2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

Overview

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.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
← 2010
November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
2014 →
All 10 Washington seats in the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 5 4
Seats won 6 4
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 1,636,726 1,369,540
Percentage 54.44% 45.56%
Swing Increase 2.15% Decrease 0.22%

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.[1] Primary elections were held August 7, 2012.[2]

Overview

District

District[3] Democratic Republican Total Result
Votes%Votes%VotesVotes%
District 1177,02553.94%151,18746.06%328,212100.00%Democratic hold
District 2184,82661.14%117,46538.86%302,291100.00%Democratic hold
District 3116,43839.62%177,44660.38%293,884100.00%Republican hold
District 478,94033.78%154,74966.22%233,689100.00%Republican hold
District 5117,51238.08%191,06661.92%308,578100.00%Republican hold
District 6186,66159.00%129,72541.00%316,386100.00%Democratic hold
District 7298,36879.65%76,21220.35%374,580100.00%Democratic hold
District 8121,88640.35%180,20459.65%302,090100.00%Republican hold
District 9192,03471.62%76,10528.38%268,139100.00%Democratic hold
District 10163,03658.56%115,38141.44%278,417100.00%Democratic gain
Total1,636,72654.44%1,369,54045.56%3,006,266100.00%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 54.44%
Republican
 
 45.56%
House seats
Democratic
 
 60.00%
Republican
 
 40.00%

District 1

2012 Washington's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Suzan DelBene John Koster
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 177,025 151,187
Percentage 53.9% 46.1%
DelBene:      50–60%
Koster:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Jay Inslee
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Suzan DelBene
Democratic

Democrat Jay Inslee, who represented the 1st district starting in 1999, resigned March 20, 2012, to focus on his run for governor of Washington.[4]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general
  • Suzan DelBene, former director at the Washington State Department of Revenue, general election candidate for the 8th district in 2010[5]
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Republican candidates

Advanced to general
Withdrawn

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[19]

Results

Results by county
  Koster
  •   30–40%
      40–50%
      50–60%

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,[20] and faced each other in two separate ballot positions, with different boundaries, in the special election on November 6.

Nonpartisan blanket primary results[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Koster 67,185 44.9
Democratic Suzan DelBene 33,670 22.5
Democratic Darcy Burner 20,844 13.9
Democratic Laura Ruderman 10,582 7.1
Democratic Steve Hobbs 10,279 6.9
Democratic Darshan Rauniyar 4,134 2.8
Independent Larry Ishmael 3,062 2.0
Total votes 149,756 100.0

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

2012 Washington's 1st congressional district special election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Suzan DelBene 216,144 60.4
Republican John Koster 141,591 39.6
Total votes 357,735 100.0
Democratic hold

By county

County results
County[23] Suzan DelBene

Democratic

 John Koster

Republican

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # %
King (part) 82,711 64.07% 46,374 35.93% 36,337 28.15% 129,085
Kitsap (part) 35,761 57.61% 26,318 42.39% 9,443 15.21% 62,079
Snohomish (part) 97,672 58.64% 68,899 41.36% 28,773 17.27% 166,571
Totals 216,144 60.42% 141,591 39.58% 74,553 20.84% 357,735

General Election

Endorsements

Suzan DelBene (D)

Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Suzan
DelBene (D)		 John
Koster (R)		 Undecided
SurveyUSA[26] October 19–21, 2012 610 ± 4% 47% 44% 9%
SurveyUSA[27] September 13–15, 2012 592 ± 4.1% 42% 46% 12%
SurveyUSA[28] May 29–30, 2012 661 ± 3.9% 32% 49% 19%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[29] Lean D November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[30] Lean D November 2, 2012
Roll Call[31] Likely D November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Likely D November 5, 2012
NY Times[33] Lean D November 4, 2012
RCP[34] Lean D November 4, 2012
The Hill[35] Lean D November 4, 2012

Results

DelBene won[36] and was sworn in to serve the remainder of Inslee's term on November 13, 2012.[37]

