2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Washington Senate District 43

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

Jamie Pedersen

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 43 (since 2013)
Work: State Senator, 43rd District (Majority Leader); Executive Vice President and General Counsel, McKinstry

Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Elected experience: Democratic Majority Leader (2025-present), State Senator (2013-present), State Representative (2007-2013), 43rd District.

Jamie Pedersen has been Senate Majority Leader since 2025, a state senator since 2013 and was a state representative from 2007 to 2013. He has been executive vice president and general counsel at the Seattle engineering and construction firm McKinstry since 2012, after working as a lawyer at K&L Gates from 1995 to 2012.

Jamie is widely recognized by labor unions as the most progressive Senate Leader in state history. He led the effort to pass the Millionaires Tax and a capital gains tax to make our tax system fairer, provide funding for universal school lunches, healthcare, and support for our most vulnerable communities and small businesses, while cutting taxes for working families. …

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

Pedersen's experience

Elected experience: Democratic Majority Leader (2025-present), State Senator (2013-present), State Representative (2007-2013), 43rd District.
Other professional experience: Executive Vice President and General Counsel at McKinstry, a Seattle-based engineering and construction firm whose hundreds of skilled union workers excel in environmentally responsible building (2012-present). Lawyer, K&L Gates (1995-2012).
Community service: Provided free legal assistance to local nonprofits, including Lambert House and Seattle Men’s Chorus. Helped refugees win political asylum. Lead volunteer attorney for Lambda Legal in Washington state’s marriage equality case. Treasurer and Sunday School teacher, Central Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill. Scout troop leader. Bicycle commuter.

Pedersen's education

Puyallup High School, Yale College, Yale Law School.

Pedersen's committees

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Ways & Means

Sources for Pedersen

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)

Hannah Sabio-Howell

Democratic

Work: Communications Director, Working Washington; former legislative staffer

Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Other professional experience: Communications Director, Working Washington, organizing alongside workers and unions to deliver higher wages and stronger labor protections for underpaid workers; Legislative Assistant and Communications Specialist, Washington State House of Representatives and Washington State Senate, supporting state lawmakers with research, strategy, and messaging on transformative policies like the Capital Gains Tax, Postpartum Medicaid expansion, Salary Transparency, and more.

Hannah Sabio-Howell is communications director for the worker organizing group Working Washington. She previously worked as a legislative assistant and communications specialist in the Washington House and Senate.

Paying rent, buying a home, and raising a family should be affordable. The reason they’re not is because of career politicians who protect the status quo and cut deals with corporate special interests that keep costs high. That's why we're the only campaign in this race not taking corporate PAC money. …

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

Sabio-Howell's experience

Other professional experience: Communications Director, Working Washington, organizing alongside workers and unions to deliver higher wages and stronger labor protections for underpaid workers; Legislative Assistant and Communications Specialist, Washington State House of Representatives and Washington State Senate, supporting state lawmakers with research, strategy, and messaging on transformative policies like the Capital Gains Tax, Postpartum Medicaid expansion, Salary Transparency, and more.
Community service: Member, Pro-Choice Washington PAC Board and The Urbanist Elections Committee, working to advance reproductive justice, reliable transit, affordable housing, and elect candidates up and down the ballot that will fight for working people.

Sabio-Howell's education

BA, Whitworth University (Political Science & Spanish, with Honors).

Sources for Sabio-Howell

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