2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

U.S. House, Washington District 9

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Washington uses a top-two primary: the two candidates with the most votes in the August 4 primary advanced, regardless of party preference.

Candidates

Doug Basler

Republican

Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Elected experience: Former King County Republican Party Vice Chairman; former Eastside Republican Club President and current Vice President; longtime Republican Precinct Committee Officer; candidate for U.S. Congress.

Campaign website

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Online Voters' Guide, General Election November 3, 2026 (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)

Adam Smith

DemocraticIncumbent

Current office: U.S. Representative, Washington District 9

Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Washington's 9th congressional district, serving since 1997. House committee assignments: Committee on Armed Services.

Campaign website

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House Member Data (MemberData.xml) (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain (U.S. government work))
congress-legislators: legislators-current.json (service dates) (@unitedstates project, CC0 1.0)
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (U.S. Congress, Public domain (U.S. government work))
Adam Smith (Washington politician) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Online Voters' Guide, General Election November 3, 2026 (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

GENERAL 2026 Candidate List (VoteWA, election 899) (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)
2026 United States House of Representatives elections (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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