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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington Washington legislative no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2012 All 9 Washington seats to the United States House of Representatives 2010 11 02 Democratic Party (United States) 6 5 1 1,296,502 52.29% 6.91% Republican Party (United States) 3 4 1 1,135,166 45.78% 4.98% x200px District results x200px County results
Democratic
#86B6F2 50–60%
#4389E3 60–70%
#0645b4 80–90%
Republican
#E27F90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#D40000 70–80%
Elections were held on November 2, 2010, to determine Washington's nine members of the United States House of Representatives. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. Nonpartisan blanket primary elections were held on August 17, 2010.https://wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/en/press_and_research/previouselections/2010/primary/pages/results.aspx 2010 Primary - August 17, 2010 January 5, 2014 Secretary of State of Washington January 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140106174038/https://wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/en/press_and_research/previouselections/2010/primary/pages/results.aspx dead
Of the nine elections, the races in the 2nd, 3rd and 8th districts were rated as competitive by CQ Politics,https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234534/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house Race Ratings Chart: House January 5, 2014 October 28, 2010 CQ Politics The Rothenberg Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball, while The Cook Political Report rated the 2nd, 3rd, 8th and 9th districts as competitive.https://web.archive.org/web/20101028221449/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-10-26_13-11-35.php http://cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-10-26_13-11-35.php 2010 competitive House race chart October 26, 2010 January 5, 2014 October 28, 2010 The Cook Political Report Every incumbent was re-elected, with the exception of Democrat Brian Baird, the U.S. representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district, who retired rather than seeking re-election. Baird was succeeded by Jaime Herrera Beutler, a Republican.http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/03/1425578/herrera-looking-like-winner-over.html Heck concedes to Herrera in battle for 3rd District November 3, 2010 December 29, 2013 The Olympian Brad Shannon
In total, five Democrats and four Republicans were elected.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/washington Washington December 29, 2013 The New York Times In the November elections a total of 2,479,409 votes were cast, of which 1,296,502 (52 percent) were for Democratic candidates, 1,135,166 (46 percent) were for Republican candidates, and 47,741 (2 percent) were for an independent candidate.http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2010election/ 52 Statistics of the congressional election of November 2, 2010 June 3, 2011 December 29, 2013 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Karen L. Haas Karen L. Haas
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Overview
Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington by district:Haas Karen L. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010 http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives November 12, 2019 June 3, 2011
DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 172,642 57.67% 126,737 42.33% 0 0.00% 299,379 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 155,241 51.07% 148,722 48.93% 0 0.00% 303,963 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 135,654 47.03% 152,799 52.97% 0 0.00% 288,453 100.0% Republican gainDistrict 4 74,973 32.36% 156,726 67.64% 0 0.00% 231,699 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 5 101,146 36.33% 177,235 63.67% 0 0.00% 278,381 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 6 151,873 58.04% 109,800 41.96% 0 0.00% 261,673 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 7 232,649 82.97% 0 0.00% 47,741 17.03% 280,390 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 8 148,581 47.95% 161,296 52.05% 0 0.00% 309,877 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 9 123,743 54.85% 101,851 45.15% 0 0.00% 225,594 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 1,296,502 52.29% 1,135,166 45.78% 47,741 1.93% 2,479,409 100.0%
400px|right|thumbnail|Washington's congressional districts in 2010
District 1
thumb|400px|Washington's 1st congressional district in 2010
thumb|Jay Inslee, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 1st district
thumb|James Watkins, who also ran in the 1st district
Washington's 1st congressional district
In 2010 the 1st district included Bothell, Edmonds, Lynnwood and parts of Kirkland, Redmond and Shoreline. The district's population was 77 percent white, 10 percent Asian and 6 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 94 percent were high school graduates and 41 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $73,943.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/washington/1 Washington 1st District Profile March 20, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 62 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 36 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-WA-01.html Washington – 1st District December 27, 2013 Roll Call
