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2026 results · Washington · Washington 3rd District

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, the Democrat, wins re-election in Washington's 3rd District

Donald Trump carried the district by 3.3 points in 2024; this year's count is a 11.5-point move toward the Democrats.

Washington 3rd District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat, incumbent186,90353.6%
John BraunRepublican158,47845.5%
Write-in3,2160.9%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 11:19 PM EST · 98% counted.

About 98% of the expected vote counted348,597 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 7:35 AM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:12 PM ESTSource: Washington Secretary of State

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About the seat

Washington's 3rd District takes in all or part of 7 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went R+3.3 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 11.5 points toward the Democrats, ranks 2 of 10 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
R+3.3
2024 House race, same lines
D+3.9
Move from 2024, rank in state
2 of 10
  1. Clark County66%
  2. Cowlitz County14%
  3. Lewis County11%
  4. Thurston County4%
  5. Pacific County3%
  6. Skamania County2%
  7. Wahkiakum County1%

Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.

What the count shows

Added together, the 7 counties compared moved 11.5 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 83% as many votes as in 2024, from 86% in Lewis County to 73% in Thurston County.

Skamania County moved most: R+11.2 for president in 2024, D+1.3 this year

The 7 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+40EvenD+40Move
Skamania County5,969 votes12.5 pts → D
Cowlitz County47,592 votes12.4 pts → D
Clark County229,454 votes12.2 pts → D
Wahkiakum County2,539 votes11.2 pts → D
Pacific County11,945 votes8.8 pts → D
Thurston County13,114 votes7.4 pts → D
Lewis County37,984 votes6.5 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Clark County added 24,971 net votes for Perez against the 2024 margin, 59% of the district's change

Across the 7 counties compared, the margin moved by 42,356 votes toward Perez: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Clark County+24,971 Perez
  2. Cowlitz County+8,147 Perez
  3. Lewis County+4,546 Perez
  4. Thurston County+2,340 Perez
  5. Pacific County+1,082 Perez
  6. Skamania County+894 Perez
  7. Wahkiakum County+376 Perez

2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Perez this year

Striped on the map above. Largest first.

  • Pacific CountyR+1.3D+7.5
  • Skamania CountyR+11.2D+1.3

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count published by the Washington Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.