House elections for the 115th U.S. Congress
2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Last election
6
4
Seats won
6
4
Seat change
Popular vote
1,736,145
1,404,890
Percentage
55.27%
44.73%
Swing
Democratic
50-59%
60-69%
70-79%
Republican
50-59%
60-69%
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 10 U.S. Representatives from the state of Washington , one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts . The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election , as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections . The primaries were held on August 2.
District 1 [ ] Democrat Suzan DelBene is the incumbent of the 1st district, which has a PVI of D+4. DelBene was first elected in 2012. The district stretches along the Puget Sound from the Canada–US border to King County . Elizabeth Scott began a campaign to run for the Republican nomination.[1] [2]
Primary election [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 2 [ ] Primary election [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 3 [ ] Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler , first elected in 2010, is the incumbent in the 3rd district. The district, which has a PVI of R+2, encompasses the southwestern portion of the state.
Primary election [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 4 [ ] Primary election [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 5 [ ] Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers , first elected in 2004, is the incumbent in the 5th district. The district, which as a PVI of R+6, encompasses the eastern portion of the state. is running as a Democrat.[5] [6]
Primary election [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 6 [ ] Democrat Derek Kilmer , first elected in 2012, is the incumbent in the 6th district. The district has a PVI of D+5, and encompasses the Olympic Peninsula and surrounding areas, as well as most of Tacoma .
Primary election [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 7 [ ] Democrat Jim McDermott has represented the seventh district since 1989 and announced on January 4, 2016, that he would not seek re-election.[7]
An anonymous post to Reddit in October 2015 claimed that McDermott was planning on retiring and endorsing current Seattle Mayor Ed Murray to succeed him. Murray and McDermott both denied the rumor.[8] [9]
Primary election [ ] Candidates [ ] Carl Cooper (Independent)[10]
Pramila Jayapal (Democrat), state senator[11] Arun Jhaveri (Democrat), former mayor of Burien, Washington [12]
Craig Keller (Republican)[10]
Joe McDermott (Democrat), King County Council Chair[13] Leslie Regier (Independent)[10]
Don Rivers (Democrat)[10]
Scott Sutherland (Republican)[10]
Brady Walkinshaw (Democrat), state representative[14] [15] Endorsements [ ] Pramila Jayapal
U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders , Vermont[16] Mayors Greg Nickels , Seattle (former)[17] City Councilmembers Lisa Herbold , Seattle [17] Notable individuals Wendy Davis , former Texas State Senator and candidate in the 2014 Texas gubernatorial election [17] Gloria Steinem , feminist , journalist, and social and political activist[17] Organizations Joe McDermott
Mayors Amy Alen, Kirkland [17]
Dave Kaplan, Des Moines [17]
John Marchione, Redmond [17] City Councilmembers Results [ ] General election [ ] Polling [ ]
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin
Pramila
Brady
Undecided
Gerstein Bocian Agne Strategies [a] August 28, 2016
500 (LV)
–
43%
29%
28%
Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 8 [ ] Republican Dave Reichert , first elected in 2004, is the incumbent in the 8th district. The district has a PVI of R+1, and includes the Eastside suburbs of Seattle and portions of the center of the state.
Reichert considered running for governor, but decided instead to run for re-election.[18]
Businessman Santiago Ramos is running as a Democrat.[19] Washington House of Representatives .[20]
Primary election [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 9 [ ] Primary election [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 10 [ ] Democrat Dennis Heck , first elected in 2012, is the incumbent in the 10th district. The district has a PVI of D+5, and encompasses the state capital of Olympia and surrounding areas.
Primary election [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] References [ ]
^ Brunner, Jim (May 27, 2015). "Monroe GOP lawmaker plans to run against Rep. DelBene" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved June 23, 2015 . ^ Thompson, Lynn (May 4, 2016). "State Rep. Elizabeth Scott ends run for Congress" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved July 30, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Official Primary Election Results" . Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved December 3, 2016 .^ a b c d e f g h i j "November 8, 2016 General Election Results" . Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved December 3, 2016 .^ Camden, Jim (October 8, 2015). "2016 ballot continues to expand" . The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved January 4, 2016 . ^ "Dave Wilson Independent for Congress" . Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2019-09-06 .^ Brunner, Jim (January 4, 2016). "Jim McDermott to retire; many consider a run, including another McDermott" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved January 4, 2016 . ^ "Seattle mayor denies congressional Reddit rumor" . KING 5. October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016 .^ Jim McDermott [@McDermott4Rep] (October 9, 2015). "Not true, but an interesting rumor indeed. Hope to see all at the Pancakes for PCO breakfast tomorrow" (Tweet). Retrieved January 4, 2016 – via Twitter .^ a b c d e Copeland, Joe (May 25, 2016). "Crowded field comes into focus in 7th Congressional District debate" . Crosscut.com . Retrieved May 31, 2016 . ^ Connelly, Joel (January 21, 2016). "Pramila Jayapal enters U.S. House race with blast at 'the 1 percent' . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Retrieved April 21, 2016 . ^ Albanese, Giovanni (February 25, 2016). "Arun Jhaveri to Run for Washington's 7th Congressional District" . India-West . Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016 . ^ Connelly, Joel (January 20, 2016). "King County Council Chair Joe McDermott is running for Congress" . Seattle Post-Intelligencer the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016 . ^ Brunner, Jim (December 3, 2015). "Democratic state lawmaker to take on Jim McDermott in next year's House race" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved January 4, 2016 . ^ Connelly, Joel (December 3, 2015). "State Rep. Brady Walkinshaw will challenge fellow Democrat U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott" . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2016 . ^ Blumenthal, Paul (April 13, 2016). "Bernie Sanders Reaches Down Ballot To Expand His Political Revolution" . The Huffington Post . Retrieved April 21, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Connelly, Joel (March 24, 2016). "Pramila Jayapal gets big national endorsement, local officials back Joe McDermott" . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Retrieved May 31, 2016 . ^ Brunner, Jim (October 16, 2015). "Dave Reichert decides: He won't run against Jay Inslee for governor" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved October 16, 2015 . ^ "Democratic candidate for 8th Congressional District says 'you have to play the game' to win" . 23 May 2016.^ "Jason Ritchie to run for 5th District legislative seat" . The Issaquah Press the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015 .
^ Poll sponsored by Jayapal's campaign
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