2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Washington House District 47, Position 2

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Washington uses a top-two primary: the two candidates with the most votes in the August 4 primary advanced, regardless of party preference.

Candidates

Ted Cooke

Republican

Work: Senior software tester and team lead; certified project manager

Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Elected experience: Elected Experience: KCGOP 2nd Vice Chair, 2020-2022; PCO COV 3244, COV 1127, 2009-present; Board of Directors Timberlane HOA (Covington) 2010-2011

Ted Cooke works as a senior software tester and team lead and is a certified project manager. He was second vice chair of the King County Republican Party from 2020 to 2022 and has been a precinct committee officer since 2009.

Democrats made Washington unaffordable. I have a plan to fix it. I'll freeze all new taxes and eliminate existing taxes on income, property, and fuel. I'll order audits of every state office and program and cut waste. I'll end unaccountable public-private partnerships and legislative commissions. I'll prioritize starter homes with yards over high-density apartments forced on us by Olympia. …

Candidate's statement in the official Washington voters' pamphlet · Washington Secretary of State

Cooke's experience

Elected experience: Elected Experience: KCGOP 2nd Vice Chair, 2020-2022; PCO COV 3244, COV 1127, 2009-present; Board of Directors Timberlane HOA (Covington) 2010-2011
Other professional experience: Other Professional Experience: Senior Software Tester, Team Lead, Certified Project Manager
Community service: Community Service: Formerly on the Board of Directors for Portable Academic Lapdesk (education non-profit); Past volunteer work: Cops With Cancer, Boots & Badges, Echo Glen Children’s Center, Green Hill School, Vine Maple Place Women's Shelter, Union Gospel Mission, Maple Valley Food Bank, American Indian Fellowship Northwest Network (Colville Reservation), Miguel de Cervantes Elementary School (Nicaragua), and Rainbow Evangelical College (Fiji).

Cooke's education

Education: Bachelor of Theology, Beacon University

Sources for Cooke

Online Voters' Guide, General Election November 3, 2026 (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)

Chris Stearns

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 47 (since 2023)
Work: State Representative, 47th District (Speaker Pro Tempore); former Auburn City Council member

Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Elected experience: State Representative; Speaker Pro Tempore; Vice Chair, State Government & Tribal Relations; Committee member: Capital Budget, Environment & Energy, Rules; former Auburn City Councilmember

Chris Stearns is a state representative and Speaker Pro Tempore of the House; he previously served on the Auburn City Council. He was appointed by President Clinton as the U.S. Energy Department's first Indian Affairs director and later chaired the Washington State Gambling Commission.

As your Representative, I’ve worked to deliver real results for working families—expanding affordable housing, strengthening worker protections, improving behavioral health services, and defending civil rights. As a Navajo attorney, I’ve spent my career standing up for justice and speaking up for communities left out of decision-making. …

Candidate's statement in the official Washington voters' pamphlet · Washington Secretary of State

Stearns's experience

Elected experience: State Representative; Speaker Pro Tempore; Vice Chair, State Government & Tribal Relations; Committee member: Capital Budget, Environment & Energy, Rules; former Auburn City Councilmember
Other professional experience: Career working with tribes, rural, and marginalized communities to create jobs, invest in clean energy, and protect rights; appointed by President Clinton as U.S. Energy Department’s first-ever Indian Affairs Director; former Chair, WA State Gambling Commission
Community service: King County Affordable Housing Commission; King County Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Committee; WA State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force

Stearns's education

Cornell Law School, JD
Williams College, BA

Stearns's committees

Capital Budget
Environment & Energy
Rules
State Government & Tribal Relations

Sources for Stearns

Online Voters' Guide, General Election November 3, 2026 (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)
Washington State Legislature: current member roster (Washington State Legislature (legislative web services), Public record)
Washington State Legislature: committee information (Washington State Legislature (legislative web services), Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

GENERAL 2026 Candidate List (VoteWA, election 899) (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)

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