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Washington Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot

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Washington's 2026 ballot includes 10 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked Washington jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

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Primary ElectionAug. 4, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

StateWashington

Places Listed27

Profiles246

Washington does not elect a governor in 2026. The statewide contests below are what appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Washington's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

Supreme Court Justice Position 1

2 candidates

Colleen MelodyIncumbent
Colleen Melody is the sitting justice for Washington Supreme Court Position 1, appointed by Gov. Bob Ferguson in January 2026, per the Washington Courts website. Before joining the court she spent 11 years as chief of the Civil Rights Division in the Washington Attorney General's Office and worked as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, per the same source. She is a University of Washington School of Law graduate who clerked for a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, per her official court biography.
Priorities: Keeping the court free from the influence of special interests and political bias, per her campaign site (melodyforjustice.com) · Running a grassroots campaign funded by individual donors rather than special interests, per her campaign site (melodyforjustice.com)
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Scott Edwards
Scott Edwards is an attorney who has practiced constitutional, appellate, and state tax law in Washington for about three decades, per his campaign website. He has worked at Bogle & Gates, Perkins Coie, Ballard Spahr, and, since 2025, Lane Powell, and holds an economics degree from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of Washington, per the same source. This is his first run for elected office, per his campaign website.
Priorities: Deciding cases based on the law and the record rather than politics or outside pressure, per his campaign site (votescottedwards.com) · Applying clear, principled legal reasoning to strengthen public confidence in the courts, per his campaign site (votescottedwards.com) · Bringing decades of complex litigation experience to the court, per his campaign site (votescottedwards.com)
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Supreme Court Justice Position 3

2 candidates

David Stevens
David Stevens is a Mason County Superior Court judge, first elected in 2023 and reelected in 2024, per his campaign website. He has worked for more than two decades as a prosecutor and defense attorney in state, federal, tribal, and international courts, including as a Spokane County deputy prosecutor and a U.S. State Department rule-of-law adviser in Afghanistan, per the same source. He holds a law degree from the University of Washington School of Law and served in the U.S. Navy from 1983 to 1989, per his campaign website.
Priorities: Applying the law consistently and treating court processes, including jury selection, equally for all parties, per his campaign site (judgestevensforwa.com) · Keeping the Supreme Court to its constitutional role of interpreting law rather than making policy, per his campaign site (judgestevensforwa.com) · Requiring that constitutional changes go through formal amendment rather than judicial reinterpretation, per his campaign site (judgestevensforwa.com)
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Jaime Michelle Hawk
Jaime Michelle Hawk is a King County Superior Court judge, appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee in 2022, per her campaign website. Her earlier legal career included work as a juvenile public defender in Grant County, a federal public defender for Eastern Washington and Idaho, and legal strategy director for the ACLU of Washington, per the same source. She earned her law degree from Gonzaga University in 2004 and has since taught as an adjunct professor there, per her campaign website.
Priorities: Protecting rights and freedoms and applying the rule of law fairly, per her campaign site (judgehawk.com) · Serving on a Washington Supreme Court commission working to reduce bias in the courts and improve access for working families, per her campaign site (judgehawk.com) · Bringing more than 20 years of experience as a public defender, civil rights attorney, and trial judge to the court, per her campaign site (judgehawk.com)
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Supreme Court Justice Position 5

2 candidates

Theo AngelisIncumbent
Theo Angelis is the sitting justice for Washington Supreme Court Position 5, appointed by Gov. Bob Ferguson in March 2026, per the Washington Courts website. He spent 26 years as a partner at K&L Gates, where he led the firm's appellate practice and later its intellectual property practice, per his official court biography. He holds degrees from Claremont McKenna College, Oxford University, the London School of Economics, and Yale Law School, per the same source.
Priorities: Faithfully interpreting and applying Washington's constitution and laws, per his campaign site (justiceangelis.com) · Maintaining judicial independence and impartiality to strengthen public trust in the courts, per his campaign site (justiceangelis.com) · Expanding equal access to the legal system, drawing on his pro bono work for asylum seekers and children, per his campaign site (justiceangelis.com)
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Dave Larson
Dave Larson is a retired judge who served on the Federal Way Municipal Court from 2008 to 2026, including as presiding judge starting in 2009, per his campaign website. He worked as a civil trial lawyer for 23 years before joining the bench and has previously run for the Washington Supreme Court in 2016, 2020, and 2024 without winning a seat, per the same source. He holds a public administration degree from the University of Puget Sound and a law degree from Seattle University School of Law, per his campaign website.
Priorities: Holding to the guiding principle that 'it is more important to do right than it is to be right', per his campaign site (larsonforjustice.com) · Valuing the freedoms of others as much as one's own, per his campaign site (larsonforjustice.com) · Supporting public legal education and youth civic engagement programs, per his campaign site (larsonforjustice.com)
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Supreme Court Justice Position 7

