Washington's 3rd District: 2026 result

Washington · election of 3 November 2026Incumbent: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D)Updated November 11 at 5:32 AM EST

Called · unofficial count

Perez (D) 53.6%, Braun (R) 45.4%.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Democratic) won Washington's 3rd District in the 3 November 2026 election, with 53.6% of the vote to John Braun's 45.4%, a margin of 8.2 points (28,931 votes). The seat stays Democratic. Count as of November 11 at 5:32 AM EST, not yet certified.

What stands out in WA-3

from the count and past results

Donald Trump carried this district by 3.0 points in 2024 (50.0% to 47.0%); Perez, a Democrat, won it by 8.2 points.
Cook Partisan Voting Index for the district, on its 2026 lines: R+2. A Democrat won it.
In 2024 the district went D+3.9 (Perez 51.7%, Kent 47.9%); in 2026 it went D+8.2, a 4.3-point swing toward Democrats.
Perez finished 8.2 points ahead of Braun, a gap of 28,931 votes.
Democratic hold: the incumbent, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, was re-elected.

Washington's 3rd District: candidates and votes

Called · unofficial count

General election, 3 November 2026 · as of November 11 at 5:32 AM EST

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez · incumbent	Democratic	189,105	53.6
John Braun	Republican	160,174	45.4

Leading candidates only: the source has not yet published the full results table for this race, so other candidates and the total are missing.

WA-3 in 2024

same district lines

House election, 5 November 2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Democratic	215,177	51.7
Joe Kent	Republican	199,054	47.9
Write-ins	Other	1,673	0.4
Total		415,904	100.0

2024 presidential vote in the district: Trump 50.0%, Harris 47.0%.

Related races

Washington: every 2026 House district, the delegation before and after
Other districts in Washington: WA-1, WA-2, WA-4, WA-5, WA-6, WA-7, WA-8, WA-9, WA-10
Closest House races: MN-1 (0.1), NC-5 (0.1), NC-3 (0.1), TN-4 (0.2), FL-27 (0.4)
House results 2026: every race

Sources

Votes and candidates: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington (revision 1385007502, November 11 at 5:32 AM EST), which cites the state election office and AP race calls.
Race call and incumbent: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections (revision 1385103391). A race is shown as called only when that article marks a winner.
2024 comparison: the 2024 House result from Wikipedia's 2024 House election articles; the 2024 presidential vote in the district from the district's own Wikipedia article.
Text and figures from Wikipedia are available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them; this page updates with the source.