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3 candidates are tracked for Washington State Senator, Legislative District 43 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jamie Pedersen, Hannah Sabio-Howell and Heather-Marie Wilson. Candidate information follows official King County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Washington top-two primary, August 4, 2026: all candidates appear on one ballot, every voter may participate regardless of party, and the top two advance to November 3. Your printed ballot carries only the district your address falls in — add your street address in the lookup to match your exact districts, or confirm with King County Elections. Candidates are from King County Elections' official filing list.
Senate Majority Leader since 2025 and state senator since 2013, serving as executive vice president and general counsel at the Seattle engineering and construction firm McKinstry, per his Washington state voters' pamphlet statement. He was lead volunteer attorney in Washington's marriage equality case, per the pamphlet statement.
2026 priorities
- Tax fairness, including the millionaires and capital gains taxes
- Universal school lunches and healthcare funding
- Protections against federal immigration overreach
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-01.
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Communications director at the worker-advocacy organization Working Washington and a former legislative assistant and communications specialist in both state chambers, per her Washington state voters' pamphlet statement. She says hers is the only campaign in the race not taking corporate PAC money, per the pamphlet statement.
2026 priorities
- Housing and rent affordability
- Healthcare and higher education access
- Taxing the ultra-wealthy
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-01.
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Senior scientist at Sigma Genetics with a PhD in pathology from UW and prior research roles at Benaroya Research Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, per her Washington state voters' pamphlet statement. She argues policymakers should weigh unintended consequences the way scientists must, per the pamphlet statement.
