Adam Smith
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 31% from PACs and 69% from individuals.
69% individuals31% PACs0% other
$1.8M
raised
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Washington · U.S. House · District 09 · 2026
Washington District 09 House race
General election in 50 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Washington District 09 House race
Adam Smith has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Washington District 09 House race, 2026 report raising $2.6M between them. Adam Smith reports $1.8M and Kshama Sawant reports $645,401, a gap of $1.2M. Of what Adam Smith reports, 69% came from individuals and 31% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Kshama Sawant
II · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$645K
raised
DB
Douglas Basler
RR · challenger
27% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 73% from other sources.
27% individuals0% PACs73% other
$99K
raised
MC
Melissa Chaudhry
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
91% individuals0% PACs9% other
$30K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Defense & Aerospace$70K
Small donors & unclassified$30K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Labor / Unions$10K
Banking & Financial$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) · pac$10K
- AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AMENTUM PAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
- BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) · pac$10K
- BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC · pac$10K
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
22%76%
22% PACs76% individuals2% other
The incumbent's record
Adam Smith is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$347K
$134K+. up $69K since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Armed Services · Ranking Member
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Defense & Aerospace$70K
Small donors & unclassified$30K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Labor / Unions$10K
Banking & Financial$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Adam Smith D · incumbent | vs | Kshama Sawant I · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.8M | Raised | $645K |
| $1.2M | Cash on hand | $38K |
| 31% | From PACs | 0% |
| 69% | From individuals | 100% |
| Defense & Aerospace | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |