Mary Dye
Running unopposed.
Third-generation wheat farmer and former Peace Corps volunteer, in the Legislature since 2015. Pitches collaboration on water, hydropower, farming and fisheries along the rivers.
9th Legislative District
Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman counties. 3 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 House, Legislative District 9, Pos. 1
State House, Legislative District 9, Pos. 2
Joe Schmick
In the House since 2007; former farmer and small-business owner. Opposes burdensome regulations, wants the state to live within its means, and backs affordable health care and good schools.
Karina Wallace
Peer support specialist, trauma recovery coach and mother of six. Takes no corporate PAC or lobbyist money; priorities are paycheck protection, rural health care and closing the lobbyist revolving door.
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.