2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington explained

Election Name:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
Country:Washington
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:All ten Washington seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:6
Seats1:6
Popular Vote1:1,736,145
Percentage1:55.27%
Swing1: 3.65%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:4
Seats2:4
Popular Vote2:1,404,890
Percentage2:44.73%
Swing2: 3.65%

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

Election Name:2016 Washington's 1st congressional district election
Country:Washington
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 1
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 1
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Suzan DelBene, official portrait, 115th Congress (3x4).jpg
Nominee1:Suzan DelBene
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:193,619
Percentage1:55.4%
Nominee2:Robert Sutherland
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:155,779
Percentage2:44.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Suzan DelBene
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Suzan DelBene
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:250px

See also: Washington's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Suzan DelBene, who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+4. The district stretches along the Puget Sound from the Canada–US border to King County.

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Elizabeth Scott began a campaign as a Republican,[1] but she later suspended her campaign for health reasons.[2]

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District 2

Election Name:2016 Washington's 2nd congressional district election
Country:Washington
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 2
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 2
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Rick Larsen, official photo 110th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Rick Larsen
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:208,314
Percentage1:64.0%
Nominee2:Marc Hennemann
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:117,094
Percentage2:36.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Rick Larsen
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Rick Larsen
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:250px

See also: Washington's 2nd congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Rick Larsen, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+8.

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District 3

Election Name:2016 Washington's 3rd congressional district election
Country:Washington
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 3
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 3
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Jaime Herrera Beutler, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Jaime Herrera Beutler
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:193,457
Percentage1:61.7%
Nominee2:Jim Moeller
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:119,820
Percentage2:38.3%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Jaime Herrera Beutler
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Jaime Herrera Beutler
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Map Size:250px

See also: Washington's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+2. The district encompasses the southwestern portion of the state.

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District 4

Election Name:2016 Washington's 4th congressional district election
Country:Washington
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 4
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 4
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Dan Newhouse, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped)..jpg
Nominee1:Dan Newhouse
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:132,517
Percentage1:57.6%
Nominee2:Clint Didier
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:97,402
Percentage2:42.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Dan Newhouse
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Dan Newhouse
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Map Size:250px

See also: Washington's 4th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Dan Newhouse, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 51% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+13.

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District 5

Election Name:2016 Washington's 5th congressional district election
Country:Washington
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 5
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 5
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Cathy McMorris Rodgers, official portrait, 115th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:192,959
Percentage1:59.6%
Nominee2:Joe Pakootas
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:130,575
Percentage2:40.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Cathy McMorris Rodgers
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Map Size:250px

See also: Washington's 5th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+7, and encompasses the eastern portion of the state.

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District 6

Election Name:2016 Washington's 6th congressional district election
Country:Washington
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 6
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 6
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Derek Kilmer, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Derek Kilmer
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:201,718
Percentage1:61.5%
Nominee2:Todd Bloom
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:126,116
Percentage2:38.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Derek Kilmer
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Derek Kilmer
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:250px

See also: Washington's 6th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Derek Kilmer, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5, and encompasses the Olympic Peninsula and surrounding areas, as well as most of Tacoma.

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District 7

Election Name:2016 Washington's 7th congressional district election
Country:Washington
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 7
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 7
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Pramila Jayapal, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Pramila Jayapal
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:212,010
Percentage1:56.0%
Nominee2:Brady Walkinshaw
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:166,744
Percentage2:44.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Jim McDermott
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Pramila Jayapal
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:250px

See also: Washington's 7th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Jim McDermott, who had represented the district since 1989, announced on January 4, 2016, that he would not seek re-election.[7] He was re-elected with 81% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+29.

Primary election

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]

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District 8

Election Name:2016 Washington's 8th congressional district election
Country:Washington
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 8
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 8
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Dave Reichert, official portrait, 112th Congress (3x4).jpg
Nominee1:Dave Reichert
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:193,145
Percentage1:60.2%
Nominee2:Tony Ventrella
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:127,720
Percentage2:39.8%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Dave Reichert
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Dave Reichert
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Map Size:250px

See also: Washington's 8th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Dave Reichert, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014. The district had 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]

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District 9

Election Name:2016 Washington's 9th congressional district election
Country:Washington
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 9
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 9
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Adam Smith, official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Adam Smith
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:205,165
Percentage1:72.9%
Nominee2:Doug Basler
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:76,317
Percentage2:27.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Adam Smith
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Adam Smith
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:250px

See also: Washington's 9th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Adam Smith, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+17.