2012 Washington's 1st congressional district election[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Suzan DelBene 177,025 53.9
Republican John Koster 151,187 46.1
Total votes 328,212 100.0
Democratic hold

By county

County results
County[39] Suzan DelBene

Democratic

 John Koster

Republican

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # %
King (part) 80,054 59.73% 53,969 40.27% 26,085 19.46% 134,023
Skagit (part) 10,873 54.17% 9,199 45.83% 1,674 8.34% 20,072
Snohomish (part) 63,418 51.72% 59,201 48.28% 4,217 3.44% 122,619
Whatcom (part) 22,680 44.04% 28,818 55.96% -6,138 -11.92% 51,498
Totals 177,025 53.94% 151,187 46.06% 25,838 7.87% 328,212

District 2

2012 Washington's 2nd congressional district election
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2014 →
 
Nominee Rick Larsen Dan Matthews
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 184,826 117,465
Percentage 61.1% 38.9%
Larsen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Rick Larsen
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Rick Larsen
Democratic

Democrat Rick Larsen, who represented the 2nd district since 2001, ran for re-election.[40]

In the December 2011 redistricting proposal, the 2nd district was made more favorable to Democrats.[41]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Republican candidates

Advanced to general
  • Dan Matthews, Air Force veteran and pilot[42]
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

Other parties' candidates

Eliminated in primary
  • Mike Lapointe (99% Party)[44]

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary
  • Glen S. Johnson

Results

Results by county
  Larsen
  •   50–60%
      60–70%
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rick Larsen (incumbent) 79,632 57.2
Republican Dan Matthews 39,956 28.7
Republican John C. W. Shoop 8,130 5.8
99% Party Mike Lapointe 5,806 4.2
Republican Eli Olson 3,373 2.4
No party preference Glen S. Johnson 2,289 1.6
Total votes 139,186 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[46] Safe D November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[30] Safe D November 2, 2012
Roll Call[31] Safe D November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Safe D November 5, 2012
NY Times[33] Safe D November 4, 2012
RCP[34] Safe D November 4, 2012
The Hill[35] Safe D November 4, 2012

Results

2012 Washington's 2nd congressional district election[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rick Larsen (incumbent) 184,826 61.1
Republican Dan Matthews 117,465 38.9
Total votes 302,291 100.0
Democratic hold

By county

County results
County[48] Rick Larsen

Democratic

 Dan Matthews

Republican

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # %
Island 22,353 54.46% 18,691 45.54% 3,662 8.92% 41,044
San Juan 7,164 69.30% 3,173 30.70% 3,991 38.61% 10,337
Skagit (part) 18,669 55.13% 15,196 44.87% 3,473 10.26% 33,865
Snohomish (part) 102,490 60.60% 66,641 39.40% 35,849 21.20% 169,131
Whatcom (part) 34,150 71.27% 13,764 28.73% 20,386 42.55% 47,914
Totals 184,826 61.14% 117,465 38.86% 67,361 22.28% 302,291

District 3

2012 Washington's 3rd congressional district election
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2014 →
 
Nominee Jaime Herrera Beutler Jon Haugen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 177,446 116,438
Percentage 60.4% 39.6%
County results
Beutler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Jaime Herrera Beutler
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Jaime Herrera Beutler
Republican

Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, who represented the 3rd district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[49]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general
Withdrawn
  • Elizabeth Uelmen, middle school associate principal[51]
Declined

Results

Results by county
  Herrera Beutler
  •   40–50%
      50–60%
      70–80%
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler (incumbent) 68,603 56.5
Democratic Jon Haugen 45,693 37.6
No party preference Norma Jean Stevens 7,108 5.9
Total votes 121,404 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Safe R November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[30] Safe R November 2, 2012
Roll Call[31] Safe R November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Safe R November 5, 2012
NY Times[33] Safe R November 4, 2012
RCP[34] Safe R November 4, 2012
The Hill[35] Likely R November 4, 2012

