House Pos. 1
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Cummings (D) | 15,003 | 36.57% |
| Suzanne Schmidt (R) | 14,754 | 35.96% |
| MJ Bolt (R) | 11,272 | 27.47% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
About the Race
Featured Candidates
Ted Cummings
- Party:
- Democratic
- Age:
- 63
- City:
- Chattaroy, Washington
Education: Graduated from Gonzaga Preparatory School in 1979. Earned an associate degree from Spokane Community College in 1997.
Work experience: Worked at Kaiser Aluminum’s Mead smelter from 1988 until a strike and lockout in 1998. Worked as a supervisor for Alcoa Aluminum in New York from 1998 to 2004. Returned to Kaiser in 2004 at the company’s Trentwood plant. Has served as a vice president for the Washington State Labor Council since 2018.
Political experience: Ran for U.S. Senate in 2016. Ran for state representative in the 4th Legislative District against Matt Shea in 2018. Ran for Spokane County commissioner against Josh Kerns in 2020. Ran for state House Position 1 in the 4th Legislative District in 2022.
Family: Married to Denise Cummings. Has two adult sons and one granddaughter.
Campaign contributions: Opted for mini-filer path, meaning he does not need to report donations or expenditures as long as totals remain below $7,000.
Suzanne Schmidt
- Party:
- Republican
- Age:
- 61
- City:
- Spokane Valley, Washington
Education: Graduated from Libby Senior High School in Libby, Montana, in 1982. Received an associate degree with an emphasis in business administration from Flathead Valley Community College in Libby in 1991, and received an associate degree in applied science with an emphasis on medical assistant/technology from Spokane Community College in June 2003.
Work experience: Former president and chief executive officer of the Associated Builders and Contractors Inland Pacific Chapter. Worked as the organization’s workers comp program manager prior to that. Worked as an administrator at the Corps of Engineers at Libby Dam.
Political experience: Elected to the State House position one seat representing the 4th Legislative District in 2022.
Family: Married to Dean Schmidt. Has three adult children.
Campaign contributions: Raised more than $111,000 as of Oct. 1, 2024, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Top donors include the political action committees for the Association of Builders and Contractors and the Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors, BNSF Railway, Kuney Construction and Hollis Barnett and his wife, Elizabeth Barnett. Hollis Barnett serves as vice president of Spokane-based Garco Construction.
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