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U.S. House · Washington's 8th District

Central Washington suburbs and exurbs east of Seattle, including Issaquah, Sammamish, Wenatchee, and Ellensburg.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Kim Schrier, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Kim Schrier174,41856.2%
Spencer Meline135,22843.6%
Total Write-ins7840.3%

About 89% 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 Kim Schrier and Spencer Meline advanced from the August 4, 2026 primary over a crowded Republican field that included Trinh Ha, Bob Hagglund, and Andres Valleza, and Democrat Keith Arnold. Schrier won the primary with 53.8% of the vote.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Kim SchrierDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2019)Full profile →Spencer MelineRFull 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

  • Kim Schrier
    Recorded votes[34][35]

    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).

  • Spencer Meline
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Kim Schrier
    Recorded votes[30][31][32]

    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.

  • Spencer Meline
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Kim Schrier
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). 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).

  • Spencer Meline
    In their own words[6]
    “We need a secure border so we can stop trafficking and cartel activity and enforce immigration law consistently.”

    On his campaign website (July 16, 2026), as quoted by Ballotpedia

Loosen zoning rules to build more housing

  • Kim Schrier
    —
  • Spencer Meline
    In their own words[10]
    “Encourage housing construction by reducing unnecessary regulatory barriers and using federal infrastructure and housing programs in ways that increase supply while respecting state and local authority over land use.”

    On his campaign website's priorities page

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Kim Schrier
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][26]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), 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.

  • Spencer Meline
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Kim Schrier
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][24]

    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.

  • Spencer Meline
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Kim Schrier
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][25][26]

    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.

  • Spencer Meline
    In their own words[10]
    “America should pursue abundant, reliable energy, including hydropower, nuclear power, renewables, natural gas, and domestic oil production, to strengthen energy security and keep utility and transportation costs manageable.”

    On his campaign website's priorities page

Increase police funding and staffing

  • Kim Schrier
    Supports[9]

    Says she sponsored a bill to triple funding for COPS grants and voted to increase law enforcement funding, and says she opposes efforts to defund the police.

  • Spencer Meline
    In their own words[6]
    “Public safety starts with supporting well-trained and properly funded law enforcement.”

    On his campaign website (July 16, 2026), as quoted by Ballotpedia

Raise the minimum wage

  • Kim Schrier
    Recorded votes[33]

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

  • Spencer Meline
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Kim Schrier
    Recorded votes[29]

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

  • Spencer Meline
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Kim Schrier
    Recorded votes[25]

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

  • Spencer Meline
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Kim Schrier
    Recorded votes[23]

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

  • Spencer Meline
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Kim Schrier
    Recorded votes[27][28]

    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. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Spencer Meline
    —

Research notes & limits

Schrier's healthcare and gun-safety statements are drawn from active issue pages on her campaign website; other issue subpages (economy/trade) returned no fetchable content. Meline completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey; his fuller responses were not exhaustively transcribed given the basic research tier. Schrier's federal key votes and FEC totals are added separately by script. Meline's issue statements are drawn from his campaign priorities page and the website text Ballotpedia quotes in his Candidate Connection entry; he takes no stance on the guide's issue statements in a form that could be recorded as a position. Meline's campaign website and Ballotpedia survey do not list schooling or past employers beyond his own businesses, and no news profile was found.

Sources · 39

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

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  2. 2.Kim Schrier · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Healthcare · Dr. Kim Schrier for Congress Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Gun Safety · Dr. Kim Schrier for Congress Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Meline for Congress | District 08 - Washington State · Meline for Congress Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Spencer Meline - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Climate Change and the Environment · Dr. Kim Schrier for Congress Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Economy + Trade · Dr. Kim Schrier for Congress Candidate's own words
  9. 9.Public Safety · Dr. Kim Schrier for Congress Candidate's own words
  10. 10.Vision & Priorities · Meline for Congress Candidate's own words
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  12. 12.Committees and Caucuses | Representative Kim Schrier · U.S. House of Representatives (Schrier) Official record
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  15. 15.Washington's 8th District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  16. 16.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  18. 18.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  36. 36.Spencer Meline - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  37. 37.Meline for Congress | District 08 - Washington State · Meline for Congress Candidate's own words
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  39. 39.U.S. House · Washington's 8th District results 2026 · NBC News News report