Democrat Jay Inslee, who took office in 1999, was the incumbent. Inslee was re-elected in 2008 with 68 per cent of the vote. In 2010 Inslee's opponent in the general election was James Watkins, a businessman and a member of the Republican Party.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-general-election/candidates/james-watkins/ James Watkins December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Matthew Burke, a financial planner, also ran as a Republican; and David D. Schirle, a former physician and a member of the Washington National Guard, ran as an independent candidate.http://myedmondsnews.com/2010/08/primary-election-choices-u-s-congressional-district-1/ Primary election choices: U.S. Congressional District 1 August 8, 2010 December 27, 2013 My Edmonds News
Inslee raised $1,403,962 and spent $1,270,456. Watkins raised $351,477 and spent $339,770.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=WA01&cycle=2010 Washington District 01 Race December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets Burke raised $51,135 and spent $49,931.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031679&cycle=2010 Matthew Burke (R) December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets Schirle raised $9,602 and spent $12,842.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00010226&cycle=2010 David D. Schirle (3) December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets
In a Republican internal poll conducted in March 2010 by Moore Information, with a sample size of 300 registered voters, 41 percent of respondents supported Inslee while 27 percent favored Watkins. Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight'''s forecast gave Inslee a 100 percent chance of winning, and projected that he would receive 62 percent of the vote to Watkins's 36 percent.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/washington/1 Washington 1st District December 27, 2013 FiveThirtyEight On election day Inslee was re-elected with 58 percent of the vote to Watkins's 42 percent.http://vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/CongressionalDistrict1.html Congressional District 1 November 29, 2010 December 27, 2013 Secretary of State of Washington
Inslee resigned in March 2012 in order to run for Governor of Washington.http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-03-10/jay-inslee-resigns-governor-washington/53466990/1 Rep. Jay Inslee resigns to run for Wash. governor March 10, 2012 December 27, 2013 USA Today He was elected to that office in November 2012.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-campaign-washington-governor-idUSBRE8A904E20121110 Democrat Jay Inslee elected Washington state governor November 9, 2012 December 27, 2013 Reuters Laura L. Myers Watkins unsuccessfully ran for the position of state auditor in 2012.http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2012/11/09/james-watkins-concedes-state-auditors-race-to-tacoma-rep-troy-kelley/ James Watkins concedes state auditors' race to Tacoma Rep. Troy Kelley November 9, 2012 December 27, 2013 The News Tribune Jordan Schrader https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001823/http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2012/11/09/james-watkins-concedes-state-auditors-race-to-tacoma-rep-troy-kelley/ December 31, 2013 dead
Primary results
Washington's 1st congressional district primary, August 17, 2010https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-1-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250327125731/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-1-us-representative.html March 27, 2025 live Congressional District 1 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 17, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025
Democratic Party (United States)
Jay Inslee (incumbent)
90,208
55.85
Republican Party (United States)
James Watkins
44,269
27.41
Republican Party (United States)
Matthew Burke
20,185
12.50
Independent (politician)
David D. Schirle
6,864
4.25
161,526
100.00
General election
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered SamplesizeKey:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear key Margin oferror JayInslee (D) JamesWatkins (R) UndecidedWenzel Strategies (R)Wenzel Strategies (R)Poll sponsored by Watkins' campaign March 23–24, 2010 400 (RV) – 41% 27% 32%
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php The Cook Political Report – Charts – 2010 House Competitive Races The Cook Political Report November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104002959/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php November 4, 2010 dead mdy-all Safe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergRothenberg Political Report http://www.rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101202718/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house November 1, 2010Safe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball, 2010 11 01 us onSafe D November 1, 2010RCPRealClearPolitics, 2010 11 01 us onSafe D November 1, 2010CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house 2010 House Ratings Chart CQ Politics November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234534/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house October 28, 2010Safe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesHouse Race Ratings http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house nytimes.com The New York Times 9 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20101107095111/http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house 7 November 2010Safe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010
Results
