2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

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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

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington by district:^[1]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	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

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

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Results

Washington's 1st congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

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

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Washington's 2nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

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

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)	Carolyn Long (D)	Undecided
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

Results

Washington's 3rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

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

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Newhouse (incumbent)	77,203	63.2
	Democratic	Christine Brown	44,868	36.8
Total votes			122,071	100.0

General election

Results

Washington's 4th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

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

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Debate

2018 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	Lisa Brown
1	Oct. 24, 2018	Northwest Public Broadcasting Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce	Bertha Clayton	C-SPAN	P	P

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)	Lisa Brown (D)	Other	Undecided
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

Washington's 5th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

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

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Results

Washington's 6th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

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

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pramila Jayapal (incumbent)	189,175	82.7
	Republican	Craig Keller	39,657	17.3
Total votes			228,832	100.0

General election

Results

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

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

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Endorsements

Debate

2018 Washington's 8th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					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

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dino Rossi (R)	Kim Schrier (D)	Undecided
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%	–

Results

Washington's 8th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

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

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Results

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

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

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Results

Washington's 10th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denny Heck (incumbent)	166,215	61.5
	Republican	Joseph Brumbles	103,860	38.5
Total votes			270,075	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites of first district candidates

• Jeffrey Beeler (R) for Congress
• Suzan DelBene (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of second district candidates

• Rick Larsen (D) for Congress
• Brian Luke (L) for Congress

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

• Christine Brown (D) for Congress
• Dan Newhouse (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates

• Lisa Brown (D) for Congress
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates

• Douglas Dightman (R) for Congress
• Derek Kilmer (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates

• Pramila Jayapal (D) for Congress
• Craig Keller (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates

• Dino Rossi (R) for Congress
• Kim Schrier (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates

• Adam Smith (D) for Congress
• Sarah Smith (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of tenth district candidates

• Joseph Brumbles (R) for Congress
• Dennis Heck (D) for Congress