2 candidates

Debra L. StephensIncumbent
Debra L. Stephens is the sitting Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court, a seat she has held since 2008, per the Washington Courts website. She previously served as a Court of Appeals, Division Three judge and as an adjunct professor at Gonzaga University School of Law, and she is the first woman from Eastern Washington to reach the state's highest court, per her official court biography. A Spokane native, she also spent more than a decade as a local school board director, per the same source.
Priorities: Serving as 'a fierce advocate for an independent judiciary', per her campaign site (justicestephens.com) · Keeping courts open and accessible to everyone, per her campaign site (justicestephens.com) · Basing judicial decisions on law rather than politics, per her campaign site (justicestephens.com)
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Todd A. Bloom
Todd A. Bloom is an attorney, certified public accountant, and financial planner who has spent more than two decades providing legal and tax services to private and public companies, per his campaign website. He served as an active-duty U.S. Navy officer from 2002 to 2013 after earlier service in the Naval Reserve, and he has worked as a FINRA arbitrator, per the same source. He holds a law degree and MBA from Tulane University and a tax law master's degree from the University of Washington, per his campaign website.
Priorities: Applying the law as written rather than as judges might prefer it to read, per his campaign site (electtoddbloom.com) · Upholding the state and federal constitutions, per his campaign site (electtoddbloom.com) · Ensuring every person who appears in court receives a fair and impartial hearing, per his campaign site (electtoddbloom.com)
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U.S. House - WA-1

2 candidates

Suzan DelBene (Prefers Democratic Party)Incumbent
DelBene holds a biology degree from Reed College and an MBA from the University of Washington, and began her career as a lab researcher in immunology, per the campaign site. She spent more than 12 years at Microsoft, rising to corporate vice president over worldwide sales and marketing for mobile technology, and later served as director of the Washington State Department of Revenue, per the campaign site. She has represented Washington's 1st District in Congress since 2012 and chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Economic security and lowering costs for families · Health care · Reproductive rights
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Mary Silva (Prefers Republican Party)
Mary Silva is the only filer in this field stating a Republican Party preference, per the state's official filing list; her campaign site lists jobs and national security, accountability for government officials, and medical decision-making rights among her focus areas.
Priorities: Jobs and national security · Government accountability · Medical decision-making rights
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U.S. House - WA-2

2 candidates

Edwin H. Feller (Prefers Republican Party)
Edwin H. Feller is a Lynden contractor who founded Feller Heating and Air Conditioning and spent about six decades in the trade, including State Department facility work abroad, per Cascadia Daily News; he is the only filer in this field stating a Republican Party preference. The paper reports his platform includes support for law enforcement and expanded nuclear and hydroelectric power.
Priorities: Support for law enforcement · Expanding nuclear and hydroelectric energy
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Rick Larsen (Prefers Democratic Party)Incumbent
Larsen grew up in Northwest Washington, the son of a union power line worker, and worked his way through Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, per the campaign site. He represents Washington's 2nd District in Congress, where he is the lead Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Lowering costs for families · Protecting reproductive freedom · Fighting fentanyl and supporting veterans
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U.S. House - WA-3

2 candidates

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Prefers Democratic Party)Incumbent
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district; she lives in rural Skamania County and co-owns a Portland auto repair shop with her husband, per the Camas-Washougal Post-Record. The paper notes she is a member of the centrist Blue Dog Coalition and often votes independently of her party.
Priorities: Border security · Reproductive freedom · Right to repair
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John Braun (Prefers Republican Party)
John Braun is the Washington State Senate minority leader from the Centralia area, president of emergency vehicle manufacturer Braun Northwest, and a retired Navy submarine captain with 31 years of service, per his campaign site and the Camas-Washougal Post-Record.
Priorities: Border security · Restraining federal spending · Lower costs for families
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U.S. House - WA-4

2 candidates

Amanda McKinney (Prefers Republican Party)
Amanda McKinney is a Yakima County commissioner, small business owner, and former mortgage banker, per the Yakima Herald-Republic, which reports she leads the field in fundraising through March 2026 FEC filings.
Priorities: Agriculture and water rights · Energy production and lowering costs · Border security
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John Duresky (Prefers Democratic Party)
John Duresky is a retired Air Force major from West Richland who worked as a project control officer at the Hanford site, with 37 years of combined military and civil service, per the Yakima Herald-Republic; he is the only filer in this field stating a Democratic Party preference.
Priorities: Affordability for working families · Agriculture and water rights · Term limits and a congressional stock trading ban
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U.S. House - WA-5

