2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

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.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

← 2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018 →
All ten Washington seats to the United States House of Representatives
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 3.65% 3.65%
District results County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90–100% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

District 1

2016 Washington's 1st congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Suzan DelBene Robert Sutherland Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 193,619 155,779 Percentage 55.4% 44.6%

County results Precinct results DelBene:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Sutherland:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No Data

U.S. Representative before election Suzan DelBene Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene Democratic

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.

Primary election

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

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Suzan DelBene, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Robert Sutherland, biochemist and candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

• John Orlinski, social worker, candidate for the 9th District in 2012 and candidate for this seat in 2014

Withdrawn

• Elizabeth Scott, state representative

Libertarian candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Scott Stafne, attorney

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Alex Storms

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene (incumbent)	77,756	53.5
	Republican	Robert J. Sutherland	44,970	31.0
	Republican	John Orlinski	13,694	9.4
	Libertarian	Scott Stafne	4,601	3.2
	Independent	Alex Storms	4,194	2.9
Total votes			145,215	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[8]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Washington's 1st congressional district, 2016^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene (incumbent)	193,619	55.4
	Republican	Robert J. Sutherland	155,779	44.6
Total votes			349,398	100.0
	Democratic hold

By county

County results

County[10]	Suzan DelBene Democratic		Robert J. Sutherland Republican		Margin		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
King (part)	90,514	64.37%	50,098	35.63%	40,416	28.74%	140,612
Skagit (part)	11,119	52.62%	10,011	47.38%	1,108	5.24%	21,130
Snohomish (part)	67,546	51.24%	64,275	48.76%	3,271	2.48%	131,821
Whatcom (part)	24,440	43.77%	31,395	56.23%	-6,955	-12.46%	55,835
Totals	193,619	55.42%	155,779	44.58%	37,840	10.83%	349,398

District 2

2016 Washington's 2nd congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Rick Larsen Marc Hennemann Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 208,314 117,094 Percentage 64.0% 36.0%

County results Precinct results Larsen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Hennemann:      50–60%      60–70%      >90% Tie:      50%      No Data

U.S. Representative before election Rick Larsen Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Rick Larsen Democratic

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Rick Larsen, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Lapointe, former labor union organizer and Independent candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Marc Hennemann, Air Force veteran and high school social studies teacher

Libertarian candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Brian Luke

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Kari Ilonummi

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (incumbent)	71,955	51.8
	Republican	Marc Hennemann	44,822	32.3
	Democratic	Mike Lapointe	14,697	10.6
	Libertarian	Brian Luke	4,771	3.4
	No party preference	Kari Ilonummi	2,628	1.9
Total votes			138,873	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Marc Hennemann (R)

Statewide officials

• Sam Reed, former Secretary of State of Washington^[11]

State legislators

• Mark Harmsworth, state representative
• Dave Hayes, state representative
• John Koster, former state representative
• Norma Smith, state representative

Local officials

• Bill Bryant, member of the Seattle Port Commission and general election candidate for governor in 2016

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[8]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Washington's 2nd congressional district, 2016^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (incumbent)	208,314	64.0
	Republican	Marc Hennemann	117,094	36.0
Total votes			325,408	100.0
	Democratic hold

By county

County results

County[12]	Rick Larsen Democratic		Marc Hennemann Republican		Margin		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Island	24,864	58.14%	17,901	41.86%	6,963	16.28%	42,765
San Juan	7,769	72.51%	2,946	27.49%	4,823	45.01%	10,715
Skagit (part)	19,743	56.69%	15,084	43.31%	4,659	13.38%	34,827
Snohomish (part)	114,975	62.66%	68,508	37.34%	46,467	25.32%	183,483
Whatcom (part)	40,963	76.40%	12,655	23.60%	28,308	52.80%	53,618
Totals	208,314	64.02%	117,094	35.98%	91,220	28.03%	325,408

District 3

2016 Washington's 3rd congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Jaime Herrera Beutler Jim Moeller Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 193,457 119,820 Percentage 61.7% 38.3%

County results Precinct results Beutler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Moeller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No Data

U.S. Representative before election Jaime Herrera Beutler Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler Republican

