Washington District 8

WA-08 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 4, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Kim Schrier 96,559 53.6%

Republican Primary

Held August 4, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Spencer Meline 28,445 15.8%
Trinh Ha 26,985 15.0%
Bob Hagglund 5,281 15.6%
Andres Valleza

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Kim Schrier
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Lean D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+2

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Lean D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Kim Schrier

Kim Schrier Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $3,016,894
Cash on Hand: $3,508,751

Andres R Valleza

Republican
Total Raised: $22,088
Cash on Hand: $1,249

Bob Hagglund

Republican
Total Raised: $27,785
Cash on Hand: $1,555

Spencer Harrison Meline

Republican
Total Raised: $126,517
Cash on Hand: $89,862

Trinh Ha

Republican
Total Raised: $166,734
Cash on Hand: $28,194

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? →

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Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 WA-08 House race competitive?

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

When is the 2026 WA-08 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 just now

$105,157
Total IE Spending
$105,157
Support
$0
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