2 candidates

Carmela Conroy (Prefers Democratic Party)
Carmela Conroy is a former U.S. Foreign Service officer whose postings included Afghanistan, Japan, and Pakistan, and a former Spokane County deputy prosecutor, per her campaign site; she was the district's 2024 Democratic nominee, per RANGE Media and the Spokesman-Review.
Priorities: An economy that works for Eastern Washington · Protecting Medicare, Medicaid, and rural hospitals · Public safety and steady foreign policy
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Michael Baumgartner (Prefers Republican Party)Incumbent
Michael Baumgartner is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, a former Spokane County treasurer, and a former State Department officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, per RANGE Media and the Spokesman-Review; he sits on the Education and Workforce, Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs committees, per RANGE Media.
Priorities: Border security and lower taxes · Protecting the Lower Snake River dams · Federal infrastructure funding for Eastern Washington
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U.S. House - WA-6

2 candidates

Emily Randall (Prefers Democratic Party)Incumbent
Emily Randall is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and a former deputy majority leader of the Washington State Senate from Port Orchard, per the Kitsap Daily News; she told the paper she founded the bipartisan Congressional Ferry Caucus in her first term.
Priorities: Health care access and affordability · Housing and childcare affordability · Congressional oversight and accountability
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Teresa Fox (Prefers Republican Party)
Teresa Fox is an occupational safety professional from Bremerton who directed environmental health and safety at Olympic College and coordinated safety programs for the state Department of Labor and Industries, per the Kitsap Daily News.
Priorities: Public safety · Affordability and taxes · Reducing government waste
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U.S. House - WA-7

2 candidates

Pramila Jayapal (Prefers Democratic Party)Incumbent
Jayapal founded and led OneAmerica, describing it as the largest immigration advocacy organization in Washington state, and spent nearly a decade in global health work at PATH, per the campaign site. Born in India, she came to the United States alone at age 16 and has represented Washington's 7th Congressional District since 2017 after previously serving in the state Senate, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Guarantee healthcare as a human right through the Medicare for All Act, per the campaign site · Expand affordable housing and make public colleges and universities free for families earning up to $125,000, per the campaign site · Raise the minimum wage and pursue economic changes through the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, per the campaign site
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Nirav Sheth (Prefers Republican Party)
Sheth is a Marine veteran who served four years as an aircraft mechanic and military police officer, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Sheth immigrated to the U.S. in 2008 to study computer and electrical engineering, later worked as a police officer in Lakewood, Washington starting in 2017, and became a business owner in Pierce County, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Affordability and the economy · Public safety · Small business growth
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U.S. House - WA-8

2 candidates

Kim Schrier (Prefers Democratic Party)Incumbent
Schrier is a doctor representing Washington's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Schrier has worked with members of both parties to deliver results, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Lowering health care and prescription drug costs · Taking on corporate consolidation that raises consumer costs · Protecting Medicaid and health care access
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Spencer Meline (Prefers Republican Party)
Meline is a small business owner, spouse, and parent of four who was born and raised in Washington, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Meline built businesses from the ground up and describes the campaign as citizen led rather than career political, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Strong small businesses · Lowering the cost of living · Safe communities
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U.S. House - WA-9

2 candidates

Doug Basler (Prefers Republican Party)
Basler founded and leads Prologue Digital Inc., an advertising and video production company, and has worked in media and marketing since 1990, per the campaign site. He has served as King County Republican Party vice chairman and Eastside Republican Club president, and attended Multnomah University, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Affordability and economic opportunity · Supporting families · Public safety
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Adam Smith (Prefers Democratic Party)Incumbent
Smith was raised in SeaTac by an adoptive family; his father was a ramp serviceman and Machinists' Union member at Sea-Tac Airport, per the campaign site. He earned a political science degree from Fordham University while working nights loading UPS trucks, and later a law degree from the University of Washington, per the campaign site. He worked as a Seattle prosecutor and judge pro tempore before serving in the Washington State Senate and, since 1996, in the U.S. House representing Washington's 9th District, where he has led the House Armed Services Committee, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Lower rents and more housing construction · Pathways to high-paying jobs
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U.S. House - WA-10

2 candidates

Marilyn Strickland (Prefers Democratic Party)Incumbent
Marilyn Strickland is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, a former two-term mayor of Tacoma, and a former CEO of the Seattle Metro Chamber, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Affordable housing and good jobs · Health care affordability · Safe neighborhoods and secure retirement
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Chris D. Chung (Prefers Republican Party)
Chris D. Chung is a pharmacist who has operated a community pharmacy in the Lakewood area for more than 30 years, per Associated Press reporting on the 2026 primary results. He previously ran for Washington insurance commissioner in the 2024 primary, and in 2026 he advanced from the primary as the Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Washington's 10th Congressional District, per the same report. No campaign website or voters' pamphlet statement was found as of September 7, 2026.

Statewide Ballot Measures

2 statewide measures are on Washington's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.

