Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 4 top-two primary)

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Filing deadline: May 8, 2026
Primary: August 4, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
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A top-two primary takes place on August 4, 2026, in Washington's 8th Congressional District to determine which two candidates will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
May 8, 2026
August 4, 2026
November 3, 2026



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 8th 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:

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 8

Incumbent Kim Schrier, Trinh Ha, Bob Hagglund, and Andres Valleza are running in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 8 on August 4, 2026.

Candidate
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Kim Schrier (D)
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Trinh Ha (R)
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Bob Hagglund (R)
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Andres Valleza (R) Candidate Connection

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Andres Valleza

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

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Submitted Biography:  "Hello my friends. If we haven't met before, I am Andres Valleza, Congressional Candidate for Washington’s 8th District. I’m here today not just as a public servant, but as someone who believes deeply in protecting what matters most. I was born and raised in small-town Washington. I’ve worked in our schools, in group homes with foster kids, in juvenile detention centers, and I’ve been on the front lines of chaos as a Parole Officer holding dangerous criminals accountable."

Key Messages

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Strong Laws - Bringing federal prosecution for gang and gun crimes on the adult and juvenile levels. Bringing legislation to designate street gangs as terrorist organizations. Rewriting Federal early release and pre-sentence confinement credit laws. Putting violent criminals behind bars—and keeping them there. Ending early releases of these violent criminals. Fully supporting our law enforcement and giving them the tools they need and deserve.

Strong Schools - Restoring core subject curriculum and parent consent in schools. Bringing back Trades Schools funding and support. Supporting a locally ran school administration and parent choice. Ensuring a fair playing field and safe locker rooms for women and girls.

Strong Families - Cementing recent tax breaks for seniors and the working class. Bringing back Trades and Energy jobs. Eliminating Capital-gains taxes for home sales. Promoting living wage and family wage jobs. Supporting second amendment rights. Protecting women and children.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Washington

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Kim Schrier Democratic Party $1,515,201 $538,259 $2,798,565 As of September 30, 2025
Trinh Ha Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Bob Hagglund Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Andres Valleza Republican Party $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.

District analysis

This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.

Ballot access

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.52.112," accessed September 16, 2025
  2. ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.60.221," accessed September 16, 2025


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