• Source: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
    • The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's ten congressional districts, a gain of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a federal quadrennial presidential election, concurrent statewide gubernatorial election, quadrennial statewide lieutenant gubernatorial election, and an election to the U.S. Senate. The state certified the returns on December 6, 2012. Primary elections were held August 7, 2012.


      Overview


      Summary of votes cast in the general election


      District 1



      Democrat Jay Inslee, who represented the 1st district starting in 1999, resigned March 20, 2012, to focus on his run for governor of Washington.


      = Primary election

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      Democratic candidates




      = Advanced to general

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      Suzan DelBene, former director at the Washington State Department of Revenue, general election candidate for the 8th district in 2010


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Darcy Burner, former manager at Microsoft and general election candidate for the 8th district in 2006 & 2008
      Steve Hobbs, state senator
      Darshan Rauniyar, businessman and political activist;
      Laura Ruderman, former state representative


      = Withdrawn

      =
      Roger Goodman, state representative


      = Declined

      =
      Brian Baird, former U.S. Representative
      Andrew Hughes, tax attorney
      Dennis Kucinich, incumbent U.S. Representative for Ohio's 10th congressional district
      Marko Liias, state representative


      Republican candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      John Koster, former state representative, member of the Snohomish County Council and general election candidate for the 2nd district in 2010


      = Withdrawn

      =
      Greg Anders, the executive director of the Bellingham Heritage Flight Museum
      James Watkins, unsuccessfully ran in the 1st district in 2010


      Independent candidates




      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Larry Ishmael, former member of the Issaquah School Board and Republican general election candidate for this seat in 2006 & 2008, ran as an independent candidate


      Results


      Republican John Koster and Democrat Suzan DelBene received the most votes in the nonpartisan blanket primary on August 7 for both the brief period of office remaining in the old 1st district and the redistricted 1st district, and faced each other in two separate ballot positions, with different boundaries, in the special election on November 6.


      = Special election

      =
      On March 20, 2012, then representative Jay Inslee resigned his seat in the House of Representatives to run for governor. A special election was held at the same time as the general election for a representative to serve out the remainder of Inslee's term in the 112th Congress. The winner of the special glection, Suzan DelBene, assumed the seat on November 13, 2012.


      Results




      = General Election

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      Endorsements




      Polling




      Predictions




      Results


      DelBene won and was sworn in to serve the remainder of Inslee's term on November 13, 2012.


      District 2



      Democrat Rick Larsen, who represented the 2nd district since 2001, ran for re-election.
      In the December 2011 redistricting proposal, the 2nd district was made more favorable to Democrats.


      = Primary election

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      Democratic candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Rick Larsen, incumbent U.S. Representative


      Republican candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Dan Matthews, Air Force veteran and pilot


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Eli Olson, electrical distribution company manager and political director for the Snohomish County Young Republicans
      John C. W. Shoop, United States Marine, combat veteran and survival instructor


      = Declined

      =
      Greg Anders, director of the Bellingham Heritage Flight Museum
      John Koster, former state representative, member of the Snohomish County Council and general election candidate for this seat in 2010


      Other parties' candidates




      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Mike Lapointe (99% Party)


      Independent candidates




      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Glen S. Johnson


      Results




      = General election

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      Results




      District 3



      Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, who represented the 3rd district since January 2011, ran for re-election.


      = Primary election

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      Republican candidates




      = Advanced to general

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      Jaime Herrera Beutler, incumbent U.S. Representative


      Democratic candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Jon Haugen, commercial pilot for Delta Air Lines


      = Withdrawn

      =
      Elizabeth Uelmen, middle school associate principal


      = Declined

      =
      Tim Leavitt, mayor of Vancouver
      Steve Stuart, Clark County Commissioner


      Results




      = General election

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      Predictions




      Results




      District 4



      Republican Doc Hastings, who represented the 4th district since 1995, successfully ran for re-election.