2010 Washington's 1st congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-1-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20221129065923/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-1-us-representative.html November 29, 2022 live Congressional District 1 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025
Democratic Party (United States)
Jay Inslee (incumbent)
172,642
57.67
Republican Party (United States)
James Watkins
126,737
42.33
299,379
100.00
By county
+County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-1-us-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250421165353/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-1-us-representative_bycounty.html April 21, 2025 live Congressional District 1 - U.S. Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Jay Inslee
DemocraticJames Watkins
RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%King (part)65,44961.19%41,50838.81%23,94122.38%106,957Kitsap (part)30,50655.59%24,37444.41%6,13211.17%54,880Snohomish (part)76,68755.76%60,85544.24%15,83211.51%137,542Totals172,64257.67%126,73742.33%45,90515.33%299,379
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20100808021855/http://www.matthewburkeforcongress.com/ August 8, 2010 Matthew Burke campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214449/http://www.jayinslee.com/index.html October 28, 2010 Jay Inslee campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20100915135538/http://www.1stchoicewa.com/ September 15, 2010 David D. Schirle campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101029055853/http://www.watkinsforcongress.com/ October 29, 2010 James Watkins campaign website
District 2
thumb|400px|Washington's 2nd congressional district in 2010
Washington's 2nd congressional district
The 2nd district included Bellingham, Marysville and parts of Everett. The district's population was 83 percent white and 8 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 90 percent were high school graduates and 25 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $55,887.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/washington/2 Washington 2nd District Profile March 20, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 56 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 42 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-WA-02.html Washington – 2nd District Roll Call December 27, 2013
Democrat Rick Larsen, who took office in 2001, was the incumbent. Larsen was re-elected in 2008 with 62 percent of the vote. In 2010 Larsen's opponent in the general election was John Koster, a former member of the Washington House of Representatives and a member of the Republican Party.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-general-election/candidates/john-koster/ John Koster December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review John Carmack, a structural-mechanical designer and contractor, also ran as a Republican;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/john-carmack/ John Carmack December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review while Larry Kalb, a member of the Democratic State Committee;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/larry-kalb/ Larry Kalb December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review and Diana McGinness, a retired fraud investigator,http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/diana-mcginness/ Diana McGinness December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review also ran as Democrats.
Larsen raised $2,028,596 and spent $2,080,326. Koster raised $1,100,868 and spent $1,096,191.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=WA02&cycle=2010 Washington District 02 Race December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets Kalb raised $22,436 and spent $20,824.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032031&cycle=2010 Larry Kalb (D) December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets McGinness raised $4,922 and spent $4,741.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032113&cycle=2010 Diana B. McGinness (D) December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets
A Republican internal poll of 300 likely voters conducted by Moore Information in April 2010 found 44 percent of respondents intended to vote for Larsen, while 37 percent favored Koster. In June 2010 Koster's campaign manager cited a poll of 784 respondents conducted for Koster's campaign, in which Koster led Larsen by around 53 percent to 47 percent; however he did not provide a hard copy of the results, which Larsen's campaign manager said were inaccurate.http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100629/BLOG13/100629835 Koster ahead of Larsen in poll but is it accurate? June 29, 2010 February 15, 2014 The Herald Jerry Cornfield In a poll conducted in August and September 2010 by SurveyUSA, with a sample size of 612 likely voters, 50 percent of respondents supported Koster while 46 percent favored Larsen and 4 percent were undecided.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=42ee4e0b-d36d-4eed-9d63-4ef5b18d41ce Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17020 September 3, 2010 December 27, 2013 SurveyUSA In a SurveyUSA poll of 576 likely voters conducted later in September 2010, Larsen led with 50 percent to Koster's 47 percent, and 3 percent were undecided.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=1ca334ec-8948-4de4-be96-c20f025cf29b Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17153 September 29, 2010 December 27, 2013 SurveyUSA In SurveyUSA's final poll of 643 likely and actual voters, conducted in October 2010, Larsen led with 50 percent to Koster's 46 percent, and 3 percent were undecided.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=99d70670-3a39-433f-afb7-5abc6b1afb67 Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17480 October 22, 2010 December 27, 2013 SurveyUSA
