U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026

Washington's 9th district

Candidates are those who filed with the Federal Election Commission for the seat and raised at least $5,000 (incumbents always): the list includes candidates who lost a primary or withdrew. Your ballot is set by your state.

30 days to Election DayTuesday, Nov 3, 2026
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Candidates and their money

Cumulative receipts reported to the FEC through each candidate's latest report. Shares are of receipts.

IndividualsPACsPartySelf
  1. D. Adam SmithDemocratic · Incumbent
    $1.9MCash on hand $869.5K · through Jul 15, 2026
    From PACs of federal contractors: $269K
  2. Kshama SawantIndependent · Challenger
    $647KCash on hand $39.6K · through Jul 15, 2026
  3. Melissa ChaudhryDemocratic · Challenger
    $30.1KCash on hand $67.2K · through Jul 15, 2026
  4. Douglas Michael BaslerRepublican · Challenger
    $12.2KCash on hand $5,021 · through Jul 15, 2026

The sitting member's record

Recorded votes in the current Congress. Activity measures are volume and attendance, not a grade.

Adam SmithD-WA-9
With party
99%
447/452
Missed
6.4%
43/675
Bills sponsored
23
0 became law
Across the aisle
14%
50 of 369 bills cosponsored
Record in Congress
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Federal money in the district

Contracts performed in the district (current boundaries), attributed by ZIP code and county.

Federal contracts in the district

$4.6B FY2026$5,915 per resident
2 of 10 districts in WA in FY2026
  1. Department of the Air Force$2.5B · 55%
  2. Defense Contract Management Agency$1.6B · 34%
  3. Defense Health Agency$172.5M · 3.8%
  4. Department of the Navy$90.4M · 2.0%
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Grants to the district's counties

The largest grant programs to the counties of the district, each county weighted by the district's share of its residents: an estimate. Grants to state governments are not included.

  1. nuclear energy research, development and demonstration$241.8M
  2. allergy and infectious diseases research$101.1M
  3. bridge formula program$63.8M
  4. aging research$31.8M
  5. cardiovascular diseases research$29.2M
  6. mental health research grants$22.4M
  7. biomedical research and research training$19.9M
  8. child health and human development extramural research$19.2M

Direct payments and insurance (Social Security, Medicare, …): $3.6B (FY2026) · Their size follows who lives in the place (retirees, patients), not annual decisions.

How ballots were counted here

Mail and provisional ballots in recent federal general elections, as election offices reported them to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Pick the county you vote in.

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Official election information

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Several states redrew their districts for 2026: district numbers here follow the FEC filings, maps and money follow the current boundaries.