Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, WA-07
Pramila Jayapal
American politician (born 1965)
- Over
- Nirav Sheth (Republican), 12.1%
- Votes
- 323,922 (279,319 ahead)
- Called
- First seen here 11:14 PM ET
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. 100% reporting. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-15
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +49.2, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Pramila Jayapal is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Washington's 7th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents most of Seattle, as well as some suburban areas of King County.
More
Jayapal represented the 37th legislative district in the Washington State Senate from 2015 to 2017. She is the first Indian American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district's first female member of Congress, she is also the first Asian American to represent Washington at the federal level.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- September 21, 1965 (age 61)
- Education
- Georgetown University, Bachelor of Arts, 1986
- Northwestern University, Master of Business Administration, 1990
- Jakarta Intercultural School
- Occupation
- financial analyst
- In Congress
- 5 House terms, since January 3, 2017
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, WA-07. Won with 87.9%, 75.8 points ahead over Nirav Sheth.
- Pramila Jayapal Democratic · winner87.9%
- Pramila Jayapal Democratic · winnern/a
- Nirav Sheth Republican12.1%
Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-15 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +49.2, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +75.8
- Difference
- 26.6 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: PRAMILA FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
46.0% of the $2,488,915 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)39.2%$1,144,055
- Individuals, itemized46.0%$1,344,860
- Other political committees (PACs)12.4%$361,938
- Party committees0.0%$613
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts2.4%$69,502
Employers donors listed
- THE COMMERCE COMPANY$14,0004 contributions
- IEH LABORATORIES$7,1003 contributions
- ALAN J PRESTON LLC$7,0002 contributions
- AMAZON.COM INC$7,0002 contributions
- BLOCK$7,0002 contributions
- DAVID SKINNER$7,0002 contributions
- FSO$7,0002 contributions
- JREI$7,0002 contributions
- LAW OFFICES OF JAMES DEGEL$7,0002 contributions
- SECOND AVENUE PARTNERS$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash c8dddff0b866
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
2 subcommittees
- Africa
- South and Central Asia
- House Committee on the Budget
- House Committee on the Judiciary
2 subcommittees
- Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement (Ranking Member)
- The Constitution and Limited Government
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 52 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 576 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10875: Improving Medicare Coverage ActIntroduced October 22, 2026. Latest action October 22, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10563: Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2026Introduced September 24, 2026. Latest action September 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10562: Students Not Profits Act of 2026Introduced September 24, 2026. Latest action September 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 10561: Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery ActIntroduced September 24, 2026. Latest action September 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 10520: South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2026Introduced September 21, 2026. Latest action September 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.J.Res. 215: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media".Introduced September 14, 2026. Latest action September 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 72ca01caab12
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- jayapal.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-3106
- Washington office
- 2346 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4707
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. First seen here 11:14 PM ET
- 2024U.S. House, WA-07 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, WA-07 · General · won · 295,998 votes (85.4%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, WA-07 · General · won · 387,109 votes (83.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, WA-07 · General · won · 329,800 votes (83.3%) Vugol.Me record
- 2017 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2015 to 2016member of the Washington State Senate Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q18978140). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: State results feed, https://results.votewa.gov/results/public/api/elections/washington/20261103/ballot-items
- Call time: First seen here 11:14 PM ET
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pramila_Jayapal
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18978140
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6WA07458/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nation_150th_in_Seattle_-_Pramila_Jayapal_04_(22224280385).jpg
- photo_gallery https://www.pramilaforcongress.com/bio
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
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