U.S. House · Washington's 10th District
Chris Chung
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- Race
- U.S. House · Washington's 10th District
- Result
- Marilyn Strickland, projected winner
- Opponent
- Marilyn Strickland (D)
- Research
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Chris Chung, a Republican pharmacist from Lakewood, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Washington's 10th Congressional District to Marilyn Strickland. He ran for Washington Insurance Commissioner in 2024 and placed second in the August 2026 top-two primary for this seat. No campaign website or candidate biography beyond Ballotpedia's profile was found.[1][2][3]
Biography
Chris Chung, a Republican pharmacist from Lakewood, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Washington's 10th Congressional District to Marilyn Strickland. He ran for Washington Insurance Commissioner in 2024 and placed second in the August 2026 top-two primary for this seat. No campaign website or candidate biography beyond Ballotpedia's profile was found.[1][2][3]
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Chung lives in Lakewood, Washington. Ballotpedia, citing VoteWA, reports that he holds a graduate degree in pharmacy from St. John's University and has worked as a pharmacist.[1] In 2024 he ran for Washington Commissioner of Insurance as a Democrat and placed seventh in the primary with 2.9% of the vote. In his statement for the state voter guide he wrote that the commissioner has "the responsibility of safely protecting our Washington State residents."[1]
Chung advanced from the August 4, 2026 nonpartisan primary for Washington's 10th District with 33.4% of the vote, behind incumbent Marilyn Strickland's 49.3%, and was the Republican candidate in the general election.[2] He received 35.9% of the vote to Marilyn Strickland's 63.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Chris Chung · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Marilyn Strickland · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.U.S. House · Washington's 10th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.2026 General Election Voters' Pamphlet, Pierce County edition (candidate statement, p. 30) · Washington Secretary of State Candidate's own words