2026Still countingUnofficial results
2026 election for Washington Legislative District 40
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Debra Lekanoff leads Alex Ramel by 0.1 points. The race has not been called.
Top-two primaryTwo House positions per district
Debra LekanoffDemocrat · leading · incumbent
37.2%51,297
Alex RamelDemocrat · incumbent
37.1%51,139
Cindy CarterRepublican
13.3%18,407
Joseph SegaultIndependent
12.3%16,908
Write-inOther party
0.2%240
137,991 votes
Source: Washington Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
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.
Debra LekanoffCindy Carter
$86.3K
Raised by the campaign
$29K
$42.3K
Spent by the campaign
$27.4K
$68.6K
Cash on hand
$1.5K
Other candidates' campaigns: Alex Ramel $93.2K.
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.
- Debra Lekanoff
- >99%
- Cindy Carter
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+44.6