Washington's 3rd District
U.S. House · Washington
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez won re-election by 8.2 points over John Braun.
Top-two primary
Source: Washington Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two sides on one scale: their campaigns, and outside groups spending for them or against their opponent.
Top funders
Outside groups and direct contributors, ranked by what they put in; the color shows which candidate it helps.
| HMPAgainst Braun | $8.1M | |
| NO GOING BACK PAC INC.For Braun, against Perez | $7.4M | |
| America PACFor Braun, against Perez | $613.5K | |
| Together for Working PeopleAgainst Braun | $165K | |
| SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICAFor Braun | $74.5K | |
| Building TogetherFor Perez, against Braun | $33.5K | |
| WelcomePACFor Perez | $33.2K | |
| MAGA INC.Against Perez | $28.4K | |
| Guardian Super PACFor Braun | $22.2K | |
| AB PACFor Perez | $18.8K | |
| Planned Parenthood Alliance PAC , Serving WA, AK, ID, HI, IN, KYAgainst Braun | $9K | |
| Field Team 6 Inc.For Perez | $2K | |
| Neighbor VoicesFor Perez | $900 |
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Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. Outside spending: independent expenditures by super PACs, parties and other groups, primary and general, as reported to the FEC through Nov 1, 2026, updated Nov 3, 2026. It leaves out spending not reported as independent expenditures (most issue ads and much dark money), so it understates all outside money. The FEC lists only each candidate's largest spenders; totals count every spender.
Source: FEC campaign filings; FEC independent expendituresUpdated Nov 3, 2026, 1:05 AM ET
Polls against the result
The final average had Braun ahead by 0.3. Perez won by 8.2: a 8.5-point miss toward Republicans.
- Poll with Perez ahead
- Poll with Braun ahead
- Final polling average
- Result
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Perez | Braun | Margin | Adjusted | Miss vs result | Grade | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research for Northwest Progressive InstituteD-sponsored | Oct 19–Oct 21 | 551 LV | 45 | 44 | D+1 | R+0.2 | −7.2 | B+ | nwprogressive.org ↗ |
| DHM Research for Oregon Public Broadcasting | Sep 17–Sep 27 | 543 LV | 47 | 48 | R+1 | R+0.8 | −9.2 | B | opb.org ↗ |
| Emerson College for Northwest Progressive InstituteD-sponsored | Jul 8–Jul 10 | 500 LV | 42 | 43 | R+1 | R+3.7 | −9.2 | A+ | nwprogressive.org ↗ |
| co/efficient for NRCCR-sponsored | Apr 25–Apr 29 | 982 LV | 34 | 41 | R+7 | R+2.1 | −15.2 | B+ | politico.com ↗ |
Adjusted: after correcting for the pollster's house effect and likely-voter screens. Miss: the poll's margin minus the result; + means the poll leaned Democratic. Grade: the pollster's accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (pollster ratings).
Source: Each poll's release, via The New York Times and Wikipedia poll listsUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- 72%
- John Braun
- 28%
- Projected margin
- D+3.5
The candidates
Incumbent U.S. representativeJohn Braun (R)
Minority leader of the Washington Senate (2020–present) from the 20th district (2017–present)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.9%