CalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Washington Legislative District 17
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Diana Perez and Ben Christly won the district's 2 seats.
Top-two primaryTwo House positions per district
Diana PerezDemocrat · winner
27.6%41,342
Ben ChristlyDemocrat · winner
27.6%41,277
Kevin WatersRepublican · incumbent
22.3%33,406
David StuebeRepublican · incumbent
22.3%33,371
Write-inOther party
0.2%242
149,638 votes
Source: Washington Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Diana PerezKevin Waters
$355.2K
Raised by the campaign
$418.6K
$316.8K
Spent by the campaign
$333.9K
$38.4K
Cash on hand
$52.2K
Other candidates' campaigns: David Stuebe $372.3K · Ben Christly $287.6K.
Campaign money: Washington Public Disclosure Commission, through Oct 26, 2026.
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 26, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Ben Christly
- 75%
- Kevin Waters
- 25%
- Projected margin
- D+5.2