Sen. June Robinson won the 38th Legislative District state Senate seat, defeating Republican Brad Bender by a margin of 31.5 percentage points.

Robinson collected 25,880 votes (65.7%) to Bender's 13,449 votes (34.2%), according to unofficial results from Washington Secretary of State. All reporting units had reported as of Nov. 4. A total of 39,379 votes were counted in the race.

What was at stake

The 38th Legislative District includes Everett, Marysville and the Tulalip Reservation, according to Robinson's Senate biography. Robinson chairs the Senate Ways & Means Committee and serves on the Senate Health & Long-Term Care Committee.

The key issues:

  • Robinson, according to her Senate biography, has focused on health care access, affordable housing and behavioral health system improvements.
  • Bender, according to his campaign website, ran on what he called a "blue-collar, small business perspective," pledging affordability and government accountability.

A little history

Robinson served in the state House of Representatives starting in 2013, according to her Senate biography. She was appointed to the Senate in May 2020. She lives in Everett and works as a health policy analyst at the Snohomish County Health Department. She holds degrees from the University of Delaware and the University of Michigan, including a master's in public health.

Bender described his effort as a family-run, grassroots campaign, according to his campaign website.

What's next

These results remain unofficial until the canvass is complete. The Snohomish County elections office noted that races spanning multiple counties require all qualifying jurisdictions to finish counting. Washington Secretary of State last updated these figures at 4:40 p.m. PST on Nov. 4.

Election results: Washington State Senate - District 38 (Washington General Election, 2026-11-03)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Percent

June Robinson

DEM

25,880

65.7%

Brad Bender

REP

13,449

34.2%

Write-in

50

0.1%

Total

39,379

Source: Washington Secretary of State. Results current as of Nov. 4, 2026, 4:40 p.m. PST. Reporting: 1 of 1. Unofficial results; every reporting unit has reported.