Elections · U.S. House, District 9 · Washington
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Raised for this seat
$99K
Through July 15, 2026
Cash on hand
$5K
Through July 15, 2026
On the November ballot
Basler faces Adam Smith for this seat on November 3, 2026.
The ballot as filed by the nominee source, recorded August 27, 2026, not a prediction. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 3%$3K
- Large donors
- 23%$23K
- PACs
- --
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 73%$73K
- Other
- --
Receipts reported through July 15, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in Washington
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
Register 8 days before online or by mail, or same-day through 8 p.m. on Election Day in person.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 773K
- Median household income
- $100K
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Living below the poverty line
- 10.9%
- Without health insurance
- 7.4%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.
- Adam Smith$1.9M
- Doug Baslerthis page$99K
- Melissa Chaudhry$30K
- Kshama Sawant$647K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; their money is still their own filed record.
Record in office
Basler has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.
That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.
What the campaign says, on dougbasler.comCandidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Portrait: Campaign photo, campaign website (reference use). Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.