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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, however 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.
Overview
[edit]Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington by district:[1]
District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 197,209 | 59.27% | 135,534 | 40.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 332,743 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 2 | 210,187 | 71.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 84,646 | 28.71% | 294,833 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 3 | 145,407 | 47.33% | 161,819 | 52.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 307,226 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 4 | 83,785 | 37.18% | 141,551 | 62.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 225,336 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 5 | 144,925 | 45.24% | 175,422 | 54.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 320,347 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 6 | 206,409 | 63.89% | 116,677 | 36.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 323,086 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 7 | 329,800 | 83.56% | 64,881 | 16.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 394,681 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 8 | 164,089 | 52.42% | 148,968 | 47.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 313,057 | 100.0% | Democratic gain |
District 9 | 240,567 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 240,567 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 10 | 166,215 | 61.54% | 103,860 | 38.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 270,075 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
Total | 1,888,593 | 62.50% | 1,048,712 | 34.70% | 84,646 | 2.80% | 3,021,951 | 100.0% |
District 1
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The 1st congressional district is located along the Puget Sound from the Canada–US border to King County. The district has a PVI of D+6. The incumbent is Democrat Suzan DelBene, who has represented the district since 2012. She was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2016.
Primary election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzan DelBene (incumbent) | 106,107 | 59.3 | |
Republican | Jeffrey Beeler | 45,830 | 25.6 | |
Republican | Scott Stafne | 20,354 | 11.4 | |
No party preference | Adam Pilskog | 5,007 | 2.8 | |
No party preference | Robert Mair | 1,622 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 178,920 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzan DelBene (incumbent) | 197,209 | 59.3 | |
Republican | Jeffrey Beeler | 135,534 | 40.7 | |
Total votes | 332,743 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 has a PVI of D+10. The incumbent is Democrat Rick Larsen, who has represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2016.
Primary election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rick Larsen (incumbent) | 101,497 | 64.85 | |
Libertarian | Brian Luke | 12,320 | 7.87 | |
Independent | Gary Franco | 12,269 | 7.84 | |
Democratic | Collin Richard Carlson | 12,058 | 7.70 | |
Moderate GOP | Uncle Mover | 11,832 | 7.56 | |
Green | Stonewall "Stoney" Jackson Bird | 6,525 | 4.17 | |
Total votes | 156,501 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rick Larsen (incumbent) | 210,187 | 71.3 | |
Libertarian | Brian Luke | 84,646 | 28.7 | |
Total votes | 294,833 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 has a PVI of R+4. The incumbent is Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, who has represented the district since 2011. She was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016.
Primary election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jaime Herrera Beutler (incumbent) | 68,961 | 42.1 | |
Democratic | Carolyn Long | 57,798 | 35.3 | |
Democratic | David McDevitt | 13,124 | 8.0 | |
Republican | Earl Bowerman | 9,018 | 5.5 | |
Democratic | Dorothy Gasque | 7,983 | 4.9 | |
Republican | Michael Cortney | 5,528 | 3.4 | |
Democratic | Martin Hash | 1,498 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 163,910 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) |
Carolyn Long (D) |
Undecided |
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NYT Upshot/Siena College | October 14–19, 2018 | 497 | ± 4.6% | 48% | 41% | 12% |
Lake Research Partners (D-Long) | October 9–11, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.9% | 43% | 45% | – |
Lake Research Partners (D-Long) | June 14–18, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 42% | 37% | 20% |
Lake Research Partners (D-Long) | March 8–12, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 49% | 29% | 21% |
Endorsements
[edit]- Federal officials
- Barack Obama, former President of the United States (2009–2017)[2]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jaime Herrera Beutler (incumbent) | 161,819 | 52.7 | |
Democratic | Carolyn Long | 145,407 | 47.3 | |
Total votes | 307,226 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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 has a PVI of R+13. The incumbent is Republican Dan Newhouse, who has represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016.
Primary election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Newhouse (incumbent) | 77,203 | 63.2 | |
Democratic | Christine Brown | 44,868 | 36.8 | |
Total votes | 122,071 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Newhouse (incumbent) | 141,551 | 62.8 | |
Democratic | Christine Brown | 83,785 | 37.2 | |
Total votes | 225,336 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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 has a PVI of R+8. The incumbent is Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who has represented the district since 2005. She was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2016.
Primary election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent) | 99,689 | 49.3 | |
Democratic | Lisa Brown | 91,738 | 45.4 | |
Trump Populist | Dave Saulibio | 4,845 | 2.4 | |
Republican | Jered Gavin Bonneau | 4,453 | 2.2 | |
Republican | Kari Olavi Ilonummi | 1,507 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 202,232 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Debate
[edit]No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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1 | Oct. 24, 2018 | Northwest Public Broadcasting Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce |
Bertha Clayton | C-SPAN | P | P |
Endorsements
[edit]- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Barack Obama, former President of the United States (2009–2017)[2]
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) |
Lisa Brown (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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FM3 Research (D-Brown) | September 16–20, 2018 | 521 | ± 4.3% | 49% | 46% | — | 5% |
Public Policy Polling (D) | April 16–17, 2018 | 689 | ± 3.7% | 48% | 45% | — | 7% |
Elway Research | April 4–7, 2018 | 403 | ± 5.0% | 44% | 38% | 3% | 16% |
DCCC (D) | February 3, 2018 | 414 | ± 4.8% | 47% | 43% | — | — |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent) | 175,422 | 54.8 | |
Democratic | Lisa Brown | 144,925 | 45.2 | |
Total votes | 320,347 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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 has a PVI of D+6. The incumbent is Democrat Derek Kilmer, who has represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016.