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.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Jaime Herrera Beutler, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jim Moeller, state representative^[13]

Eliminated in primary

• Kathleen Arthur, nurse
• Angela Marx
• David McDevitt, attorney

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• L.A. Worthington

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jaime Herrera Beutler (incumbent)	70,142	55.5
	Democratic	Jim Moeller	30,848	24.4
	Democratic	David McDevitt	12,896	10.2
	Democratic	Angela Marx	4,851	3.8
	Democratic	Kathleen Arthur	4,296	3.4
	No party preference	L.A. Worthington	3,402	2.7
Total votes			126,435	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[6]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[8]	Likely R	October 31, 2016

Results

Washington's 3rd congressional district, 2016^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jaime Herrera Beutler (incumbent)	193,457	61.7
	Democratic	Jim Moeller	119,820	38.3
Total votes			313,277	100.0
	Republican hold

By county

County results

County[14]	Jaime Herrera Beutler Republican		Jim Moeller Democratic		Margin		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Clark	117,923	59.17%	81,385	40.83%	36,538	18.33%	199,308
Cowlitz	28,932	63.59%	16,568	36.41%	12,364	27.17%	45,500
Klickitat	6,678	63.18%	3,891	36.82%	2,787	26.37%	10,569
Lewis	25,095	73.99%	8,824	26.01%	16,271	47.97%	33,919
Pacific	6,280	59.30%	4,310	40.70%	1,970	18.60%	10,590
Skamania	3,507	62.89%	2,069	37.11%	1,438	25.79%	5,576
Thurston (part)	3,520	64.20%	1,963	35.80%	1,557	28.40%	5,483
Wahkiakum	1,522	65.27%	810	34.73%	712	30.53%	2,332
Totals	193,457	61.75%	119,820	38.25%	73,637	23.51%	313,277

District 4

2016 Washington's 4th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Dan Newhouse Clint Didier Party Republican Republican Popular vote 132,517 97,402 Percentage 57.6% 42.4%

County results Precinct results Newhouse:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Didier:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No Data

U.S. Representative before election Dan Newhouse Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse Republican

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.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Clint Didier, former NFL player, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and nominee for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands in 2012 and general election candidate for this seat in 2014
• Dan Newhouse, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Glenn Jakeman

Democratic candidates

Eliminated in primary

• John Malan
• Doug McKinley

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Newhouse (incumbent)	44,720	45.8
	Republican	Clint Didier	26,892	27.5
	Democratic	Doug McKinley	21,678	22.2
	Democratic	John Malan	2,320	2.4
	Republican	Glenn M. Jakeman	2,090	2.1
Total votes			97,700	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[6]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[8]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Washington's 4th congressional district, 2016^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Newhouse (incumbent)	132,517	57.6
	Republican	Clint Didier	97,402	42.4
Total votes			229,919	100.0
	Republican hold

By county

County results

County[15]	Dan Newhouse Republican		Clint Didier Republican		Margin		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Adams	2,402	55.45%	1,930	44.55%	472	10.90%	4,332
Benton	41,782	53.67%	36,064	46.33%	5,718	7.35%	77,846
Douglas (part)	5,105	63.80%	2,896	36.20%	2,209	27.61%	8,001
Franklin	11,147	49.58%	11,337	50.42%	-190	-0.85%	22,484
Grant	15,645	58.39%	11,148	41.61%	4,497	16.78%	26,793
Okanogan	10,567	68.67%	4,822	31.33%	5,745	37.33%	15,389
Walla Walla (part)	989	43.98%	1,260	56.02%	-271	-12.05%	2,249
Yakima	44,880	61.63%	27,945	38.37%	16,935	23.25%	72,825
Totals	132,517	57.64%	97,402	42.36%	35,115	15.27%	229,919

District 5

2016 Washington's 5th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Cathy McMorris Rodgers Joe Pakootas Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 192,959 130,575 Percentage 59.6% 40.4%

County results Precinct results Rodgers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Pakootas:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      50%      No Data

U.S. Representative before election Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican Elected U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican

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.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Cathy McMorris Rodgers, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Tom Horne, candidate for this seat in 2014

