Alex Ybarra
Running unopposed.
Current state rep and former Quincy School Board president with an engineering career. Running for Senate on tax relief, water rights, law enforcement and agriculture, and says government should live within its means.
13th Legislative District
Adams, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas counties. 5 candidates, in alphabetical order, on Washington's Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot. Summaries are paraphrased from each candidate's own statement in Washington's voters' guide.
Take the Washington quizGuess each candidate's party from their photo alone.
State Senate, Legislative District 13
State House, Legislative District 13, Pos. 1
Tom Dent
Six-term state rep, ag pilot and five-term Grant County GOP chair. Puts working families and local farms first, wants to lower child care costs and touts winning permanent wildfire aviation funding.
Juan "Jerry" Garcia
Grew up in the area and has worked in the fields, factories and corrections. Takes no corporate PAC money; priorities are health care, union rights, farmworker protections, water rights and tax fairness.
State House, Legislative District 13, Pos. 2
Deanna Martinez
Registered nurse for 30 years and former Moses Lake councilmember. Top goal is abolishing the new state income tax; also wants to repeal the Climate Commitment Act.
Joshua Thompson
Ellensburg city councilmember and tech engineer who calls himself a principled conservative. Running on lower taxes, police support, constitutional rights and protecting farmers from overreach.
Could you tell their party from a photo?
Face the Ballot shows you Washington's candidates, faces only, and asks you to guess each one's party. Most people do worse than they expect. Faces don't come with platforms, so vote on what candidates stand for.