Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

Washington 3rd District

Currently held by a Democrat · incumbent running

Democrat
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
47%
Republican
John Braun
53%
ForecastTilt R
Projected margin
R+0.8
80% range
R+12.0 to D+10.4
Partisan lean
R+3.3
Tipping-point chance
1.34%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.32×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 24%Fundamentals 76%
Polling average
R+4.8
Fundamentals
D+7.1
Blended
R+0.1
Similar-race shift
+0.1
Poll–fundamentals gap
11.9 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
2
Distinct pollsters
2
Most recent
July 10, 2026
Democrat
42.1%
Republican
46.9%
Undecided / other
11.0%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+3.3
Elasticity
0.88
Incumbency
+3.4
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+1.1
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
D+6.9

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