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Joe Pakootas, chief executive officer of the Colville Tribal Federal Corporation and general election candidate for this seat in 2014^[16]

Withdrawn

• David Kay

Libertarian candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Krystol McGee

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Dave Wilson^[17]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent)	60,184	42.2
	Democratic	Joe Pakootas	44,999	31.5
	Independent	Dave Wilson	18,993	13.3
	Republican	Tom Horne	15,830	11.1
	Libertarian	Krystol McGee	2,678	1.9
Total votes			142,684	100.0

General election

Debate

2016 Washington's 5th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Joe Pakootas
1	Oct. 6, 2016	KSPS-TV	Kristi Gorenson	[18]	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[6]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[8]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Washington's 5th congressional district, 2016^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent)	192,959	59.6
	Democratic	Joe Pakootas	130,575	40.4
Total votes			323,534	100.0
	Republican hold

By county

County results

County[19]	Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican		Joe Pakootas Democratic		Margin		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Asotin	6,303	64.66%	3,445	35.34%	2,858	29.32%	9,748
Columbia	1,638	74.66%	556	25.34%	1,082	49.32%	2,194
Ferry	2,217	61.02%	1,416	38.98%	801	22.05%	3,633
Garfield	973	76.74%	295	23.26%	678	53.47%	1,268
Lincoln	4,261	74.01%	1,496	25.99%	2,765	48.03%	5,757
Pend Oreille	4,405	64.27%	2,449	35.73%	1,956	28.54%	6,854
Spokane	133,752	58.04%	96,695	41.96%	37,057	16.08%	230,447
Stevens	15,562	67.75%	7,409	32.25%	8,153	35.49%	22,971
Walla Walla (part)	14,536	62.74%	8,633	37.26%	5,903	25.48%	23,169
Whitman	9,312	53.23%	8,181	46.77%	1,131	6.47%	17,493
Totals	192,959	59.64%	130,575	40.36%	62,384	19.28%	323,534

District 6

2016 Washington's 6th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Derek Kilmer Todd Bloom Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 201,718 126,116 Percentage 61.5% 38.5%

County results Precinct results Kilmer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Bloom:      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      50%      No Data

U.S. Representative before election Derek Kilmer Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer Democratic

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Derek Kilmer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Paul Nuchims

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Todd Bloom, certified public accountant and attorney

Eliminated in primary

• Stephan Andrew Brodhead, small business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012

Green candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Tyler Myles Vega

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Coverdale

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derek Kilmer (incumbent)	87,311	58.4
	Republican	Todd A. Bloom	36,659	24.5
	Republican	Stephan Andrew Brodhead	12,269	8.2
	Independent	Mike Coverdale	7,223	4.8
	Democratic	Paul L. Nuchims	3,318	2.2
	Green	Tyler Myles Vega	2,803	1.9
Total votes			149,583	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[8]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Washington's 6th congressional district, 2016^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derek Kilmer (incumbent)	201,718	61.5
	Republican	Todd A. Bloom	126,116	38.5
Total votes			327,834	100.0
	Democratic hold

By county

County results

County[20]	Derek Kilmer Democratic		Todd A. Bloom Republican		Margin		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Clallam	21,557	55.57%	17,236	44.43%	4,321	11.14%	38,793
Grays Harbor	16,025	56.55%	12,315	43.45%	3,710	13.09%	28,340
Jefferson	14,110	70.26%	5,972	29.74%	8,138	40.52%	20,082
Kitsap	74,099	60.94%	47,489	39.06%	26,610	21.89%	121,588
Mason (part)	11,189	52.25%	10,224	47.75%	965	4.51%	21,413
Pierce (part)	64,738	66.32%	32,880	33.68%	31,858	32.64%	97,618
Totals	201,718	61.53%	126,116	38.47%	75,602	23.06%	327,834

District 7

2016 Washington's 7th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Pramila Jayapal Brady Walkinshaw Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 212,010 166,744 Percentage 56.0% 44.0%

County results Precinct results Jayapal:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Walkinshaw:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%      No Data

U.S. Representative before election Jim McDermott Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal Democratic

