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U.S. House · Washington's 7th District

Most of the city of Seattle and nearby suburbs including Shoreline, Burien, and Vashon Island.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Pramila Jayapal, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Pramila Jayapal276,13487.4%
Nirav Sheth38,43712.2%
Total Write-ins1,2080.4%

About 84% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Washington uses a top-two primary open to all voters regardless of party. Incumbent Pramila Jayapal and Nirav Sheth advanced from the August 4, 2026 primary, defeating Gwen Kirkland (D) and David Blomstrom (Fifth Republic Party). Jayapal won the primary with 83.8% of the vote.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Pramila JayapalDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2017)Full profile →Nirav ShethRFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Pramila Jayapal
    Recorded votes[37][38][39]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted no on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Nirav Sheth
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Pramila Jayapal
    Recorded votes[32][33][34][35]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted no on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Nirav Sheth
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Pramila Jayapal
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][24][25][26]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Nirav Sheth
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Pramila Jayapal
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][29][28]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Nirav Sheth
    Opposes[7]

    Campaign affordability page criticizes the proposed Washington "millionaires tax" as part of what he calls a layering of state taxes.

Expand public health coverage

  • Pramila Jayapal
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][22][23]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted no on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Nirav Sheth
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Pramila Jayapal
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][27][28]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Nirav Sheth
    —

Increase police funding and staffing

  • Pramila Jayapal
    —
  • Nirav Sheth
    Supports[8]

    Supports using state funding from HB 2015 to hire more police officers, with money going to recruitment, training and retention.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Pramila Jayapal
    Recorded votes[36]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Nirav Sheth
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Pramila Jayapal
    Recorded votes[31]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Nirav Sheth
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Pramila Jayapal
    Recorded votes[27]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Nirav Sheth
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Pramila Jayapal
    Recorded votes[18]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Nirav Sheth
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Pramila Jayapal
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization.

  • Nirav Sheth
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Pramila Jayapal
    —
  • Nirav Sheth
    Supports[6]

    Campaign education page calls for passing the Protecting Fairness in Girls' Sports initiative and cites federal guidance defining sex under Title IX.

Research notes & limits

Neither candidate has completed a 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. Jayapal's official house.gov and campaign websites did not yield fetchable issue-position text (menus and JavaScript-rendered content only), so her priorities and positions sections are left empty rather than inferred; her biography and committee assignments are sourced from her official house.gov pages and Ballotpedia. Jayapal's federal key votes and FEC totals are added separately by script. Sheth's biography relies on his campaign website and Ballotpedia; no independent news profile was found.

Sources · 43

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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  2. 2.Home - Nirav Sheth · Nirav Sheth for Congress Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Jayapal, Dingell, CPC Members Host Universal Healthcare Shadow Hearing · Office of Rep. Pramila Jayapal Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Jayapal Statement on War Powers Resolution Passage · Office of Rep. Pramila Jayapal Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Ranking Member Jayapal's Opening Statement at Hearing on Trump's Immigration Dragnet and Republican Threats to Defund Local Police · Office of Rep. Pramila Jayapal Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Education & Local Control · Nirav Sheth for Congress Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Affordability, Economy, Employment · Nirav Sheth for Congress Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Public Safety - Nirav Sheth for Congress · Nirav Sheth for Congress Candidate's own words
  9. 9.About Me - Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal · U.S. House of Representatives (Jayapal) Official record
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  11. 11.Committees and Caucuses - Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal · U.S. House of Representatives (Jayapal) Official record
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  14. 14.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.H.R. 4099, the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act (Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.H.R. 8085, the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026 (Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
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  22. 22.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  39. 39.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  40. 40.Nirav Sheth · Ballotpedia Reference
  41. 41.Home - Nirav Sheth · Nirav Sheth for Congress Candidate's own words
  42. 42.Easy win for Indian-American Jayapal in Washington; sets up fight with Nirav Sheth for November elections – ThePrint – PTIFeed · ThePrint (PTI) · 2026-08-05 News report
  43. 43.U.S. House · Washington's 7th District results 2026 · NBC News News report