Washington House District 9 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
Adam Smith won · 75.2% to 24.1%, with an estimated 83% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 3
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Doug Basler (Republican) and Adam Smith (Democrat) are the nominees for Washington's 9th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Adam Smith is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Doug Basler's campaign had raised $44,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Adam Smith's campaign $2.2 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $10 for Adam Smith and $0 against.
Doug Basler (REP), Adam Smith (DEM, incumbent).
2 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy.
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Money in this race
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Doug Basler (REP)
Raised
$44K through 2026-10-14individuals $38K · PACs $300 · party $5,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $760 · cash on hand $9,249
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ALLISON TRANSMISSION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND $10K
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AMENTUM PAC) $10K
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES $4,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $2,500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ANDURIL PAC) $4,500
ARMADA SYSTEMS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AUVSI PAC) $1,000
AT&T INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC $10K
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $6,000
BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC $8,000
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC A/K/A CARDINAL HEALTH COMPANIES PAC $2,500
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $10K
CENTENE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CENTENE PAC) $1,000
CGI TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS INC. PAC $2,500
CHAOS INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CHAOS PAC) $2,500
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL $2,500
COMMERCIAL SPACE FEDERATION PAC $3,500
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) $2,500
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $10K
EMPLOYEES OF PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC $5,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC) $5,000
ERICSSON INC. U.S. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) $5,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $1,000
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC. EMPLOYEE PAC - GRANITEPAC $1,000
HANGER INC. PAC $2,500
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY PAC $2,500
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $10K
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES PAC $10K
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ITI PAC) $1,000
INTEL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
INTERDIGITAL, INC., PAC $5,000
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION ACTION PROGRAM-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION -- POLITICAL ACTION FUND $2,500
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMM $5,000
JSTREETPAC $1,000
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $10K
LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE-LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL $10K
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
LEONARDO DRS PAC $5,000
LIFEPOINT HEALTH PAC - THE PAC OF LIFEPOINT CORPORATE SERVICES, GENERAL PARTNERSHIP (LCSGP) AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE SUBSIDIARIES OF LIFEPOINT HEALTH (COLLECTIVELY LIFEPOINT) $2,500
LIFTOFF PAC $5,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES PAC $10K
M-PAC $5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND $1,250
MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE $10K
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC $7,500
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $4,000
NORPAC $5,000
PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC PAC $1,000
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
PEOPLE FOR DEREK KILMER $4,000
PERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACY $2,500
PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC. PAC FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $10K
RED CAT HOLDINGS INC UNCREWED SYSTEMS ALLIANCE PAC $1,000
RELATIVITY SPACE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ROCKET LAB USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ROCKET LAB PAC) $3,500
SAILORS' POLITICAL FUND, DON $1,250
SAP AMERICA INC PAC $1,000
SARONIC TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC $5,000
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION $2,500
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $2,500
SERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC) $5,000
SHIELD AI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAIPAC) $2,500
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $5,000
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
SYNOPSYS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNOPSYS PAC) $1,000
T-MOBILE PAC $5,000
TENABLE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TENABLE PAC) $2,000
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
THALES USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (THALES USA PAC) $3,500
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THREE RIVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP PAC $2,500
TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICE $5,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $5,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC $2,500
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (UHS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND) $2,500
VECTRUS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
VOYAGER SPACE PAC (VOYAGER PAC) $500
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $5,000
WEYERHAEUSER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
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