2026 election for Washington Legislative District 8
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
April Connors (R) and Stephanie Barnard (R) won the district's 2 seats.
Top-two primaryTwo House positions per district
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
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Other candidates' campaigns: Stephanie Barnard $90.1K.
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.
No Democrat was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to Stephanie Barnard without simulating it.
How the forecast works →The candidates
Incumbent, Washington House of Representatives, first elected 2022Stephanie Barnard (R)
Incumbent, Washington House of Representatives, first elected 2022
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 3.5%