Advanced to the general election
Pramila Jayapal 84.7%
Advanced to the general election
Nirav Sheth 9.9%
Riding profile
WA-7
The question
WA-7: a safe seat for the Democrats?
Current forecast
Democrat
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 78.4
- P(close race)
- 0%
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In context
How this riding stacks up
| Democrat | Republican | |
|---|---|---|
| HereWA-7 | 89.2% | 10.8% |
| National averageUnited States | 54.3% +34.9 | 44.9% −34.1 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Editorial read
WA-7, a mixed riding in WA, elected a member with the Democrats in the previous cycle, with a 68-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Democrats ahead at 89% vote share, against 11% for the Republicans, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
JAYAPAL, PRAMILA
Sits with Democrat
Primary race
Primary results
Held Aug 4, 2026 · Certified official result
Who's running
The candidates
Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.
- Democrat Incumbent
Jayapal, Pramila
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Republican Challenger Sheth, Nirav
Previous election · 2024
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- Cycle
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