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Washington’s 10th Congressional District stretches from Tacoma to Olympia and includes much of Thurston County along with parts of Pierce County.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Chris Chung, a Republican who was a Democratic candidate for insurance commissioner in 2024, faces Democratic incumbent Marilyn Strickland in the 2026 general election for Washington's 10th congressional district.
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Chris Chung, who was a Democratic candidate for insurance commissioner in 2024, is the Republican candidate in the 2026 general election for Washington's 10th congressional district.
The district is based in Olympia and stretches to the southern Seattle metropolitan area, including Lakewood and Puyallup. Its incumbent is Democrat Marilyn Strickland, who was reelected with 58.5% of the vote in 2024.
In the state's top-two blanket primary, Chung placed second with 31.4% of the vote behind Strickland's 47.3%, ahead of Democrats Alex Scheel and Adam Arafat. Chung faces Strickland in the general election on November 3, 2026.