2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

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Not to be confused with 2026 Washington House of Representatives election.

The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the State of Washington, one from all ten of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

District 1

See also: Washington's 1st congressional district

The incumbent is Democrat Suzan DelBene, who was re-elected with 63.0% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Suzan DelBene (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[2]

Endorsements

Suzan DelBene (not declared)

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[3]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Suzan DelBene (D)	$383,895	$393,084	$1,054,531
Source: Federal Election Commission [4]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [5]	Solid D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [6]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7]	Safe D	August 14, 2025

District 2

See also: Washington's 2nd congressional district

The incumbent is Democrat Rick Larsen, who was re-elected with 63.8% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Rick Larsen (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[8]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Rick Larsen (D)	$186,575	$158,387	$275,624
Source: Federal Election Commission [9]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [5]	Solid D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [6]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7]	Safe D	August 14, 2025

District 3

See also: Washington's 3rd congressional district

The incumbent is Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Gluesenkamp Perez is considered vulnerable to a primary challenge from her left due to her support of the SAVE Act, vote to censure fellow Democratic Representative Al Green, and other votes that broke traditional party lines. ^[10] In May 2025, Brent Hennrich, a candidate for this district in 2022, announced his intention to run for these reasons. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Candidates

Declared

• Antony Barran (Republican), oyster farm owner ^[14]
• John Braun (Republican), minority leader of the Washington Senate (2020–present) from the 20th district (2017–present) ^[15]
• Brent Hennrich (Democratic), installation site supervisor and candidate for this district in 2022 ^[16]

Filed paperwork

• Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative ^[17]
• Eric Vaughan (Independent) ^[18]

Formed exploratory committee

• John Roco (Republican), professor and perennial candidate ^[19]

Potential

• Jim Walsh (Republican), state representative (2016–present) and chair of the Washington State Republican Party (2023–present) ^[14]

Endorsements

John Braun

U.S. representatives

• Michael Baumgartner, WA-05 (2025–present) ^[20]

State legislators

• Lynda Wilson, former state senator from the 17th district (2017–2025) ^[20]

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Organizations

• EMILY's List ^[21]
• Latino Victory ^[22]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Antony Barran (R)	$9,326	$389	$8,937
Brent Hennrich (D)	$7,831	$2,003	$5,416
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D)	$1,513,038	$422,959	$1,116,539
Source: Federal Election Commission [23]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [5]	Tossup	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [6]	Tilt D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7]	Lean D	August 14, 2025

Polling

Marie Glueneskamp Perez vs. John Braun

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D)	John Braun (R)	Undecided
Voter Sciences (R) [24] [A]	August 2025	– (RV)	–	41%	48%	11%

Hypothetical polling

Marie Glueneskamp Perez vs. Heidi St. John

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D)	Heidi St. John (R)	Undecided
Voter Sciences (R) [24] [A]	August 2025	– (RV)	–	43%	46%	11%

Marie Glueneskamp Perez vs. Jim Walsh

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D)	Jim Walsh (R)	Undecided
Voter Sciences (R) [24] [A]	August 2025	– (RV)	–	42%	48%	10%

District 4

See also: Washington's 4th congressional district

The incumbent is Republican Dan Newhouse, who was re-elected with 52.0% of the vote against another Republican in 2024. ^[1]

Candidates

Declared

• Jerrod Sessler (Republican), home repair business founder, runner-up for this district in 2024 and candidate in 2022 ^[25]

Filed paperwork

• John Duresky (Democratic) ^[26]
• Wesley Meier (Republican) ^[27]

Potential

• Dan Newhouse (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Dan Newhouse (R)	$228,269	$143,118	$189,959
Source: Federal Election Commission [28]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [5]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [6]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7]	Safe R	August 14, 2025

District 5

See also: Washington's 5th congressional district

The incumbent is Republican Michael Baumgartner, who was elected with 60.6% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Carmela Conroy (Democratic), former chair of the Spokane County Democratic Party and runner-up for this district in 2024 ^[29]
• Ann Marie Danimus (Democratic), marketing firm owner and candidate for this district in 2022 and 2024 ^[30]
• Anthony Jensen (Republican) ^[31]

