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Washington 9th District · House

Adam Smith (D)vsDouglas Michael Basler (R)

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Oct 14, 2026

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Safe for Smith.

Forecasters: Safe D · Smith is the incumbent · $870k vs $5k cash on hand

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Candidates

Adam Smith

Democrat· Incumbent

Progressive votes: 95.72%

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Douglas Michael Basler

Republican

War Chest (FEC)

Smith

$870k

Basler

$5k

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

Cook PoliticalCookSafe D

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