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 electionedit
Elizabeth Scott began a campaign as a Republican,[1] however she later suspended her campaign due to health reasons.[2]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Incumbent Democrat Jim McDermott, who had represented the district since 1989, announced on January 4, 2016, that he would not seek re-election.[9] He was re-elected with 81% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+29.
Primary electionedit
An anonymous post to Reddit in October 2015 claimed that McDermott was planning on retiring and endorsing current SeattleMayorEd Murray to succeed him. Murray and McDermott both denied the rumor.[10][11]
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.[24]
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.
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.
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^Jim Brunner (April 24, 2016). "Former sportscaster Tony Ventrella to challenge Reichert in 8th District". seattletimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
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