Who's In the Race

Democrat Emily Randall is the incumbent in Washington's 6th Congressional District and is running in the 2026 race. She served in the Washington State Senate from 2019 to 2024, including as deputy majority leader in 2023 and 2024. ​

Teresa Fox held a Sequim town hall Oct. 7 focused on public safety and public land transfers; Randall had been invited to participate, according to the Peninsula Daily News. Randall (D) and Fox (R) advanced from the Top-Two Primary on Aug. 4, with Randall receiving 60.24 percent of the vote and Fox receiving 25.12 percent.

Fox, a safety professional and former inspector with the Kitsap County Fire Marshal's Office, drew about 25 percent. Three other candidates also ran in the Aug. 4 primary: Leon Lawson, with 9.32 percent of the vote, and independents Brian P. O'Gorman and Macy Jones, with 3.06 percent and 2.2 percent.

What They Stand For

Emily Randall has said she will work with labor and industry to help workers gain new skills for jobs in a changing economy and environment, according to her campaign website.

She favors an economy that works "from the middle class out, not trickle down," with working families at its center, her campaign website says. At a September forum covered by the Peninsula Daily News, she said she supports repealing HR 1, arguing it cuts health care funding, leaves Affordable Care Act tax credits unextended and eliminates clean-energy incentives.

She has also supported a windfall tax on oil and gas companies with rebate checks for individuals and families, and has backed proposed Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe land-transfer legislation, saying the tribe seeks to protect its homeland for future generations, according to the Peninsula Daily News.

Teresa Fox has called for "stopping runaway government spending," according to her campaign website. She has argued that naval readiness should mean funding workers rather than Washington bureaucrats, and has advocated proper police staffing for rural communities.

Her campaign website also says she supports Title IX protections for "fair competition and privacy for all," and calls for practical solutions to rural healthcare access along with term limits.

The Money Behind the Race

Federal Election Commission filings show Randall raised about $1.2 million through July 15 and had about $242,000 in the bank. Fox raised about $28,000 through July 15 and had about $2,836 on hand; FEC filings show she carried about $12,000 in debt.

Outside spending in the race totaled just $20 as of Oct. 8, all of it supporting Randall, split evenly between Sierra Club Independent Action and GiveGreen United Action at $10 each.

Race Outlook: Ratings and Betting Markets

The Cook Political Report rated the race "Solid Democratic" as of Sept. 25; Sabato's Crystal Ball rated it "Solid Democratic" as of Sept. 29; and Inside Elections rated it "Solid Democratic" as of Oct. 2. Kalshi traders gave Democrats, whose nominee is Randall, a 98.29 percent chance of winning as of Oct. 8.

The district has voted Democratic in each of the last two cycles: Randall won it with about 57 percent in 2024, and Derek Kilmer held it with about 60 percent in 2022. Democrats held eight of Washington's 10 U.S. House seats after both the 2022 and 2024 elections. In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Washington with about 57 percent of the vote.

Washington mails ballots automatically to all registered voters; no application is needed. Voters who are not yet registered can do so online or by mail through Monday, Oct. 26, or in person through Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, by 8 p.m., according to the Washington Secretary of State.

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