Parental Right to Review Education Materials, Receive Notifications, and Opt Out of Sexual-Health Education Initiative
Re-enact Initiative to the Legislature 2081 (2024), related to parental rights to review educational materials, receive specific notifications, and opt their children out of sexual health education.
Indirect initiated state statute
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Sex Verification Requirements for Female School Sports Initiative
Require school and voluntary nonprofit athletics to prohibit biologically male students from competing with and against biologically female students.
Indirect initiated state statute
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Places We’re Tracking

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Adams County

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
5 races covered

Asotin County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Bellevue city

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
4 office types represented

Benton County

17 candidates

17 tracked candidate profiles
10 races covered

Chelan County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Clallam County

9 candidates

9 tracked candidate profiles
8 office types represented

Clark County

31 candidates

31 tracked candidate profiles
17 races covered

Columbia County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Cowlitz County

14 candidates

14 tracked candidate profiles
14 office types represented

Douglas County

9 candidates

9 tracked candidate profiles
6 races covered

Federal Way city

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Ferry County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Franklin County

12 candidates

12 tracked candidate profiles
7 races covered

Garfield County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Grant County

9 candidates

9 tracked candidate profiles
5 races covered

Grays Harbor County

15 candidates

15 tracked candidate profiles
11 office types represented

Island County

29 candidates

29 tracked candidate profiles
14 office types represented

Jefferson County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Kennewick city

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

King County

96 candidates

96 tracked candidate profiles
55 races covered

Kirkland city

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
4 office types represented

Kitsap County

29 candidates

29 tracked candidate profiles
16 races covered

Kittitas County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Klickitat County

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Lewis County

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Lincoln County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Mason County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Okanogan County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Pacific County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Pend Oreille County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Pierce County

45 candidates

45 tracked candidate profiles
23 races covered

Sammamish city

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

San Juan County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Seattle city

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Skagit County

15 candidates

15 tracked candidate profiles
11 office types represented

Skamania County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Snohomish County

42 candidates

42 tracked candidate profiles
22 races covered

Spokane city

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Spokane County

36 candidates

36 tracked candidate profiles
22 races covered

Stevens County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Thurston County

42 candidates

42 tracked candidate profiles
25 races covered

Wahkiakum County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Walla Walla County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Whatcom County

10 candidates

10 tracked candidate profiles
5 races covered

Whitman County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Yakima city

14 candidates

14 tracked candidate profiles
13 office types represented

Yakima County

9 candidates

9 tracked candidate profiles
5 races covered

Every county in Washington

All 39 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 39 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.

Adams County Asotin County Benton County Chelan County Clallam County Clark County Columbia County Cowlitz County Douglas County Ferry County Franklin County Garfield County Grant County Grays Harbor County Island County Jefferson County King County Kitsap County Kittitas County Klickitat County Lewis County Lincoln County Mason County Okanogan County Pacific County Pend Oreille County Pierce County San Juan County Skagit County Skamania County Snohomish County Spokane County Stevens County Thurston County Wahkiakum County Walla Walla County Whatcom County Whitman County Yakima County

How to vote in Washington in November 2026

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Washington election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.

Voter registration deadline: online by Monday, October 26, 2026; by mail Monday, October 26, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available
Early voting: Friday, October 16, 2026 through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Mail ballot: return: By mail: must be postmarked no later than Election Day, November 3, 2026; no excuse needed
Election Day hours: Washington votes entirely by mail; there are no traditional polling-place hours. Ballot drop boxes close at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day; county voting centers (for in-person registration, replacement ballots, and accessible voting units) are open through Election Day per county-set hours.
Where to vote: Find your polling place with the Washington election office's official lookup.
ID at the polls: No ID is required to vote by mail. Voter identity is verified by matching the signature on the ballot return envelope to the signature on file. If a signature is missing or does not match, the ballot is 'challenged' and the voter is notified; it can be 'cured' with valid secondary ID (Social Security number, driver's license, photo ID, or other government document) before certification.

Washington 2026 Election Questions

When is the Washington 2026 primary election?

Washington's 2026 state primary was held on August 4, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.

When is the voter registration deadline in Washington for the November 2026 election?

To vote in Washington's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Monday, October 26, 2026; by mail Monday, October 26, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available, per the state election office.

When does early voting start in Washington for the November 2026 election?

Early in-person voting in Washington runs Friday, October 16, 2026 through Tuesday, November 3, 2026, per the state election office.

What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Washington for November 2026?

Washington mail ballots: return: By mail: must be postmarked no later than Election Day, November 3, 2026; no excuse needed, per the state election office.

Where do I vote in Washington in November 2026?

Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Washington election office's official lookup at https://www.votewa.gov to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.

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Voting Resources

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Election Calendar

Track major 2026 dates and upcoming election milestones.

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