      = Primary election

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      Republican candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Doc Hastings, incumbent U.S. Representative


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Jamie Wheeler, state director for FairTax.org and member of the Tri-Cities Tea Party


      Democratic candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Mary Baechler, businesswoman


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Mohammad H. Said, doctor


      = Withdrawn

      =
      Jay Clough, radiological control technician and nominee for this seat in 2010


      Results




      = General election

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      Results




      District 5



      Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who represented the 5th district since 2005, ran successfully for re-election in 2012.


      = Primary election

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      Republican candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Cathy McMorris Rodgers, incumbent U.S. Representative


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Randall Yearout, crane operator


      Democratic candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Rich Cowan, president and CEO of a film production company


      = Declined

      =
      Dan Morrissey, professor at Gonzaga University School of Law
      Mary Verner, former mayor of Spokane


      Results




      = General election

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      Results




      District 6



      Democrat Norm Dicks, who represented the 6th district since 1977, decided to retire rather than seeking re-election.


      = Primary election

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      Democratic candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Derek Kilmer, state senator


      = Declined

      =
      Steve Boyer, Kitsap County sheriff
      Josh Brown, Kitsap County Commissioner
      Norman D. Dicks, incumbent U.S. Representative
      James Hargrove, state Senator
      Mark Lindquist, Pierce County Prosecutor
      Pat McCarthy, Pierce County Executive
      Christine Rolfes, state senator
      Tim Sheldon, state senator and Mason County Commissioner
      Brian Sonntag, State Auditor
      Marilyn Strickland, Mayor of Tacoma
      Kevin Van De Wege, state representative


      Republican candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Bill Driscoll, businessman


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Stephan Brodhead, small business owner
      Doug Cloud, attorney and general election candidate for this seat in 2004 and 2006, 2008 & 2010
      David "Ike" Eichner, accountant
      Jesse Young, technology consultant and candidate for this seat in 2010


      = Withdrawn

      =
      Bob Sauerwein, insurance agent


      = Declined

      =
      Jan Angel, state representative


      Results




      = General Election

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      Polling




      Results




      District 7



      Democrat Jim McDermott, who represented the 7th district since 1989, ran for re-election.


      = Primary election

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      Democratic candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Jim McDermott, incumbent U.S. Representative


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Charles Allen, product manager at Amazon
      Andrew Hughes, tax attorney
      Don Rivers, human rights activist


      Republican candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Ron Bemis, lawyer


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Scott Sutherland


      Results




      = General election

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      Results




      District 8



      Republican Dave Reichert, who represented the 8th district since 2005, ran for re-election.


      = Primary election

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      Republican candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Dave Reichert, incumbent U.S. Representative


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Ernest Huber, retired military commander
      Keith Swank, former police officer


      Democratic candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Karen Porterfield, associate dean and public administration lecturer at Seattle University


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Keith Arnold, accounting technician


      Independent candidates




      = Withdrawn

      =
      James Windle, associate dean and instructor at the Department of Defense's National Defense University


      Results




      = General election

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      Results




      District 9



      Democrat Adam Smith, who represented the 9th district since 1997, was re-elected.


      = Primary election

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      Democratic candidates




      = Advanced to general

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      Adam Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Dave Christie
      Tom Cramer


      Republican candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Jim Postma, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2008 and 2010


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      John Orlinski, social worker


      Results




      = General election

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      Results




      District 10



      The newly created 10th district is centred on the state capital, Olympia, and includes portions of Thurston, Pierce, and Mason counties.


      = Primary election

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      Democratic candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Dennis Heck, former majority leader of the Washington House of Representatives and general election candidate for the 3rd district in 2010


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Jennifer Ferguson, nonprofit founder and small business owner


      Republican candidates




      = Advanced to general

      =
      Dick Muri, Pierce County councilmember and general election candidate for the 9th district in 2010


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Stan Flemming, Pierce County councilmember


      Results




      = General election

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      Endorsements




      Predictions




      Results


      Heck defeated Muri 58.6% to 41.4%.


      References




      External links


      Elections & Voting at the Washington Secretary of State
      United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012 at Ballotpedia
      Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Washington from OpenSecrets
      Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation
      Politics at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
      Election 2012 at The Seattle Times

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