Washington › Clark County › Washington House Position 2, Legislative District 18
2 candidates are tracked for Washington House Position 2, Legislative District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Deken Letinich and John Ley. Candidate information follows official Clark County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Deken Letinich (prefers Democratic Party) and John Ley (prefers Republican Party) meet on the November 3 ballot; John Ley is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. August 4 top-two primary: Deken Letinich 53.4 percent, John Ley 46.4 percent, per the Secretary of State's official results. Washington's top-two primary sends the two leading candidates to November regardless of party; party labels are the candidates' stated preferences. The field is the VoteWA GENERAL 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by legislative district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Democratic
Deken Letinich is a longtime union advocate with three generations of family roots in Clark County who was named Southwest Washington's Labor Council Union Member of the Year in 2018, per The Reflector. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Republican · Incumbent
John Ley is the sitting Republican state representative for the 18th Legislative District, Position 2, and serves on the Transportation and Environment & Energy committees, per the Legislature's official roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.