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Elections · Washington

2026 Washington federal ballot

Washington votes on all 10 of its U.S. House seats on November 3, 2026; neither U.S. Senate seat is up.

What else is on your ballot

Federal races only, not governor, state or local contests or ballot measures. For the rest of your ballot, start at VoteWA, run by the Washington Secretary of State.

Washington races to watch

The delegation, district by district

10 seats on the ballot
8 Democratic2 Republican1 not on the ballot on record

House seats, filled by the party that holds each one today.

Party of the member holding each seat now, never a margin and never a prediction. A hatched district means that member is not on the ballot for it. Boundaries as drawn for the 119th Congress.

How to vote in Washington

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026 

Register 8 days before online or by mail, or same-day through 8 p.m. on Election Day in person.

All dates and rules

Washington by the numbers

7.8Mpeople across 10 districts

Median household income$75K to $135K
District 5District 1
Living below the poverty line6.2% to 14.0%
District 8District 4
Without health insurance4.4% to 11.5%
District 7District 4

The lowest and highest of Washington's districts, on the national range for each measure. Census American Community Survey 2024 five year estimates.

What this ballot costs

$41M in play

Of every dollar in Washington's federal races, 25 cents is outside groups spending on their own, not the campaigns.

Raised by candidatesOutside money
All 10 House races$41M
$31M raised by candidates$10M outside money$4.1M a seat on average

Gifts of $200 or less

$4.1M13%

Larger individual gifts

$15M49%

From PACs

$7.2M23%

Shares of what the campaigns raised themselves. The rest is party money, self funding and transfers.

Incumbents defending a seat

Who is spending on Washington

$10M outside money

The groups spending independently on Washington's races, by what they have filed. Open a row to see how the money was spent, supporting or opposing each party, and the interest behind the committee.

1 to 5 of 23 groups

How far the money traveled

Most of the outside money on Washington's races comes from groups that are spending in other states too.

Groups spending in other states too
$7.8M77%
Groups spending only in Washington
$2.4M23%

Groups filing here

23

The widest one reaches

31states

Independent spending filed on Washington's races, by whether the committee is also spending in other states this cycle. A filing records where a group spends, not where its donors live, so this is a measure of reach, never of who paid for it.

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Census context from the American Community Survey, public domain. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.