2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Washington Senate District 38

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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

Candidates

Brad Bender

Republican

Work
Electrician and small business owner

Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Elected experience: As a lifelong Washington resident, I have over thirty years of experience in the electrical field, both as a small business owner and a blue-collar worker who knows the value of every dollar earned by working with general contractors and subcontractors. This includes bidding, budgeting, and scheduling jobs, time management, and possessing the ability to work and communicate effectively with …

Brad Bender has more than thirty years of experience in the electrical trade, both as a small business owner and as an electrical worker for general contractors and subcontractors.

I will work for the 38 th District with the goal of having Washington become a reasonable, economical, and low-tax state. In this current environment, nearly 1 in 4 small businesses are considering moving out of state per the Association of Washington Businesses. …

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

Bender's experience

  • Elected experience: As a lifelong Washington resident, I have over thirty years of experience in the electrical field, both as a small business owner and a blue-collar worker who knows the value of every dollar earned by working with general contractors and subcontractors. This includes bidding, budgeting, and scheduling jobs, time management, and possessing the ability to work and communicate effectively with …

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June Robinson

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, District 38 (since 2019)
Work
State Senator, 38th District (Chair, Ways and Means); Snohomish County Health Department employee

Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Elected experience: Current State Senator, Chair of Ways & Means Committee. Focused on budget, housing, health, and issues impacting working families. State Representative 2013 - 2020.

June Robinson is a Washington state senator and chairs the Senate Ways and Means Committee; she was a state representative from 2013 to 2020. She works at the Snohomish County Health Department and was earlier executive director of the Housing Consortium of Everett and Snohomish County and a planning director at the Community Health Center of Snohomish County.

In these challenging times for our communities and country, I work hard to make a genuine difference on issues that matter. I’ve fought for record investments in affordable housing and behavioral health services, childcare for working families, and access to health care. …

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

Robinson's experience

  • Elected experience: Current State Senator, Chair of Ways & Means Committee. Focused on budget, housing, health, and issues impacting working families. State Representative 2013 - 2020.
  • Other professional experience: Currently employed at Snohomish County Health Department. Previous employment at Public Health Seattle and King County; former Executive Director, Housing Consortium of Everett and Snohomish County; former Director of Planning and Program Management, Community Health Center of Snohomish County.
  • Community service: Volunteer with Compass Health, Providence General Children’s Association, United Way of Snohomish County, Everett Public Schools, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance.

Robinson's education

  • Master of Public Health, University of Michigan
  • BS, University of Delaware

Robinson's committees

  • Health & Long-Term Care
  • Ways & Means

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