United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2016

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United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2016
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All ten Washington seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Democratic Republican
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington will be 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 will coincide 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 will be held on August 2.

District 1

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See also: Washington's 1st congressional district

Democrat Suzan DelBene is the incumbent of the 1st district, which has a PVI of D+4. DelBene was first elected in 2012. The district stretches along the Puget Sound from the Canadian border to King County. Elizabeth Scott is running for the Republican nomination.[1]

District 3

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See also: Washington's 3rd congressional district

Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, first elected in 2010, is the incumbent in the 3rd district. The district, which has a PVI of R+2, encompasses the southwestern portion of the state.

District 5

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See also: Washington's 5th congressional district

Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, first elected in 2004, is the incumbent in the 5th district. The district, which as a PVI of R+6, encompasses the eastern portion of the state. Joe Pakootas is running as a Democrat. [2] Dave Wilson is running as an Independent. [3]

District 6

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See also: Washington's 6th congressional district

Democrat Derek Kilmer, first elected in 2012, is the incumbent in the 6th district. The district has a PVI of D+5, and encompasses the Olympic Peninsula and surrounding areas.

District 7

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See also: Washington's 7th congressional district

Democrat Jim McDermott has represented the seventh district since 1989 and announced on January 4, 2016, that he would not seek re-election.[4]

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.[5][6]

Primary election

Candidates

Endorsements

Official campaign websites

District 8

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See also: Washington's 8th congressional district

Republican Dave Reichert, first elected in 2004, is the incumbent in the 8th district. The district has 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.[15]

Businessman Jason Ritchie, Reichert's 2014 general election opponent, had considered running again but announced he will instead run for the Washington House of Representatives.[16]

District 10

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See also: Washington's 10th congressional district

Democrat Denny Heck, first elected in 2012, is the incumbent in the 10th district. The district has a PVI of D+5, and encompasses the state capital of Olympia and surrounding areas.

References

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