is a Spokane resident with office-administration and service-industry work experience. She has volunteered with Spokane Pride for more than a decade, including one year as board vice president, and has also volunteered with Spokane AIDS Network.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Women's Reproductive Rights 1 for
Sources: sos.wa.gov23