Washington District 3

WA-03 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 4, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez 75,962 36.5%
Brent Hennrich 34,927 16.8%

Republican Primary

Held August 4, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
John Braun 82,351 39.6%

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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 Nominee Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $6,292,683
Cash on Hand: $2,064,820
John Braun

John Braun Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $2,214,441
Cash on Hand: $1,267,035

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

No polls in the last 90 days.

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 30 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 4 hours ago

$157,821
Total IE Spending
$47,821
Support
$110,000
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