Larsen was re-elected with 51 percent of the vote to Koster's 49 percent.http://vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/CongressionalDistrict2.html Congressional District 2 November 29, 2010 December 27, 2013 Secretary of State of Washington After the initial count Koster led by less than 1,500 votes; however Larsen took the lead on November 3 and was later declared the winner.http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2013380896_apwahouse2nddistrict2ndld.html Rep. Larsen wins re-election to Wash. 2nd District November 8, 2010 February 15, 2014 The Seattle Times Rachel La Corte Larsen was again re-elected in 2012 and in 2014,http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/04/rick-larsen-midterm-election-results_n_5831648.html Rick Larsen Midterm Election Results: Larsen Defeats Republican Opponent Lachman Samantha November 4, 2014 November 16, 2014 The Huffington Post while Koster unsuccessfully ran in the redrawn 1st district in the 2012 election.http://www.latimes.com/news/kcpq-washingtons-us-senate-house-races-20121102,0,7201037.story https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235219/http://www.latimes.com/news/kcpq-washingtons-us-senate-house-races-20121102,0,7201037.story dead December 30, 2013 Koster to concede to DelBene in 1st Congressional District race Friday November 8, 2012 December 27, 2013 Los Angeles Times
Primary results
Washington's 2nd congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-2-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250326111701/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-2-us-representative.html March 26, 2025 live Congressional District 2 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 17, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025
Republican Party (United States)
John Koster
74,032
42.18
Democratic Party (United States)
Rick Larsen (incumbent)
73,734
42.01
Democratic Party (United States)
Diana McGinness
10,548
6.01
Republican Party (United States)
John Carmack
9,566
5.45
Democratic Party (United States)
Larry Kalb
7,627
4.35
175,507
100.00
General election
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Margin oferror RickLarsen (D) JohnKoster (R) UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 19–21, 2010 643 (LV) ± 3.9% 50% 46% 3%SurveyUSASurveyUSA September 26–28, 2010 576 (LV) ± 4.2% 50% 47% 3%SurveyUSASurveyUSA August 31 – September 2, 2010 612 (LV) ± 4.0% 46% 50% 4%Moore Information (R)Moore Information (R)Poll sponsored by Koster's campaign April 20–21, 2010 300 (LV) ± 6.3% 44% 37% 19%
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossup November 1, 2010 RothenbergLean D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallLean D November 1, 2010RCPTossup November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsLean DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesLean D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightLikely D November 1, 2010
Results
2010 Washington's 2nd congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-2-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250320150649/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-2-us-representative.html March 20, 2025 live Congressional District 2 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025
Democratic Party (United States)
Rick Larsen (incumbent)
155,241
51.07
Republican Party (United States)
John Koster
148,722
48.93
303,963
100.00
By county
Countyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-2-us-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250421172838/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-2-us-representative_bycounty.html April 21, 2025 live Congressional District 2 - U.S. Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Rick LarsenDemocraticJohn KosterRepublicanMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%Island17,87050.01%17,86149.99%90.03%35,731King (part)14957.31%11142.69%3814.62%260San Juan6,05566.08%3,10833.92%2,94732.16%9,163Skagit23,91149.90%24,00550.10%-94-0.20%47,916Snohomish (part)61,78049.12%63,99650.88%-2,216-1.76%125,776Whatcom45,47653.43%39,64146.57%5,8356.86%85,117Totals155,24151.07%148,72248.93%6,5192.14%303,963
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20100812090941/http://www.carmackcongress.com/ August 12, 2010 John Carmack campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20100512121028/http://kalbforcongress.com/ May 12, 2010 Larry Kalb campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101030070007/http://www.kosterforcongress.com October 30, 2010 John Koster campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101029005302/http://www.ricklarsen.org October 29, 2010 Rick Larsen campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101029001931/http://www.dianaforcongress.com/ October 29, 2010 Diana McGinness campaign website
District 3
2010 Washington's 3rd congressional district election Washington presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 3 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 3 2012 x150px File:Jaime Herrera Beutler, Official Portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg Jaime Herrera Beutler Republican Party (United States) 152,799 53.0% File:Denny Heck, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg Denny Heck Democratic Party (United States) 135,654 47.0% U.S. Representative Brian Baird Democratic Party (United States) Jaime Herrera Beutler Republican Party (United States) 2010 Washington's 3rd congressional district election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsBeutler: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Heck: #7996e2 50–60%
