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U.S. House, District 9: who gets your vote?

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Data last updated: Oct 13, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Candidate
Doug Basler

Doug Basler

Running for U.S. House · Washington District 9

NationalRepublican

In the role now
Adam Smith

Adam Smith

U.S. House · Washington District 9

NationalDemocrat

Doug BaslerCandidateAdam SmithCurrent rep

Job fit

Doug Basler

Other work

  • Founder and President of Prologue Digital Inc., a Washington advertising and video production company 1

Education

  • Attended Multnomah University 1

Adam Smith

Other work

  • as a prosecutor for the City of Seattle from 1993-1995. 2

Education

  • Adam attended the University Of Washington School Of Law, and earned his law degree in 1990. 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Doug Basler

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Adam Smith

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 3

Who pays them

Doug Basler

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donors
small donors$3Klarge donors$23K$98K raised
$3,3174Small individual donors
$23,1654Large individual donors

Adam Smith

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompanieslabor unionsindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$95Klarge donors$1.2Mcompanies$390Klabor unions$75Kindustryassociations$30KOther kinds ofdonors$65K$1.9M raised
$94,8785Small individual donors
$1,222,9135Large individual donors

Checks

Doug Basler

No voting record to check yet

Adam Smith

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 9 since 2025. 6

🚩 Missed 6.4% of votes in Congress — the chamber's usual rate is 1.9%. 7

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About - Doug Basler · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. Biography | Congressman Adam Smith · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2025-08-08 used in: Checks
  7. GovTrack · 119th Congress used in: Checks