2026 elections · Washington

Washington U.S. House, district 3

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Toss-up (Cook: Toss-up; Sabato: Lean D; Inside Elections: Toss-up; DDHQ: Likely D; split_ticket: Likely D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican

John Braun

Raised
$3,203,193
From individuals
$2,046,436
From PACs and other committees
$542,691
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$11,434
Cash on hand
$1,266,586
Debts
$600

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,053,418 to support and $3,537,692 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 16, 2026.

PAC and committee money

90 committees reported giving $325,170 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Democrat Incumbent

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Raised
$6,292,683
From individuals
$2,540,925
From PACs and other committees
$861,811
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$2,064,820
Debts
$8,500

FEC, campaign committee totals through July 15, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $52,055 to support and $4,014,047 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

273 committees reported giving $932,361 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $6K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $2K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $-1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)
John BraunRepublican$3,203,193$1,266,586$1,053,418$3,537,692
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat$6,292,683$2,064,820$52,055$4,014,047

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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