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

November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
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%
Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

District 1

2016 Washington's 1st congressional district election

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

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, but she later suspended her campaign for health reasons.

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Withdrawn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

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

Results

Washington's 1st congressional district, 2016

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

District 2

2016 Washington's 2nd congressional district election

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

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

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

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

Results

Washington's 2nd congressional district, 2016

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

District 3

2016 Washington's 3rd congressional district election

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

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

Eliminated in primary

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

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• L.A. Worthington

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Results

Washington's 3rd congressional district, 2016

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

District 4

2016 Washington's 4th congressional district election

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

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

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

Results

Washington's 4th congressional district, 2016

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

District 5

2016 Washington's 5th congressional district election

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

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

Withdrawn

• David Kay

Libertarian candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Krystol McGee

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Dave Wilson

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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		P	P

Results

Washington's 5th congressional district, 2016

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

District 6

2016 Washington's 6th congressional district election

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

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

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

Results

Washington's 6th congressional district, 2016

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

District 7

2016 Washington's 7th congressional district election

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

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. 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.

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Pramila Jayapal, state senator
• Brady Walkinshaw, state representative

Eliminated in primary

• Arun Jhaveri, former mayor of Burien, Washington
• Joe McDermott, King County Council Chair
• Don Rivers

Declined

• Ed Murray, Mayor of Seattle

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Craig Keller
• Scott Sutherland

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Carl Cooper
• Leslie Regier

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

U.S. Senators

• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator (I-VT)

U.S. Representatives

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

State legislators

• Wendy Davis, former Texas State Senator and candidate in the 2014 Texas gubernatorial election

Local officials

• Lisa Herbold, Seattle City Council member
• Greg Nickels, former Mayor of Seattle

Organizations

• Democracy for America
• EMILY's List
• NARAL Pro-Choice America

Individuals

• Gloria Steinem, feminist, journalist, and social and political activist

Joe McDermott

Local officials

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

Brady Walkinshaw

U.S. Representatives

• Barney Frank, U.S. representative from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district (1981–2013)
• 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
• LGBTQ Victory Fund

Local officials

• Sally Bagshaw, Seattle City Council member
• Tim Burgess, Seattle City Council member
• Lorena González, Seattle City Council member
• Debora Juarez, Seattle City Council member

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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		P	P

Polling

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

Results

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2016

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

District 8

2016 Washington's 8th congressional district election

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

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.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Dave Reichert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Tony Ventrella, former sportscaster

Eliminated in primary

• Santiago Ramos, businessman
• 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)

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Results

Washington's 8th congressional district, 2016

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

District 9

2016 Washington's 9th congressional district election

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

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

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

Results

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2016

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

District 10

2016 Washington's 10th congressional district election

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

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

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

Results

Washington's 10th congressional district, 2016

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

External links

• U.S. House elections in Washington, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites District 1 Suzan DelBene for Congress Robert J. Sutherland for Congress District 2 Rick Larsen for Congress Marc Hennemann for Congress District 3 Jaime Herrera Beutler for Congress Archived 2021-01-14 at the Wayback Machine Jim Moeller for Congress District 4 Dan Newhouse for Congress District 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers for Congress Joe Pakootas for Congress District 6 Derek Kilmer for Congress Todd Bloom for Congress District 7 Pramila Jayapal for Congress Brady Walkinshaw for Congress District 8 Dave Reichert for Congress Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine Tony Ventrella for Congress District 9 Adam Smith for Congress Doug Basler for Congress District 10 Dennis Heck for Congress Jim Postma for Congress