Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
DIncumbentFEC H2WA03217
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Raised this cycle$9.5M
Cash on hand: $235K
2026 race
WA-03 — U.S. House
2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
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How we got here · 1 earlier contest
Primary · Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Top-two primary — Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and John Braun advanced to the general election.
- DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez· inc.Advanced to general38.9%
- RJohn BraunAdvanced to general38.7%
- DBrent William HennrichDefeated15.3%
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Washington Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$16M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
John Braun
RChallengerFEC H6WA03275
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Raised this cycle$3.3M
Cash on hand: $672K
Brent William Hennrich
DChallengerFEC H2WA03134
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Raised this cycle$259K
Cash on hand: $18K
Antony Barran
RChallengerFEC H6WA03267
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Raised this cycle$45K
Cash on hand: $2K
Troy Austin Rasband
DChallengerFEC H6WA03317
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Raised this cycle$11K
Cash on hand: $162
Local signal
Early read on WA-03 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · leans negative
Recent news coverage of Marie Gluesenkamp Perez over the last 90 days.
0 positive22 neutral1 negative
23 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$16M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$13M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$3.2M
$35K for · $3.2M against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez(D)incumbent + WELCOMEPAC $13K + FIELD TEAM 6, INC. $2K − CLF $2.6M | $9.5M | $15K | $2.6M | $6.9M |
John Braun(R) + SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA $20K − HMP $472K − TOGETHER FOR WORKING PEOPLE $110K | $3.3M | $20K | $582K | $2.7M |
Brent William Hennrich(D) | $259K | — | — | $259K |
Antony Barran(R) | $45K | — | — | $45K |
Troy Austin Rasband(D) | $11K | — | — | $11K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside WA versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez(D)36% in-state · $5.3M itemized
$1.9M in-state$3.4M out-of-state
John Braun(R)68% in-state · $1.8M itemized
$1.2M in-state$571K out-of-state
Brent William Hennrich(D)67% in-state · $101K itemized
$68K in-state$34K out-of-state
Antony Barran(R)47% in-state · $43K itemized
$20K in-state$23K out-of-state
Troy Austin Rasband(D)100% in-state · $5K itemized
$5K in-state$0 out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Gluesenkamp perez | Braun | Hennrich | Barran | Rasband | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | |||||
Economy Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | |||||
Education Parents should be able to use public funds — through vouchers — to send their kids to private or charter schools. | — | |||||
Education The government should forgive some federal student loan debt. | — | |||||
Education Federal Title IX protections should explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity. | — | |||||
Environment The government should stop subsidizing oil and gas companies. | — | |||||
Environment Federal permitting and subsidies for new nuclear power plants should be expanded. | — | |||||
Foreign Policy The U.S. should spend more on the military. | — | |||||
Guns Civilian ownership of AR-15-style rifles should be restricted. | — | |||||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | |||||
Labor Federal labor law should make it easier for workers to form unions (PRO Act-style reforms). | — | |||||
Veterans The VA should cover more veterans and more health conditions. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
John Braun
- In one of the West's few swing races, a Democrat tries to keep a Trump districtLos Angeles TimesOct 23
- Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez fights to keep a foothold in Pacific Northwest’s Trump countryThe Virginian-PilotOct 19
- Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez fights to keep a foothold in Pacific Northwest’s Trump countryOrlando SentinelOct 19
- Nx s1 5968691NPROct 11
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.