2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Washington races on the 2026 ballot
The federal and statewide races and statewide ballot measures on Washington's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district and state legislative districts.
What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, state legislative races (shown in the app once you enter your address) and statewide ballot measures.
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: voter.votewa.gov.
Not included: local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed: see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.
How voting works in Washington: Washington uses a top-two primary: the two candidates with the most primary votes advance regardless of party, and each candidate's party preference is printed as the candidate stated it. Washington Secretary of State
Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.
Federal
Washington has 10 U.S. House districts. You vote in one; enter your address to find yours.
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U.S. Representative, District 1
- Suzan DelBene · DemocraticIncumbent
- Mary Silva · Republican
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U.S. Representative, District 2
- Edwin H. Feller · Republican
- Rick Larsen · DemocraticIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 3
- John Braun · Republican
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez · DemocraticIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 4
- John Duresky · Democratic
- Amanda McKinney · Republican
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U.S. Representative, District 5
- Michael Baumgartner · RepublicanIncumbent
- Carmela Conroy · Democratic
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U.S. Representative, District 6
- Teresa Fox · Republican
- Emily Randall · DemocraticIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 7
- Pramila Jayapal · DemocraticIncumbent
- Nirav Sheth · Republican
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U.S. Representative, District 8
- Spencer Meline · Republican
- Kim Schrier · DemocraticIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 9
- Doug Basler · Republican
- Adam Smith · DemocraticIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 10
- Chris D. Chung · Republican
- Marilyn Strickland · DemocraticIncumbent
Statewide offices
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Supreme Court Justice (special election)
1
- Scott Edwards · Nonpartisan
- Colleen Melody · Nonpartisan
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Supreme Court Justice
3
- Jaime Michelle Hawk · Nonpartisan
- David Stevens · Nonpartisan
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Supreme Court Justice
4
- Ian Birk · Nonpartisan
- Sean O'Donnell · Nonpartisan
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Supreme Court Justice (special election)
5
- Theo Angelis · Nonpartisan
- Dave Larson · Nonpartisan
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Supreme Court Justice
7
- Todd A. Bloom · Nonpartisan
- Debra L. Stephens · Nonpartisan
Statewide ballot measures
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Initiative Measure No. IL26-001 (parental rights relating to children in public school)
Statewide ballot measure
Would undo the Legislature's 2025 amendments to the parents' rights law and restore it as originally enacted by Initiative 2081 in 2024.
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Initiative Measure No. IL26-638 (participation in K-12 school athletics)
Statewide ballot measure
Would bar students the measure defines as biologically male from competing in K-12 school sports designated for female students, with verification of sex by a health care provider.
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Initiative Measure No. IP26-645 (state and local taxes; income taxes)
Statewide ballot measure
Would repeal the 9.9% tax on individual income over $1 million that the Legislature passed in 2026 (set to begin in 2028), and would prohibit taxes on individual income.
State legislature
122 Washington legislative races are on the ballot. They depend on your district, so they appear in the app once you enter your address.
Voting in Washington
- Registration deadline
- Online and mail registrations must be received 8 days before Election Day (October 26, 2026). You can register or update your registration in person at a county voting center during business hours and until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.
- Early voting
- Washington votes by mail: every registered voter is mailed a ballot automatically (ballots go out by October 16, 2026). Return it by mail (postmarked by Election Day) or to a drop box by 8 p.m. on November 3; county voting centers offer in-person voting and services.
- ID at the polls
- NCSL category as of 2024: Non-photo ID requested (non-strict). Rules may have changed since; confirm with the official site.
Check your registration and sample ballot (voter.votewa.gov)
Sources
- Dates and Deadlines 2026 (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)
- Washington State General Election Fact Sheet, November 3, 2026 (Oct. 1, 2026) (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)
- vote.gov state voter registration data (data/states.json and content/en/register/*.md) (U.S. General Services Administration (vote.gov), Public domain (U.S. government work))
- Voter identification laws in the United States (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
About this page
Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for Washington (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.