CalledUnofficial results
Washington Legislative District 46
Washington State Senate · Washington
Javier Valdez won re-election by 79.6 points over Sandra Stephens.
Top-two primaryStaggered Senate
Javier ValdezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.7%57,600
Sandra StephensRepublican
10.1%6,484
Write-inOther party
0.2%106
64,190 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.
Javier ValdezSandra Stephens
$132.8K
Raised by the campaign
$1K
$76.7K
Spent by the campaign
$724
$105.6K
Cash on hand
$302
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.
- Javier Valdez
- >99%
- Sandra Stephens
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+76.6
The candidates
Javier Valdez (D)
Incumbent, Washington State Senate, first elected 2022Sandra Stephens (R)
Incumbent, Washington State Senate, first elected 2022Sandra Stephens (R)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.2%