Incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D), Brent Hennrich (D), John Braun (R), and six other candidates are running in the top-two primary for Washington's 3rd Congressional District on August 4, 2026. As of July 2026, Perez, Hennrich, and Braun led in fundraising and local media attention.
The Oregonian's Betsy Hammond said Perez "is one of the most centrist Democrats in Congress and has earned the ire of many progressives in her district." The Seattle Times' Danny Westneat said, "Gluesenkamp Perez has a traditional GOP opponent, state Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia. But she’s also facing a more-robust-than-expected fusillade from the left, in progressive challenger Brent Hennrich."
Perez was first elected in 2022. Perez's campaign website says she is "ranked as one of the most bipartisan lawmakers in the House and regularly works across the aisle to fix what's broken ... [she is] the kind of working-class Washingtonian left behind in this economy. The political establishment in DC ignored folks like her." The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) endorsed her.