Primary election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Derek Kilmer (incumbent) | 117,848 | 63.5 | |
Republican | Douglas Dightman | 60,651 | 32.7 | |
Progressive | Tyler Myles Vega | 7,080 | 3.8 | |
Total votes | 185,579 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Derek Kilmer (incumbent) | 206,409 | 63.9 | |
Republican | Douglas Dightman | 116,677 | 36.1 | |
Total votes | 323,086 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 has a PVI of D+33. The incumbent is Democrat Pramila Jayapal, who has represented the district since 2017. She was elected with 56% of the vote in 2016 to replace retiring Democratic representative Jim McDermott.
Primary election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pramila Jayapal (incumbent) | 189,175 | 82.7 | |
Republican | Craig Keller | 39,657 | 17.3 | |
Total votes | 228,832 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pramila Jayapal (incumbent) | 329,800 | 83.6 | |
Republican | Craig Keller | 64,881 | 16.4 | |
Total votes | 394,681 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 has 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.
Primary election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dino Rossi | 73,288 | 43.1 | |
Democratic | Kim Schrier | 31,837 | 18.7 | |
Democratic | Jason Rittereiser | 30,708 | 18.1 | |
Democratic | Shannon Hader | 21,317 | 12.5 | |
Republican | Jack Hughes-Hageman | 4,270 | 2.5 | |
Republican | Gordon Allen Pross | 2,081 | 1.2 | |
Democratic | Tom Cramer | 1,468 | 0.9 | |
Independent Centrist | Bill Grassie | 1,163 | 0.7 | |
Libertarian | Richard Travis Reyes | 1,154 | 0.7 | |
Independent | Keith Arnold | 1,090 | 0.6 | |
Neither Major Party | Patrick Dillon | 898 | 0.5 | |
No party preference | Todd Mahaffey | 673 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 169,947 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Barack Obama, former President of the United States (2009–2017)[2]
Debate
[edit]No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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Dino Rossi | Kim Schrier | |||||
1 | Oct. 17, 2018 | Associated Students of Central Washington University Central Washington University Ellensburg Daily Record Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce Cle Elum-Roslyn, Easton, Ellensburg, Kittitas & Thorp school districts |
C-SPAN | P | P |
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dino Rossi (R) |
Kim Schrier (D) |
Undecided |
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NYT Upshot/Siena College | October 30 – November 4, 2018 | 477 | ± 4.8% | 45% | 48% | 8% |
Elway Research | October 4–9, 2018 | 400 | ± 5.0% | 49% | 39% | 12% |
NYT Upshot/Siena College | September 24–26, 2018 | 505 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 46% | 9% |
GBA Strategies (D) | April 18–22, 2018 | 300 | ± 5.7% | 51% | 45% | – |
- Dino Rossi vs. generic Democrat
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dino Rossi (R) |
Generic Democrat |
Other | Undecided |
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DCCC (D) | March 23, 2018 | – | – | 46% | 44% | – | – |
Public Policy Polling (D) | February 12–13, 2018 | 613 | ± 4.0% | 43% | 44% | – | 13% |
Public Policy Polling (D) | October 6–8, 2017 | 753 | ± 3.6% | 42% | 43% | – | 15% |
- Dino Rossi vs. Jason Rittereiser
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dino Rossi (R) |
Jason Rittereiser (D) |
Undecided |
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GBA Strategies (D) | April 18–22, 2018 | 900 | ± 5.7% | 52% | 43% | – |
- Dino Rossi vs. Shannon Hader
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dino Rossi (R) |
Shannon Hader (D) |
Undecided |
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GBA Strategies (D) | April 18–22, 2018 | 900 | ± 5.7% | 51% | 45% | – |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kim Schrier | 164,089 | 52.4 | |
Republican | Dino Rossi | 148,968 | 47.6 | |
Total votes | 313,057 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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 has a PVI of D+21. The incumbent is Democrat Adam Smith, who has 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.
Primary election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adam Smith (incumbent) | 71,035 | 48.4 | |
Democratic | Sarah Smith | 39,409 | 26.9 | |
Republican | Doug Basler | 36,254 | 24.7 | |
Total votes | 146,698 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adam Smith (incumbent) | 163,345 | 67.9 | |
Democratic | Sarah Smith | 77,222 | 32.1 | |
Total votes | 240,567 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 10
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The 10th congressional district encompasses the state capital of Olympia and surrounding areas. The district has a PVI of D+5. The incumbent is Democrat Denny Heck, who has represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016.
Primary election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Denny Heck (incumbent) | 82,522 | 58.2 | |
Republican | Joseph Brumbles | 45,260 | 31.9 | |
Independent Progressive | Tamborine Borrelli | 7,991 | 5.6 | |
Independent Centrist | Nancy Dailey Slotnick | 6,125 | 4.3 | |
Total votes | 141,898 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Denny Heck (incumbent) | 166,215 | 61.5 | |
Republican | Joseph Brumbles | 103,860 | 38.5 | |
Total votes | 270,075 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
References
[edit]- ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Obama endorses three Democrats in Washington midterm elections". King 5. October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Olivia (October 29, 2018). "President Trump endorses Cathy McMorris Rodgers a week ahead of election". KREM (TV). Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Slobodien, Rachael (February 1, 2018). "Club for Growth PAC Endorses Dino Rossi for Congress". Club for Growth PAC. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "The Times recommends: Dino Rossi in the 8th Congressional District". The Seattle Times. October 19, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Campaign finance at FEC
- Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
- Official campaign websites of first district candidates
- Official campaign websites of second district candidates
- Official campaign websites of third district candidates
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) for Congress Archived 2021-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Carolyn Long (D) for Congress
- Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates
- Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates
- Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates
- Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates
- Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates
- Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates
- Official campaign websites of tenth district candidates