2 candidates are tracked for Washington House Position 1, Legislative District 46 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Gerry Pollet and Will Dreher. Candidate information follows official King County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Gerry Pollet (prefers Democratic Party) and Will Dreher (prefers Democratic Party) meet on the November 3 ballot; Gerry Pollet is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. August 4 top-two primary: Gerry Pollet 51.6 percent, Will Dreher 30.8 percent; also ran: Ron Davis (16.8 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.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Gerry Pollet, is on the ballot.
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Democratic Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Gerry Pollet is the Democratic state representative for the 46th Legislative District, Position 1, per the Legislature's roster. He chairs the Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee and serves on the Appropriations Committee, per leg.wa.gov.
Democratic
Per The Urbanist.
Will Dreher is a former public school teacher who later became an environmental and clean energy lawyer, per his campaign site. He previously worked as a federal prosecutor handling cases involving sex trafficking, hate crimes and civil rights violations, and clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, per his campaign site.
Who is running for Washington House Position 1, Legislative District 46 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Washington House Position 1, Legislative District 46 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Gerry Pollet and Will Dreher. Candidate information follows official King County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Washington House Position 1, Legislative District 46 election in Washington?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Washington are on the Washington election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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