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.^[21] 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.^[22][23]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Pramila Jayapal, state senator^[24]
• Brady Walkinshaw, state representative^[25][26]

Eliminated in primary

• Arun Jhaveri, former mayor of Burien, Washington^[27]
• Joe McDermott, King County Council Chair^[28]
• Don Rivers^[29]

Declined

• Ed Murray, Mayor of Seattle

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Craig Keller^[29]
• Scott Sutherland^[29]

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Carl Cooper^[29]
• Leslie Regier^[29]

Endorsements

Pramila Jayapal

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Gary Locke, United States Ambassador to China, former United States Secretary of Commerce and former Governor of Washington^[30]

U.S. Senators

• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator (I-VT)^[31]

U.S. Representatives

• Donna Edwards, U.S. representative from Maryland's 4th congressional district (2008–present)^[30]
• Keith Ellison, U.S. representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district (2007–present)^[30]
• Raul Grijalva, U.S. representative from Arizona's 3rd congressional district (2003–present)^[30]
• Luis Gutiérrez, U.S. representative from Illinois's 4th congressional district (1993–present)^[30]

State legislators

• Wendy Davis, former Texas State Senator and candidate in the 2014 Texas gubernatorial election^[32]

Local officials

• Lisa Herbold, Seattle City Council member^[32]
• Greg Nickels, former Mayor of Seattle^[32]

Organizations

• Democracy for America^[32]
• EMILY's List^[32]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[33]

Individuals

• Gloria Steinem, feminist, journalist, and social and political activist^[32]

Joe McDermott

Local officials

• Amy Walen, Mayor of Kirkland^[32]
• Rob Johnson, Seattle City Council member^[32]
• Dave Kaplan, Mayor of Des Moines^[32]
• John Marchione, Mayor of Redmond^[32]

Brady Walkinshaw

U.S. Representatives

• Barney Frank, U.S. representative from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district (1981–2013)^[34]
• Jared Polis, U.S. representative from Colorado's 2nd congressional district (2009–present)

Statewide officials

• James McIntire, State Treasurer

State legislators

• Jessyn Farrell, state representative

Organizations

• Latino Victory Fund^[35]
• LGBTQ Victory Fund

Local officials

• Sally Bagshaw, Seattle City Council member^[32]
• Tim Burgess, Seattle City Council member^[32]
• Lorena González, Seattle City Council member^[32]
• Debora Juarez, Seattle City Council member^[32]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pramila Jayapal	82,753	42.1
	Democratic	Brady Walkinshaw	41,773	21.3
	Democratic	Joe McDermott	37,495	19.1
	Republican	Craig Keller	16,058	8.2
	Republican	Scott Sutherland	9,008	4.6
	Democratic	Arun Jhaveri	3,389	1.7
	No party preference	Leslie Regier	2,592	1.3
	Democratic	Don Rivers	2,379	1.2
	No party preference	Carl Cooper	1,056	0.5
Total votes			196,503	100.0

General election

Debates

2016 Washington's 7th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Pramila Jayapal	Brady Walkinshaw
1	Sep. 16, 2016	City Inside/Out	Brian Callahan	[36]	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pramila Jayapal (D)	Brady Walkinshaw (D)	Undecided
Gerstein Bocian Agne Strategies[37][a]	August 28, 2016	500 (LV)	–	43%	29%	28%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[8]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2016^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pramila Jayapal	212,010	56.0
	Democratic	Brady Walkinshaw	166,744	44.0
Total votes			378,754	100.0
	Democratic hold

By county

County results

County[38]	Pramila Jayapal Democratic		Brady Walkinshaw Democratic		Margin		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
King (part)	200,272	56.52%	154,095	43.48%	46,177	13.03%	354,367
Snohomish (part)	11,738	48.13%	12,649	51.87%	-911	-3.74%	24,387
Totals	212,010	55.98%	166,744	44.02%	45,266	11.95%	378,754

District 8

2016 Washington's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Dave Reichert Tony Ventrella Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 193,145 127,720 Percentage 60.2% 39.8%

County results Precinct results Reichert:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Ventrella:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%      No Data

U.S. Representative before election Dave Reichert Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dave Reichert Republican