Results

2012 Washington's 3rd congressional district election[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler (incumbent) 177,446 60.4
Democratic Jon Haugen 116,438 39.6
Total votes 293,884 100.0
Republican hold

By county

County results
County[56] Jaime Herrera Beutler

Republican

 Jon Haugen

Democratic

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # %
Clark 109,652 59.45% 74,799 40.55% 34,853 18.90% 184,451
Cowlitz 25,187 57.75% 18,424 42.25% 6,763 15.51% 43,611
Klickitat 5,858 59.21% 4,035 40.79% 1,823 18.43% 9,893
Lewis 23,811 72.12% 9,206 27.88% 14,605 44.23% 33,017
Pacific 5,549 54.63% 4,609 45.37% 940 9.25% 10,158
Skamania 3,096 58.76% 2,173 41.24% 923 17.52% 5,269
Thurston (part) 2,914 55.56% 2,331 44.44% 583 11.12% 5,245
Wahkiakum 1,379 61.56% 861 38.44% 518 23.13% 2,240
Totals 177,446 60.38% 116,438 39.62% 61,008 20.76% 293,884

District 4

2012 Washington's 4th congressional district election
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2014 →
 
Nominee Doc Hastings Mary Beachler
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 154,749 78,940
Percentage 66.2% 33.8%
County results
Hastings:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Doc Hastings
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Doc Hastings
Republican

Republican Doc Hastings, who represented the 4th district since 1995, successfully ran for re-election.[57]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general
  • Mary Baechler, businesswoman[59]
Eliminated in primary
  • Mohammad H. Said, doctor
Withdrawn
  • Jay Clough, radiological control technician and nominee for this seat in 2010[60][61]

Results

Results by county
  Hastings
  •   50–60%
      60–70%
      70–80%
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[62]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doc Hastings (incumbent) 60,774 59.3
Democratic Mary Baechler 27,130 26.5
Republican Jamie Wheeler 11,581 11.3
Democratic Mohammad H. Said 2,958 2.9
Total votes 102,443 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Safe R November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[30] Safe R November 2, 2012
Roll Call[31] Safe R November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Safe R November 5, 2012
NY Times[33] Safe R November 4, 2012
RCP[34] Safe R November 4, 2012
The Hill[35] Safe R November 4, 2012

Results

2012 Washington's 4th congressional district election[63]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doc Hastings (incumbent) 154,749 66.2
Democratic Mary Baechler 78,940 33.8
Total votes 233,689 100.0
Republican hold

By county

County results
County[64] Doc Hastings

Republican

 Mary Baechler

Democratic

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # %
Adams 3,473 75.70% 1,115 24.30% 2,358 51.39% 4,588
Benton 54,409 70.19% 23,105 29.81% 31,304 40.38% 77,514
Douglas (part) 5,846 71.43% 2,338 28.57% 3,508 42.86% 8,184
Franklin 15,197 68.21% 7,082 31.79% 8,115 36.42% 22,279
Grant 19,622 72.40% 7,481 27.60% 12,141 44.80% 27,103
Okanogan 10,335 63.04% 6,060 36.96% 4,275 26.08% 16,395
Walla Walla (part) 1,697 77.42% 495 22.58% 1,202 54.84% 2,192
Yakima 44,170 58.55% 31,264 41.45% 12,906 17.11% 75,434
Totals 154,749 66.22% 78,940 33.78% 75,809 32.44% 233,689

District 5

2012 Washington's 5th congressional district election
← 2010
2014 →
 
Nominee Cathy McMorris Rodgers Rich Cowan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 191,066 117,512
Percentage 61.9% 38.1%
Rodgers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican

Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who represented the 5th district since 2005, ran successfully for re-election in 2012.[65]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
  • Randall Yearout, crane operator

