Washington's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026

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Washington's 3rd Congressional District
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) Voting in Washington
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Toss-up DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Tilt Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 3rd Congressional District of Washington, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is August 4, 2026. The filing deadline is May 8, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Washington's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 (August 4 top-two primary)

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

General election

The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 3

Incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez, Antony Barran, John Braun, Brent Hennrich, and Eric Vaughan are running in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 3 on August 4, 2026.

		Candidate
		Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D)
	Submit photo	Antony Barran (R)
		John Braun (R)
		Brent Hennrich (D)
	Submit photo	Eric Vaughan (Independent)

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Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Washington

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Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez	Democratic Party	$1,513,039	$422,960	$1,116,540	As of June 30, 2025
Brent Hennrich	Democratic Party	$7,381	$2,004	$5,416	As of June 30, 2025
Antony Barran	Republican Party	$9,327	$389	$8,937	As of June 30, 2025
John Braun	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Eric Vaughan	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
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." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Washington's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	9/30/2025	9/23/2025	9/16/2025	9/9/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Washington's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Washington's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 top-two primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 3

Incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez defeated Joe Kent in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D)	51.7	215,177
		Joe Kent (R)	47.9	199,054
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,673

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 415,904
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 3

Incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez and Joe Kent defeated Leslie Lewallen and John Saulie-Rohman in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 3 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D)	45.9	97,274
✔		Joe Kent (R)	39.3	83,389
		Leslie Lewallen (R)	12.2	25,868
		John Saulie-Rohman (Independent Party)	2.5	5,406
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	186

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 212,123
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brent Hennrich (D)
• Leslie French (R)
• Davy Ray (D)

2022

See also: Washington's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 3

Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez defeated Joe Kent in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D)	50.1	160,314
		Joe Kent (R)	49.3	157,685
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,760

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 319,759
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 3

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 3 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D)	31.0	68,190
✔		Joe Kent (R)	22.8	50,097
		Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)	22.3	49,001
		Heidi St. John (R)	16.0	35,219
		Vicki Kraft (R)	3.2	7,033
		Davy Ray (D)	2.2	4,870
		Chris Byrd (Independent)	1.7	3,817
		Leslie French (R)	0.5	1,100
	Submit photo	Oliver Black (American Solidarity Party)	0.2	456
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	142

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 219,925
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christopher Maynard (D)
• Brent Hennrich (D)
• Matthew Overton (R)
• Lucy Lauser (D)
• Chris Jenkins (D)
• Wadi Yakhour (R)

2020

See also: Washington's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 3

Incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler defeated Carolyn Long in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)	56.4	235,579
		Carolyn Long (D)	43.4	181,347
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	977

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 417,903
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 3

Incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler and Carolyn Long defeated Martin Hash, Davy Ray, and Devin Gray in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 3 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)	56.2	135,726
✔		Carolyn Long (D)	39.7	95,875
		Martin Hash (Unaffiliated)	1.6	3,904
		Davy Ray (D)	1.5	3,522
	Submit photo	Devin Gray (D)	0.8	1,969
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	343

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 241,339
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rudy Atencio (R)
• Peter Khalil (D)

District analysis

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See also

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Footnotes

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Washington's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Maria Cantwell (D)

Patty Murray (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzan DelBene (D)

District 2

Rick Larsen (D)

District 3

Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D)

District 4

Dan Newhouse (R)

District 5

Michael Baumgartner (R)

District 6

Emily Randall (D)

District 7

Pramila Jayapal (D)

District 8

Kim Schrier (D)

District 9

D. Adam Smith (D)

District 10

Marilyn Strickland (D)

Democratic Party (10)

Republican Party (2)

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