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2 candidates are tracked for Washington House Position 1, Legislative District 43 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nicole Macri and Alby Clendennin. Candidate information follows official King County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nicole Macri (prefers Democratic Party) and Alby Clendennin (prefers Democratic Party) meet on the November 3 ballot; Nicole Macri is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. August 4 top-two primary: Nicole Macri 91.5 percent, Alby Clendennin 7.4 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.
Nicole Macri is deputy director of the Downtown Emergency Service Center, a Seattle nonprofit providing housing, health care and social services, and has represented the 43rd District since 2016, per her official legislative website. She vice-chairs the House Appropriations Committee and co-chairs the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus, focusing on housing justice, health care access and disability rights, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
2026 priorities (per the official legislative website)
- Housing justice
- Health care access
- LGBTQ and disability rights
Alby Clendennin is a student affairs practitioner and resident director at the University of Washington, per The Daily, the university's student newspaper. He grew up in northwest Florida and moved to Seattle after completing an internship at Seattle University. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
2026 priorities (per The Daily (University of Washington))
- Housing affordability
- Investing in research
- Protecting higher education funding
