Washington District 3

WA-03 • 2026 Election
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Primary election: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Lean D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+5

Race Ratings

Cook Political Report

Lean D

Inside Elections

Lean D
Changed from Tilt D on Feb 1

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Leans D
Changed from Lean D on Feb 1

Candidates

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $6,183,270
Cash on Hand: $3,905,263
Brent Hennrich

Brent Hennrich

Democrat
Total Raised: $243,675
Cash on Hand: $17,940

Troy Rasband

Democrat
Total Raised: $10,716
Cash on Hand: $2,127
Antony Barran

Antony Barran

Republican
Total Raised: $44,506
Cash on Hand: $2,119
John Braun

John Braun

Republican
Total Raised: $1,980,862
Cash on Hand: $1,450,415

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more — subscribe for the full history. How accurate is each pollster? →

PollsterDateSampleMoEDemRep
Emerson College ±2.7 2026-07-10 500 LV ±4.40 Dem % John Braun 45.00%
co/efficient (R) partisan·R 2026-04-29 982 LV ±3.10 Dem % John Braun 41.00%

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 WA-03 House race competitive?

Yes — the expert consensus rates it Lean D: Democrats are favored, but the race is competitive.

When is the 2026 WA-03 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Independent Expenditures Updated 3 hours ago

$122,898
Total IE Spending
$12,898
Support
$110,000
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