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general
Declined

Results

Results by county
  McMorris Rodgers
  •   50–60%
      60–70%
      70–80%
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[68]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent) 83,186 55.8
Democratic Rich Cowan 49,406 33.1
Republican Randall Yearout 11,894 8.0
No party preference Ian Moody 4,693 3.1
Total votes 149,179 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Safe R November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[30] Safe R November 2, 2012
Roll Call[31] Safe R November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Safe R November 5, 2012
NY Times[33] Safe R November 4, 2012
RCP[34] Safe R November 4, 2012
The Hill[35] Safe R November 4, 2012

Results

2012 Washington's 5th congressional district election[69]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent) 191,066 61.9
Democratic Rich Cowan 117,512 38.1
Total votes 308,578 100.0
Republican hold

By county

County results
County[70] Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Republican

 Rich Cowan

Democratic

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # %
Asotin 6,091 62.96% 3,583 37.04% 2,508 25.93% 9,674
Columbia 1,627 72.70% 611 27.30% 1,016 45.40% 2,238
Ferry 2,256 66.08% 1,158 33.92% 1,098 32.16% 3,414
Garfield 947 75.82% 302 24.18% 645 51.64% 1,249
Lincoln 4,452 76.48% 1,369 23.52% 3,083 52.96% 5,821
Pend Oreille 4,255 64.42% 2,350 35.58% 1,905 28.84% 6,605
Spokane 132,859 60.67% 86,120 39.33% 46,739 21.34% 218,979
Stevens 15,388 69.90% 6,625 30.10% 8,763 39.81% 22,013
Walla Walla (part) 13,660 61.53% 8,542 38.47% 5,118 23.05% 22,202
Whitman 9,531 58.18% 6,852 41.82% 2,679 16.35% 16,383
Totals 191,066 61.92% 117,512 38.08% 73,554 23.84% 308,578

District 6

2012 Washington's 6th congressional district election
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2014 →
 
Nominee Derek Kilmer Bill Driscoll
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 186,661 129,725
Percentage 59.0% 41.0%
County results
Kilmer:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Norm Dicks
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Derek Kilmer
Democratic

Democrat Norm Dicks, who represented the 6th district since 1977, decided to retire rather than seeking re-election.[71]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general
Declined

Republican candidates

Advanced to general
  • Bill Driscoll, businessman[79]
Eliminated in primary
  • Stephan Brodhead, small business owner[79]
  • Doug Cloud, attorney and general election candidate for this seat in 2004 and 2006, 2008 & 2010[73]
  • David "Ike" Eichner, accountant[80]
  • Jesse Young, technology consultant and candidate for this seat in 2010[73]
Withdrawn
Declined

Results

Results by county
  Kilmer
  •   40–50%
      50–60%
      60–70%
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[83]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Derek Kilmer 86,436 53.4
Republican Bill Driscoll 29,602 18.3
Republican Jesse Young 18,075 11.2
Republican Doug Cloud 14,267 8.8
Republican David Eichner 7,966 4.9
Independent Eric G. Arentz Jr. 4,101 2.5
Republican Stephan Brodhead 1,387 0.9
Total votes 161,834 100.0

General Election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Derek
Kilmer (D)		 Bill
Driscoll (R)		 Undecided
SurveyUSA[84] September 21–23, 2012 628 ± 4% 52% 37% 11%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[46] Safe D November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[30] Safe D November 2, 2012
Roll Call[31] Safe D November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Safe D November 5, 2012
NY Times[33] Safe D November 4, 2012
RCP[34] Safe D November 4, 2012
The Hill[35] Safe D November 4, 2012

Results

2012 Washington's 6th congressional district election[85]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Derek Kilmer 186,661 59.0
Republican Bill Driscoll 129,725 41.0
Total votes 316,386 100.0
Democratic hold

