Elections · U.S. House · Washington
2026 Washington House race,
Kim Schrier (Democrat) and Spencer Meline (Republican), who advanced from Washington's all-party primary, are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Washington District 8, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the Washington Secretary of State.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Certified list: Washington Secretary of State. Not a prediction.
The seat
Kim Schrier
Democrat · Holds the seat now
First took office 2019 · Age 58
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
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.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 191,585 votes
- Kim Schrier Advanced: 53.7% 102,853
- Spencer Meline Advanced: 15.8% 30,324
- Trinh Ha: 14.8% 28,340
- Bob Hagglund: 10.6% 20,382
- Keith Arnold: 2.5% 4,777
1 more candidate in the full results at the source named below.
The total includes 360 write-in or scattered votes not listed by candidate.
Every candidate runs on one ballot and the top two advance to November, whatever their party. Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Washington Secretary of State official primary canvass. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $3.4M
- Outside money
- $105K
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The largest groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
3 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
How this seat voted last time
D+8 in 2024
- Kim Schrier Won: 54.0%
- Carmen Goers: 45.8%
416,277 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
The district
Census context- People
- 782K
- Median household income
- $127K
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Living below the poverty line
- 6.2%
- Without health insurance
- 4.8%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.