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Endorses Ybarra
The race
One state Senate seat is at stake in Washington's Senate District 13, for a four-year term. The seat is open: incumbent Judith Warnick (Republican) is not on the general ballot. Washington uses a top-two primary: the two highest finishers advance to the general election regardless of party, which is why some districts below show two candidates of the same party and no candidate of the other. The confirmed general-election roster, per Ballotpedia — Washington State Senate elections, 2026 (roster strength: compilation (Ballotpedia)), is: Alex Ybarra (Republican Party).
Spot-verification, October 25, 2026: this roster was corroborated against WFSE 2026 races sheet (OPEN-R, Alex Ybarra); no correction resulted.
Roster note from the inventory: Incumbent Judith Warnick (R) retiring per Ballotpedia retiring-incumbents list.
The candidates, claim by claim
Alex Ybarra (R), nominee. Alex Ybarra appears on the confirmed general-election roster (Ballotpedia general-election table, accessed October 25, 2026). Ybarra is the sitting state representative for House District 13, Position 2 (Ballotpedia), running for this open Senate seat.
Pros: The Republican incumbent/nominee with a service record in the compiled file; aligned with the values this publication exists to advance. Cons: No proven flaw meeting this publication's standard was located in the compiled record. The flaw, plainly: None proven was located in the compiled record.
OUR CALL
We endorse Alex Ybarra (R). Alex Ybarra is the only candidate on this general ballot and carries a service record in the compiled file; no proven flaw was located.
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Sources
- Ballotpedia — Washington State Senate elections, 2026 — general-election roster, incumbency markers, and ballot-status notes (roster strength: compilation (Ballotpedia)) — http://ballotpedia.org/Washington_State_Senate_elections,_2026
- Spot-verification sources for this district (accessed October 25, 2026): WFSE 2026 races sheet (OPEN-R, Alex Ybarra)
- Record gaps: no detailed legislative voting record, campaign-finance figures, or biographies beyond the offices and facts printed above were verified for the candidates in this district at this sourcing depth; no district-level competitiveness rating was published in the sources consulted except where a sourced note is printed in the race section above
- Standing check: no pedophile-association material meeting the proven standard (knowing association with or defense of a convicted pedophile) was located for any candidate on this ballot
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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