Elections Intelligence

Washington 3rd District

DEFENDED SEAT
LEAN D
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Democratic · Incumbent
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 90.4¢13¢
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John Braun Republican · Challenger
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market has run well past this seat's history — a 4-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 90.4¢ today.

Lean D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Likely DD 90.4¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Toss-upD+3.88 in 2024. Polling · Toss-upR+1 — Emerson College, Jul 14.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 90.4¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
R+1
Emerson College ↗ A+ Jul 8 - 10 · n=500 LV R+1 INDEPENDENT
NRCC Co/efficient ↗ B Apr 26 - 28 · n=800 RV R+7 R SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+3.88

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D)

51.74 — 47.86 · 2024 general election

def. Joe Kent (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
3.1 to 1
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez$6.29M
John Braun$2.04M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 07-15 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Top-two primary 08-04 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 Top-two field settled · both advancers on the November ballot COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