thumb|400px|Washington's 3rd congressional district in 2010
Washington's 3rd congressional district
The 3rd district included Vancouver and part of Olympia. The district's population was 85 percent white and 6 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 89 percent were high school graduates and 24 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $54,813.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/washington/3 Washington 3rd District Profile March 20, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 53 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 45 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-WA-03.html Washington – 3rd District December 27, 2013 Roll Call
Democrat Brian Baird, who took office in 1999, was the incumbent. Baird was re-elected in 2008 with 64 percent of the vote. In 2010 Baird retired rather than seeking re-election.https://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1209/Baird_to_announce_retirement.html Baird announces retirement December 9, 2009 December 27, 2013 Politico Josh Kraushaar The candidates in the general election were Jaime Herrera Beutler, a Republican,http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-general-election/candidates/jaime-herrera/ Jaime Herrera December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review and Denny Heck, a Democrat,http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-general-election/candidates/denny-heck/ Denny Heck December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review both of whom were members of the Washington House of Representatives. Cheryl Crist, a Democratic Precinct Committee Officer, also ran as a Democrat;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/cheryl-crist/ Cheryl Crist December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review while David B. Castillo, a U.S. Navy veteran,http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/david-b-castillo/ David B. Castillo December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review and David W. Hedrick, a management accountant,http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/david-w-hedrick/ David W. Hedrick December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review also ran as Republicans. Norma Jean Stevens, a small business owner, ran as an independent candidate.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/norma-jean-stevens/ Norma Jean Stevens December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Deb Wallace, a member of the Washington House of Representatives,http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/21/updated-deb-wallace-drops-out-of-3rd-congressional-race/ Deb Wallace drops out of 3rd congressional race February 21, 2010 December 27, 2013 The News Tribune Brad Shannon https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234403/http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/21/updated-deb-wallace-drops-out-of-3rd-congressional-race/ December 30, 2013 dead Maria Rodriguez-Salazar, a nurse;http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/mar/25/independent-rodriguez-salazar-withdraws-from-3rd-d/ Democrat Rodriguez-Salazar withdraws from 3rd District race March 25, 2010 February 15, 2010 The Columbian and Craig Pridemore, a member of the Washington Senate,https://www.politico.com/story/2010/06/pridemore-out-clearing-path-for-heck-038012 Pridemore out, clearing path for Heck June 1, 2010 December 27, 2013 Politico Alex Isenstadt ran as Democrats but dropped out of the race in February, March and June 2010 respectively. Democrat Brendan Williams, a member of the state House of Representatives, announced in December 2009 that he would not run.http://www.theolympian.com/2009/12/18/1075090/williams-doesnt-have-sights-on.html Williams doesn't have sights on House December 18, 2009 February 15, 2014 The Olympian Jon Russell, the mayor pro tem of Washougal, ran as a Republican but ended his campaign in February 2010.http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/feb/23/russell-bows-out-of-congressional-race/ Russell bows out of congressional race, endorses Herrera February 23, 2010 December 27, 2013 The Columbian Kathie Durbin Richard DeBolt, the leader of the Republican party in the state House of Representatives, announced in January 2010 that he would not run.http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jan/05/debolt-opts-not-to-run-in-3rd-district/ DeBolt opts not to run in 3rd District January 5, 2010 February 15, 2014 The Columbian
Herrera Beutler raised $1,557,221 and spent $1,534,650. Heck raised $1,988,495 and spent $1,965,997.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=WA03&cycle=2010 Washington District 03 Race December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets Castillo raised $282,516 and spent £275,436.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00030757&cycle=2010 David B. Castillo (R) December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets Crist raised $14,511 and spent $17,141.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00027286&cycle=2010 Cheryl A. Crist (D) December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets Hedrick raised $41,358 and spent $27,715.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031428&cycle=2010 David William Hedrick (R) December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets Pridemore raised $114,782 and spent $114,681.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031560&cycle=2010 Craig Pridemore (D) December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets Russell raised $30,478 and spent $30,479.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00030966&cycle=2010 Jon David Russell (R) December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets Wallace raised $56,907 and spent the same amount.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031558&cycle=2010 Debbie D. Wallace (D) December 27, 2013 OpenSecrets