By county

County results
County[86] Derek Kilmer

Democratic

 Bill Driscoll

Republican

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # %
Clallam 19,689 53.21% 17,316 46.79% 2,373 6.41% 37,005
Grays Harbor 15,256 55.13% 12,416 44.87% 2,840 10.26% 27,672
Jefferson 12,608 66.33% 6,399 33.67% 6,209 32.67% 19,007
Kitsap 69,004 57.80% 50,374 42.20% 18,630 15.61% 119,378
Mason (part) 11,007 52.85% 9,818 47.15% 1,189 5.71% 20,825
Pierce (part) 59,097 63.89% 33,402 36.11% 25,695 27.78% 92,499
Totals 186,661 59.00% 129,725 41.00% 56,936 18.00% 316,386

District 7

2012 Washington's 7th congressional district election
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2014 →
 
Nominee Jim McDermott Ron Bemis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 298,368 76,212
Percentage 79.7% 20.3%
County results
McDermott:      60–70%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Jim McDermott
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Jim McDermott
Democratic

Democrat Jim McDermott, who represented the 7th district since 1989, ran for re-election.[87]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
  • Charles Allen, product manager at Amazon
  • Andrew Hughes, tax attorney[88]
  • Don Rivers, human rights activist

Republican candidates

Advanced to general
  • Ron Bemis, lawyer
Eliminated in primary
  • Scott Sutherland

Results

Results by county
  McDermott
  •   50–60%
      70–80%
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[89]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim McDermott 124,692 70.9
Republican Ron Bemis 26,791 15.2
Democratic Andrew Hughes 10,340 5.9
Republican Scott Sutherland 5,573 3.2
Democratic Charles Allen 4,367 2.5
Democratic Don Rivers 2,688 1.5
Employmentwealth Goodspaceguy 1,387 0.8
Total votes 175,838 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[46] Safe D November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[30] Safe D November 2, 2012
Roll Call[31] Safe D November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Safe D November 5, 2012
NY Times[33] Safe D November 4, 2012
RCP[34] Safe D November 4, 2012
The Hill[35] Safe D November 4, 2012

Results

2012 Washington's 7th congressional district election[90]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim McDermott (incumbent) 298,368 79.7
Republican Ron Bemis 76,212 20.3
Total votes 374,580 100.0
Democratic hold

By county

County results
County[91] Jim McDermott

Democratic

 Ron Bemis

Republican

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # %
King (part) 281,770 80.93% 66,398 19.07% 215,372 61.86% 348,168
Snohomish (part) 16,598 62.84% 9,814 37.16% 6,784 25.69% 26,412
Totals 298,368 79.65% 76,212 20.35% 222,156 59.31% 374,580

District 8

2012 Washington's 8th congressional district election
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2014 →
 
Nominee Dave Reichert Karen Porterfield
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 180,204 121,886
Percentage 59.7% 40.3%
Reichert:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Dave Reichert
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Dave Reichert
Republican

Republican Dave Reichert, who represented the 8th district since 2005, ran for re-election.[92]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general
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[93]

Results

Results by county
  Reichert
  •   40–50%
      50–60%
      60–70%
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[94]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Reichert 66,220 50.6
Democratic Karen Porterfield 37,083 28.3
Republican Keith Swank 10,942 8.4
Democratic Keith Arnold 7,144 5.5
No party preference James Windle 5,269 4.0
Republican Ernest Huber 4,165 3.2
Total votes 130,823 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[46] Safe R November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[30] Safe R November 2, 2012
Roll Call[31] Safe R November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Safe R November 5, 2012
NY Times[33] Safe R November 4, 2012
RCP[34] Safe R November 4, 2012
The Hill[35] Safe R November 4, 2012

Results

2012 Washington's 8th congressional district election[95]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Reichert (incumbent) 180,204 59.7
Democratic Karen Porterfield 121,886 40.3
Total votes 302,090 100.0
Republican hold

