Legislative District 20 - State Representative Pos. 1 (2-year term)
Legislative (House) District 20; 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 163,631 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 ÷ 163,631) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.87, 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
Andy Zahn is a Toutle native who has worked as a farm hand, public-lands steward, writer and photographer. He is a nonprofit conservation advocate in rural southwest Washington.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Peter Abbarno is a Republican Washington state representative for District 20, Position 1. An attorney and small-business owner, he previously served on the Centralia City Council and as mayor pro tem before his election to the state House in 2020.
Records: Public Infrastructure 14 for, 1 against, Gun Control 8 against, Government Spending Reduction 6 for, 1 against,
Sources: sos.wa.gov23