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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on November 6, 2018, 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 other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. All nine incumbents seeking re-election were re-elected, but the Democratic Party won the open-seat in the 8th District previously held by a Republican, improving from a 6–4 margin to a 7–3 margin.
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Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington by district:[1]
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District 1
The 1st congressional district is located along the Puget Sound from the Canada–US border to King County. The district had a PVI of D+6. The incumbent was Democrat Suzan DelBene, who had represented the district since 2012. She was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2016.
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District 2
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The 2nd congressional district includes all of Island and San Juan counties and neighboring areas on the mainland from Bellingham in the north to Lynnwood in the south. The district had a PVI of D+10. The incumbent was Democrat Rick Larsen, who had represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2016.
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District 3
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The 3rd congressional district encompasses the southernmost portion of western and central Washington. It includes the counties of Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat, and a small sliver of southern Thurston county. The district had a PVI of R+4. The incumbent was Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, who had represented the district since 2011. She was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016.
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Carolyn Long (D)
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District 4
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The 4th congressional district is located in central Washington, covering the counties of, Douglas, Okanogan, Grant, Yakima, Franklin, Benton, and Adams. The district is dominated by the Yakima and Tri-Cities areas. The district had a PVI of R+13. The incumbent was Republican Dan Newhouse, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016.
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District 5
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The 5th congressional district is located in Eastern Washington and includes the counties of Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin. It is centered on Spokane, the state's second largest city. The district had a PVI of R+8. The incumbent was Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who had represented the district since 2005. She was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2016.
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)
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Lisa Brown (D)
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District 6
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The 6th congressional district includes the Olympic Peninsula, most of the Kitsap Peninsula, and most of the city of Tacoma. The district had a PVI of D+6. The incumbent was Democrat Derek Kilmer, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016.
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District 7
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The 7th congressional district includes most of Seattle, all of Vashon Island, Edmonds, Shoreline, Kenmore, and parts of Burien and Normandy Park. The district had a PVI of D+33. The incumbent was Democrat Pramila Jayapal, who had represented the district since 2017. She was elected with 56% of the vote in 2016, to replace retiring Democratic representative Jim McDermott.
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District 8
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The 8th congressional district includes the eastern portions of King and Pierce counties and crosses the Cascade mountains to include Chelan and Kittitas counties. The population centers on the west side of the mountains include the exurban communities of Sammamish, Issaquah, and Auburn. On the east side, the 8th's population centers are rural communities Wenatchee, Leavenworth, and Ellensburg. The district had a PVI of EVEN.
Dave Reichert's retirement made this the only open seat in Washington in 2018, as well as the only seat to change party hands.
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Dino Rossi (R)
Kim Schrier (D)
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Dino Rossi vs. Jason Rittereiser
Dino Rossi vs. Shannon Hader
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District 9
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The 9th congressional district encompasses a long, somewhat narrow area in western Washington through the densely populated central Puget Sound region, from Tacoma in the south to Bellevue in the north. The district had a PVI of D+21. The incumbent was Democrat Adam Smith, who had represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2016. The 9th was the only district in Washington to have Democrats win both spots in the blanket primary, with 48% of the vote going to the Adam Smith, the incumbent, 27% going to Sarah Smith, a progressive challenger, and 25% going to Doug Blaser, the sole Republican candidate. Incumbent Adam Smith won the general election soundly, receiving 68% of the vote.
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District 10
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The 10th congressional district encompasses the state capital of Olympia and surrounding areas. The district had a PVI of D+5. The incumbent was Democrat Denny Heck, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016.
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