99chambers
2026CalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated

2026 election for Washington Legislative District 48

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Osman Salahuddin (D) and Jessica Forsythe (D) won the district's 2 seats.

Top-two primaryTwo House positions per district

Osman SalahuddinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.0%27,378
Jessica ForsytheDemocrat · winner
24.5%18,622
Amy WalenDemocrat · incumbent
22.3%16,940
Jeffery PoppeRepublican
16.3%12,400
Write-inOther party
1.0%751
76,091 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

EvenD+36.82024D+47.02024 Pres.D+40.32025 specialD+20.12026

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Osman SalahuddinJeffery Poppe
$102.2K
Raised by the campaign
$960
$156.2K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2K
$22.7K
Cash on hand
$7.2K

Other candidates' campaigns: Amy Walen $467.8K · Jessica Forsythe $196.8K.

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.

Osman Salahuddin
>99%
Jeffery Poppe
<1%
Projected margin
D+47.3
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Osman Salahuddin (D)
Incumbent, Washington House of Representatives, first elected 2025Jessica Forsythe (D)Amy Walen (D)
Incumbent, Washington House of Representatives, first elected 2018Jeffery Poppe (R)

Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 1.0%