By county

County results
County[96] Dave Reichert

Republican

 Karen Porterfield

Democratic

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # %
Chelan 20,614 66.09% 10,579 33.91% 10,035 32.17% 31,193
Douglas (part) 4,381 68.23% 2,040 31.77% 2,341 36.46% 6,421
King (part) 101,354 56.56% 77,854 43.44% 23,500 13.11% 179,208
Kittitas 10,674 61.89% 6,574 38.11% 4,100 23.77% 17,248
Pierce (part) 43,181 63.48% 24,839 36.52% 18,342 26.97% 68,020
Totals 180,204 59.65% 121,886 40.35% 58,318 19.30% 302,090

District 9

2012 Washington's 9th congressional district election
← 2010
2014 →
 
Nominee Adam Smith Jim Postma
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 192,034 76,105
Percentage 71.6% 28.4%
County results
Smith:      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Adam Smith
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Adam Smith
Democratic

Democrat Adam Smith, who represented the 9th district since 1997, was re-elected.[40]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
  • Dave Christie
  • Tom Cramer

Republican candidates

Advanced to general
  • Jim Postma, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2008 and 2010[40]
Eliminated in primary
  • John Orlinski, social worker

Results

Results by county
  Smith
  •   50–60%
      60–70%
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[97]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam Smith 72,868 61.2
Republican Jim Postma 27,616 23.2
Democratic Tom Cramer 8,376 7.0
Republican John Orlinski 6,624 5.6
Democratic Dave Christie 3,659 3.1
Total votes 119,143 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[46] Safe D November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[30] Safe D November 2, 2012
Roll Call[31] Safe D November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Safe D November 5, 2012
NY Times[33] Safe D November 4, 2012
RCP[34] Safe D November 4, 2012
The Hill[35] Safe D November 4, 2012

Results

2012 Washington's 9th congressional district election[98]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam Smith (incumbent) 192,034 71.6
Republican Jim Postma 76,105 28.4
Total votes 268,139 100.0
Democratic hold

By county

County results
County[99] Adam Smith

Democratic

 Jim Postma

Republican

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # %
King (part) 185,846 72.00% 72,282 28.00% 113,564 44.00% 258,128
Pierce (part) 6,188 61.81% 3,823 38.19% 2,365 23.62% 10,011
Totals 192,034 71.62% 76,105 28.38% 115,929 43.23% 268,139

District 10

2012 Washington's 10th congressional district election
← 2010
2014 →
 
Nominee Denny Heck Dick Muri
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 163,036 115,381
Percentage 58.6% 41.4%
Heck:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Denny Heck
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Denny Heck
Democratic

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

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
  • Jennifer Ferguson, nonprofit founder and small business owner

Republican candidates

Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Results

Results by county
  Heck
  •   30–40%
      40–50%
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[104]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Denny Heck 51,047 39.7
Republican Richard Muri 36,173 28.2
Republican Stan Flemming 19,934 15.5
Democratic Jennifer Ferguson 14,026 10.9
Progressive Independent Sue Gunn 4,292 3.3
No party preference Steve Hannon 3,025 2.4
Total votes 128,497 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Denny Heck (D)

Organizations

Dick Muri (R)

Organizations

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Safe D (flip) November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[30] Safe D (flip) November 2, 2012
Roll Call[31] Safe D (flip) November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Safe D (flip) November 5, 2012
NY Times[33] Lean D (flip) November 4, 2012
RCP[34] Safe D (flip) November 4, 2012
The Hill[35] Likely D (flip) November 4, 2012

Results

Heck defeated Muri 58.6% to 41.4%.

2012 Washington's 10th congressional district election[106]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Denny Heck 163,036 58.6
Republican Dick Muri 115,381 41.4
Total votes 278,417 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

By county

County results
County[107] Denny Heck

Democratic

 Dick Muri

Republican

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # %
Mason (part) 3,899 61.70% 2,420 38.30% 1,479 23.41% 6,319
Pierce (part) 85,345 55.29% 69,009 44.71% 16,336 10.58% 154,354
Thurston (part) 73,792 62.67% 43,952 37.33% 29,840 25.34% 117,744
Totals 163,036 58.56% 115,381 41.44% 47,655 17.12% 278,417

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