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

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Washington's 8th 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)
Voting in Washington

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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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:

  • 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 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

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

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
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

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Washington's 8th the 183rd most Democratic district nationally.[3]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Washington's 8th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
51.0%46.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Washington, 2024

Washington presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 18 Democratic wins
  • 13 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R P[4] D R R R D D D D D R R R D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D
See also: Party control of Washington state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Washington's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Washington
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 8 10
Republican 0 2 2
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 10 12

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Washington's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Washington, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Bob Ferguson
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic Party Denny Heck
Secretary of StateDemocratic Party Steve Hobbs
Attorney GeneralDemocratic Party Nick Brown

State legislature

Washington State Senate

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 30
     Republican Party 19
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 49

Washington House of Representatives

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 59
     Republican Party 39
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 98

Trifecta control

Washington Party Control: 1992-2025
Nineteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate R D D D D R R D D D D R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R[5] D D D D D D D D
House D D D R R R R S S S D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Washington in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Washington, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Washington U.S. House All candidates 1,740 $1,740.00 5/8/2026 Source

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.52.112," accessed December 2, 2025
  2. ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.60.221," accessed December 2, 2025
  3. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  4. ↑ Progressive Party
  5. ↑ Democrats gained full control of the state Senate after a special election on November 7, 2017.


Washington's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Maria Cantwell (D)
Patty Murray (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
Democratic Party (10)
Republican Party (2)


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