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.^[39]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Dave Reichert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Tony Ventrella, former sportscaster^[40]

Eliminated in primary

• Santiago Ramos, businessman^[41]
• Alida Skold, president of a business-consulting firm

Declined

• Jason Ritchie, businessman and general election candidate for this seat in 2014 (running for state representative)^[42]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Reichert (incumbent)	73,600	56.8
	Democratic	Tony Ventrella	22,035	17.0
	Democratic	Santiago Ramos	17,900	13.8
	Democratic	Alida Skold	10,825	8.4
	Independent	Keith Arnold	3,153	2.4
	Independent	Margaret M. Walsh	2,024	1.6
Total votes			129,537	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[6]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[8]	Likely R	October 31, 2016

Results

Washington's 8th congressional district, 2016^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Reichert (incumbent)	193,145	60.2
	Democratic	Tony Ventrella	127,720	39.8
Total votes			320,865	100.0
	Republican hold

By county

County results

County[43]	Dave Reichert Republican		Tony Ventrella Democratic		Margin		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Chelan	22,411	67.54%	10,771	32.46%	11,640	35.08%	33,182
Douglas (part)	4,732	70.88%	1,944	29.12%	2,788	41.76%	6,676
King (part)	105,885	56.18%	82,602	43.82%	23,283	12.35%	188,487
Kittitas	12,048	64.41%	6,657	35.59%	5,391	28.82%	18,705
Pierce (part)	48,069	65.12%	25,746	34.88%	22,323	30.24%	73,815
Totals	193,145	60.20%	127,720	39.80%	65,425	20.39%	320,865

District 9

2016 Washington's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Adam Smith Doug Basler Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 205,165 76,317 Percentage 72.9% 27.1%

County results Precinct results Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Basler:      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      50%      No Data

U.S. Representative before election Adam Smith Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Adam Smith Democratic

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Adam Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Daniel Smith
• Jesse Wineberry

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Doug Basler, volunteer youth pastor, corporate trainer and musician

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	67,100	56.3
	Republican	Doug Basler	27,848	23.4
	Democratic	Jesse Wineberry	17,613	14.7
	Democratic	Daniel Smith	3,935	3.3
	Independent	Jeary Flener	2,733	2.3
Total votes			119,229	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[8]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2016^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	205,165	72.9
	Republican	Doug Basler	76,317	27.1
Total votes			281,482	100.0
	Democratic hold

By county

County results

County[44]	Adam Smith Democratic		Doug Basler Republican		Margin		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
King (part)	198,883	73.35%	72,263	26.65%	126,620	46.70%	271,146
Pierce (part)	6,282	60.78%	4,054	39.22%	2,228	21.56%	10,336
Totals	205,165	72.89%	76,317	27.11%	128,848	45.77%	281,482

District 10

2016 Washington's 10th congressional district election

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Nominee Denny Heck Jim Postma Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 170,460 120,104 Percentage 58.7% 41.3%

County results Precinct results Heck:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Postma:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      50%      No Data

U.S. Representative before election Denny Heck Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Denny Heck Democratic

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Dennis Heck, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jennifer Ferguson

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Jim Postma, businessman, general election candidate for 9th district in 2012 and candidate for the 9th district in 2008 and 2010

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Heck (incumbent)	58,865	46.5
	Republican	Jim Postma	46,473	36.8
	Democratic	Jennifer Gigi Ferguson	16,750	13.2
	No party preference	Richard Boyce	4,411	3.5
Total votes			126,499	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[8]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Washington's 10th congressional district, 2016^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Heck (incumbent)	170,460	58.7
	Republican	Jim Postma	120,104	41.3
Total votes			290,564	100.0
	Democratic hold

By county

County results

County[45]	Denny Heck Democratic		Jim Postma Republican		Margin		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Mason (part)	3,749	58.34%	2,677	41.66%	1,072	16.68%	6,426
Pierce (part)	90,107	55.64%	71,828	44.36%	18,279	11.29%	161,935
Thurston (part)	76,604	62.69%	45,599	37.31%	31,005	25.37%	122,203
Totals	170,460	58.67%	120,104	41.33%	50,356	17.33%	290,564