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2 candidates are tracked for Washington Senate, Legislative District 43 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jamie Pedersen and Hannah Sabio-Howell. Candidate information follows official King County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Jamie Pedersen (prefers Democratic Party) and Hannah Sabio-Howell (prefers Democratic Party) meet on the November 3 ballot; Jamie Pedersen is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. August 4 top-two primary: Jamie Pedersen 66.7 percent, Hannah Sabio-Howell 23.6 percent; also ran: Heather-Marie Wilson (9.5 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.
Jamie Pedersen is Senate Majority Leader and spent 17 years in corporate law practice before becoming vice president and general counsel at the Seattle engineering firm McKinstry in 2012, per his official legislative website. He represents the 43rd District and previously chaired the Senate Law & Justice Committee, with a current focus on K-12 education funding, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
2026 priorities
- K-12 education funding, per official legislative website
Hannah Sabio-Howell is a labor leader who worked as a legislative aide in the state House of Representatives and as a communications specialist for the Senate Democratic Caucus, per The Urbanist. She has also led a labor coalition representing domestic, service, gig and farm workers and organized for the Washington Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
2026 priorities (per The Urbanist)
- Taxing ultra-wealthy corporations and individuals while lowering regressive sales taxes
- Addressing rising rent and childcare costs
- Universal healthcare and childcare programs
