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2026 candidates we're tracking in WA-7
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Pramila Jayapal
Prefers Democr
Incumbent
Jayapal founded and led OneAmerica, describing it as the largest immigration advocacy organization in Washington state, and spent nearly a decade in global health work at PATH, per the campaign site. Born in India, she came to the United States alone at age 16 and has represented Washington's 7th Congressional District since 2017 after previously serving in the state Senate, per the campaign site.
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Nirav Sheth
Prefers Republ
Sheth is a Marine veteran who served four years as an aircraft mechanic and military police officer, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Sheth immigrated to the U.S. in 2008 to study computer and electrical engineering, later worked as a police officer in Lakewood, Washington starting in 2017, and became a business owner in Pierce County, per the campaign site.
About this race
Washington's 7th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Washington primary is Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.