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Washington's 10th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 4 top-two primary)
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| Washington's 10th Congressional District |
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| Top-two primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: May 8, 2026 |
| Primary: August 4, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
Poll opening hours vary; close at 8 p.m. (most voting done by mail) |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026 |
| See also |
1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th Washington elections, 2026 U.S. Congress elections, 2026 U.S. Senate elections, 2026 U.S. House elections, 2026 |
A top-two primary takes place on August 4, 2026, in Washington's 10th Congressional District to determine which two candidates will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.
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Washington uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot, for congressional and state-level elections. The top two vote-getters move on to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation. In states that do not use a top-two system, all parties are usually able to put forward a candidate for the general election if they choose to.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
This page focuses on Washington's 10th Congressional District's top-two primary. For more in-depth information on the district's general election, see the following page:
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 10
Incumbent Marilyn Strickland and Adam Arafat are running in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 10 on August 4, 2026.
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 | Marilyn Strickland (D) | |
 | Adam Arafat (D) | |
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Washington
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Marilyn Strickland | Democratic Party | $470,273 | $366,433 | $684,428 | As of June 30, 2025 |
| Adam Arafat | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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District analysis
This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.
Ballot access
This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.
See also
- Washington's 10th Congressional District election, 2026
- United States House elections in Washington, 2026 (August 4 top-two primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2026
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2026
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2026
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2026
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Footnotes