Potential

• Michael Baumgartner (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Michael Baumgartner (not declared)

U.S. representatives

• Jim Jordan, OH-04 (2007–present) ^[32]

Local officials

• David Condon, former Mayor of Spokane (2011–2019) ^[32]
• Nadine Woodward, former Mayor of Spokane (2019–2023) ^[32]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Michael Baumgartner (R)	$233,123	$108,815	$315,873
Carmela Conroy (D)	$20,638	$16,190	$17,590
Source: Federal Election Commission [33]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [5]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [6]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7]	Safe R	August 14, 2025

District 6

See also: Washington's 6th congressional district

The incumbent is Democrat Emily Randall, who was elected with 56.7% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Candidates

Potential

• Emily Randall (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Emily Randall (not declared)

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[3]
• LGBTQ+ Victory Fund ^[34]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Emily Randall (D)	$170,013	$45,858	$152,027
Source: Federal Election Commission [35]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [5]	Solid D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [6]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7]	Safe D	August 14, 2025

District 7

See also: Washington's 7th congressional district

The incumbent is Democrat Pramila Jayapal, who was re-elected with 83.9% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Candidates

Potential

• Dan Alexander (Republican), aeronautical engineering manager and runner-up for this district in 2024 ^[36]
• Joy Hollingsworth (Democratic), Seattle city councilor (2024–present) ^[36]
• Pramila Jayapal (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative
• Cliff Moon (Republican), software engineer, runner-up for this district in 2022 and candidate in 2024 ^[36]
• Jesse Salomon (Democratic), state senator from the 32nd legislative district (2019–present) ^[36]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Pramila Jayapal (D)	$361,367	$310,206	$2,063,886
Source: Federal Election Commission [37]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [5]	Solid D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [6]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7]	Safe D	August 14, 2025

District 8

See also: Washington's 8th congressional district

The incumbent is Democrat Kim Schrier, who was re-elected with 54.0% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Bob Hagglund (Republican), IT professional and perennial candidate ^[38]
• Andres Valleza (Republican) ^[39]

Potential

• Kim Schrier (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Kim Schrier

Organizations

• Vote Mama ^[40]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Kim Schrier (D)	$533,402	$134,511	$2,220,513
Source: Federal Election Commission [41]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [5]	Likely D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [6]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7]	Likely D	August 14, 2025

District 9

See also: Washington's 9th congressional district

The incumbent is Democrat Adam Smith, who was re-elected with 65.4% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Candidates

Declared

• Melissa Chaudhry (Democratic), nonprofit grant writer and runner-up for this district in 2024 ^[42]
• Kshama Sawant (Independent), former Seattle city councilor (2014–2024) ^[43]

Filed paperwork

• Janis Clark (Republican), nonprofit executive and candidate for the 6th district in 2024 ^[44]
• Mark Greene (Republican), paralegal and perennial candidate ^[45]

Potential

• Adam Smith (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Melissa Chaudhry (D)	$736	$12,526	$106,953
Kshama Sawant (I)	$87,118	$8,464	$78,654
Adam Smith (D)	$467,487	$379,176	$659,064
Source: Federal Election Commission [46]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [5]	Solid D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [6]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7]	Safe D	August 14, 2025

District 10

See also: Washington's 10th congressional district

The incumbent is Democrat Marilyn Strickland, who was re-elected with 58.5% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Adam Arafat (Democratic) ^[47]

Potential

• Marilyn Strickland (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Marilyn Strickland (D)	$175,219	$169,363	$586,444
Source: Federal Election Commission [48]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [5]	Solid D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [6]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7]	Safe D	August 14, 2025

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. Poll commissioned by the Washington State Republican Party

References

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Suzan DelBene (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Rick Larsen (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Antony Barran (R) for Congress
• John Braun (R) for Congress
• Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) for Congress
• Brent Hennrich (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• John Duresky (D) for Congress
• Jerrod Sessler (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Carmela Conroy (D) for Congress
• Ann Marie Danimus (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates

• Bob Hagglund (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates

• Kshama Sawant (I) for Congress