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2 candidates are tracked for Washington House Position 2, Legislative District 39 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ida Keeley and Steve Ewing. Candidate information follows official Skagit County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ida Keeley (prefers Democratic Party) and Steve Ewing (prefers Republican Party) meet on the November 3 ballot. August 4 top-two primary: Ida Keeley 45.8 percent, Steve Ewing 26.8 percent; also ran: Robert J Sutherland (24.8 percent), Lacey Sauvageau (2.6 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
Ida Keeley is a Lake Stevens consultant with 25 years of experience in child welfare and juvenile justice, per goskagit.com. She has held several nonprofit board positions and is running for elected office for the first time. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Republican
Steve Ewing is an administrative hearings officer who served on the Lake Stevens City Council from 2019 to 2025 and serves on the Snohomish County Charter Review Commission, per goskagit.com. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.