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2026 candidates we're tracking in WA-8
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Kim Schrier
Prefers Democr
Incumbent
Kim Schrier is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and a pediatrician who practiced in Issaquah for 16 years before her election, per her campaign site.
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Trinh Ha
Prefers Republ
Trinh Ha is a scholar with a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley who served as a consultant to the Department of Veterans Affairs from 2019 to 2025, per her campaign site; she came to the United States from Vietnam in 1995.
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Spencer Meline
Prefers Republ
Spencer Meline is a small business owner and father of four, born and raised in Washington, per his campaign site.
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Keith Arnold
Prefers Democr
Keith Arnold's campaign site centers on election reform, including ranked choice voting, and on his account of losing a federal position over his past runs for office.
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Andres Valleza
Prefers Republ
Andres Valleza describes a public service career in law enforcement and behavioral health on his campaign site; he told NBC Right Now that affordability and community safety are at the center of his campaign.
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Bob Hagglund
Prefers Republ
Bob Hagglund is a former UnitedHealth Group data scientist from Granite Falls and a former Snohomish County Republican Party chair, per Spokesman-Review candidate coverage; he ran statewide for lieutenant governor in 2024, per the Washington State Standard.
About this race
Washington's 8th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Washington primary is Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.