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Washington’s 4th District

U.S. House · WA-4

Election day November 3, 2026 · forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Republicans a 86% chance of winning, with an average lead of 10.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 27%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 54.4%

    Amanda McKinney

  • Democrat 45.7%

    John Duresky

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

What Orbit says

Orbit, our experimental model, picks the same favourite as our main forecast: the Republican, with a 99% chance (86% according to Harfang des neiges).

ModelFavouriteChance
Harfang des neigesRepublican86%
OrbitRepublican99%
50/50 blendRepublican92%

Figures as of November 2, 2026. The blend averages the two chances; in replays of the 2018 and 2022 Quebec elections, it beat our main forecast on its own.

Every race according to Orbit

Compared with the average

Republican Democrat
WA-4 54.4%45.7%
National averageUnited States 43.9%+10.5 54.9%−9.2

Simple average of the 435 districts, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Local profile

Latino citizens aged 18 and over26.6% (± 0.5)

Share of all citizens aged 18 and over (ACS 2020–2024 estimate). Not a share of registered or actual voters.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, citizen voting-age population by race and ethnicity, ACS 2020–2024, 119th Congress districts

Current member

Newhouse, Dan · Republican

Primary results

Held August 4, 2026 · Certified official result · Official source

Top-two primary Amanda McKinney · Advanced to the general election 34.8% 49,652 votes
Top-two primary John Duresky · Advanced to the general election 29.9% 42,681 votes

Who's running

The candidates

Candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Democrat Open seat

    John Duresky

    source
  • Republican Open seat

    Amanda McKinney

    source

Previous election (2024)

The Republicans won by 96.3 points.

Our current projection: the Republicans ahead by 10.0 points.

Nearby districts

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

  • WA-5 Republican, competitive
  • WA-8 Democrat, safe seat
  • WA-1 Democrat, safe seat
  • WA-9 Democrat, safe seat
  • WA-7 Democrat, safe seat
  • WA-2 Democrat, safe seat

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. AZ-2Democrat55%5.7-point gap
  2. VA-1Republican55%5.7-point gap
  3. MI-4Republican56%5.8-point gap
Forecast updated