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District 10

Election Name:2016 Washington's 10th congressional district election
Country:Washington
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 10
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 10
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Denny Heck, official portrait, 113th Congress (3x4).jpg
Nominee1:Denny Heck
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:170,460
Percentage1:58.7%
Nominee2:Jim Postma
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:120,104
Percentage2:41.3%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Denny Heck
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Denny Heck
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:250px

See also: Washington's 10th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Dennis Heck, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5, and encompasses the state capital of Olympia and surrounding areas.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Monroe GOP lawmaker plans to run against Rep. DelBene. The Seattle Times. Brunner. Jim. May 27, 2015. June 23, 2015.
  2. News: State Rep. Elizabeth Scott ends run for Congress. The Seattle Times. Thompson. Lynn. May 4, 2016. July 30, 2016.
  3. Web site: Lauren Dake . Moeller to run for Congress against Herrera Beutler . columbian.com . The Columbian . 21 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160520150534/https://www.columbian.com/news/2016/may/18/moeller-to-run-for-congress-against-herrera-beutler/ . 20 May 2016 . 18 May 2016.
  4. News: Camden . Jim . October 8, 2015 . 2016 ballot continues to expand . . January 4, 2016.
  5. Web site: Dave Wilson Independent for Congress . 2019-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170916045726/http://davewilsonforcongress.com/ . 2017-09-16 . dead .
  6. https://www.c-span.org/video/?416660-1/washington-5th-congressional-district-debate C-SPAN
  7. News: Brunner . Jim . January 4, 2016 . Jim McDermott to retire; many consider a run, including another McDermott . The Seattle Times . January 4, 2016.
  8. News: October 9, 2015 . Seattle mayor denies congressional Reddit rumor . KING 5 . January 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128151550/http://www.king5.com/story/news/politics/city/2015/10/09/murray-mayor-seattle-reddit/73689734/ . January 28, 2016 . dead .
  9. Jim McDermott . Jim McDermott . McDermott4Rep . 652560958913576960 . October 9, 2015 . Not true, but an interesting rumor indeed. Hope to see all at the Pancakes for PCO breakfast tomorrow. . January 4, 2016.
  10. News: Pramila Jayapal enters U.S. House race with blast at 'the 1 percent'. Connelly. Joel. January 21, 2016. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. April 21, 2016.
  11. News: Brunner . Jim . December 3, 2015 . Democratic state lawmaker to take on Jim McDermott in next year's House race . The Seattle Times . January 4, 2016.
  12. News: Connelly . Joel . December 3, 2015 . State Rep. Brady Walkinshaw will challenge fellow Democrat U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . January 4, 2016 . December 12, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151212225336/http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2015/12/03/state-rep-brady-walkinshaw-will-challenge-fellow-democrat-u-s-rep-jim-mcdermott/ . dead .
  13. News: Arun Jhaveri to Run for Washington's 7th Congressional District. Albanese. Giovanni. February 25, 2016. India-West. May 31, 2016. June 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160612043005/http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/arun-jhaveri-to-run-for-washington-s-th-congressional-district/article_5b545996-dbf2-11e5-91e3-830fea27e213.html. dead.
  14. News: King County Council Chair Joe McDermott is running for Congress. Connelly. Joel. January 20, 2016. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 31, 2016. June 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160604051849/http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2016/01/20/king-county-council-chair-joe-mcdermott-is-running-for-congress/. dead.
  15. News: Crowded field comes into focus in 7th Congressional District debate. Copeland. Joe. May 25, 2016. Crosscut.com. May 31, 2016.
  16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEOAxeKd0iQ YouTube
  17. http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2016/09/06/1473192168-wa7_general_election_poll_memo-august.pdf Gerstein Bocian Agne Strategies
  18. News: Dave Reichert decides: He won't run against Jay Inslee for governor. The Seattle Times. Jim. Brunner. October 16, 2015. October 16, 2015.
  19. Web site: Jim Brunner . Former sportscaster Tony Ventrella to challenge Reichert in 8th District . seattletimes.com . The Seattle Times . 21 July 2023 . 24 April 2016.
  20. Web site: Democratic candidate for 8th Congressional District says 'you have to play the game' to win. 23 May 2016.
  21. News: Jason Ritchie to run for 5th District legislative seat. The Issaquah Press. October 14, 2015. October 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151016140753/http://www.issaquahpress.com/2015/10/14/jason-ritchie-to-run-for-5th-district-legislative-seat/. October 16, 2015. dead.