In a poll of 562 likely voters, conducted in August 2010 by SurveyUSA, 54 percent of respondents supported Herrera Beutler while 41 percent favored Heck and 5 percent were undecided.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=a971aa52-73bd-4b3f-9181-6775402a2d77&c=28 Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #16988 August 25, 2010 December 27, 2013 SurveyUSA An internal poll conducted between September 7 and 9, 2010 for Heck's campaign by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner, with a sample size of 502 likely voters, found Herrera Beutler at 47 percent and Heck at 44 percent.http://www.rollcall.com/issues/56_27/-50053-1.html Washington: New Internal Poll Shows Heck Closing In September 21, 2010 December 27, 2013 Roll Call Kyle Trygstad In a SurveyUSA poll conducted between September 12 and 14, 2010, with a sample size of 552 likely voters, Herrera Beutler led again with 52 percent to Heck's 43 percent, while 4 percent were undecided.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=ec83ff10-8e25-4024-a42a-38e6e7fc8739 Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17044 September 15, 2010 December 27, 2013 SurveyUSA A poll conducted by Penn Schoen Berland from October 2 until October 7, 2010, with a sample size of 400 likely voters, found Herrera leading with 42 percent to Heck's 40 percent. In a SurveyUSA poll conducted from October 10 until October 12, 2010, with a sample size of 597 likely voters, 53 percent of respondents intended to vote for Herrera Beutler while 42 percent favored Heck and 6 percent were undecided.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=0660dc1e-ac42-456a-b266-650f8c102b4f Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17265 October 13, 2010 December 27, 2013 SurveyUSA In SurveyUSA's final poll, conducted between October 24 and 25, 2010, with a sample size of 640 likely and actual voters, Herrera Beutler led with 50 percent to Heck's 46 percent, and 4 percent were undecided.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=6c3d1469-86de-49c0-86d7-ebc6a10ff310 Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17454 October 27, 2010 December 27, 2013 SurveyUSA
On election day Herrera Beutler was elected with 53 percent of the vote to Heck's 47 percent.http://vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/CongressionalDistrict3.html Congressional District 3 November 29, 2010 December 27, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington Herrera Beutler was re-elected in 2012,http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/elections/latestlocalelections/481084-8/us-rep-herrera-beutler-wins-second-term-in-3rd U.S. Rep. Herrera-Beutler wins second term in 3rd November 7, 2012 December 27, 2013 Yakima Herald-Republic https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033826/http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/elections/latestlocalelections/481084-8/us-rep-herrera-beutler-wins-second-term-in-3rd November 29, 2014 dead when Heck successfully ran in the newly created 10th district;http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/11/2315438/denny-heck-gets-set-to-represent.html https://archive.today/20131230032205/http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/11/2315438/denny-heck-gets-set-to-represent.html dead December 30, 2013 Denny Heck gets set to represent in D.C. November 11, 2012 December 27, 2013 The Olympian Brad Shannon and in 2014.http://tdn.com/news/local/dingethal-s-bid-to-oust-u-s-rep-herrera-beutler/article_5aba3b34-6490-11e4-b213-0bf891a866ec.html Dingethal's bid to oust U.S. Rep. Herrera Beutler fizzles November 4, 2014 November 16, 2014 The Daily News
Primary results
thumb|230px|Results by county #7996e2 Heck #DFEEFF 20–30% #bdd3ff 30–40%
#e27f7f Herrera Beutler #FFE0EA 20–30% #ffc8cd 30–40%
Washington's 3rd congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-3-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250328022854/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-3-us-representative.html March 28, 2025 live Congressional District 3 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 17, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025
Democratic Party (United States)
Denny Heck
51,895
31.40
Republican Party (United States)
Jaime Herrera Beutler
46,001
27.83
Republican Party (United States)
David W. Hedrick
22,621
13.69
Republican Party (United States)
David B. Castillo
19,995
12.10
Democratic Party (United States)
Cheryl Crist
18,453
11.17
Independent (politician)
Norma Jean Stevens
6,309
3.82
165,274
100.00
General election
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Margin oferror DennyHeck (D) JaimeHerrera (R) UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 24–26, 2010 640 (LV) ± 4.0% 46% 50% 4%SurveyUSASurveyUSA October 10–12, 2010 579 (LV) ± 4.1% 42% 53% 6%Penn Schoen BerlandPenn Schoen BerlandPoll sponsored by The Hill October 2–7, 2010 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 40% 42% 15%SurveyUSASurveyUSA September 12–14, 2010 552 (LV) ± 4.3% 43% 52% 4%GQR/Democracy Corps (D)GQR/Democracy Corps (D)Poll sponsored by Heck's campaign September 7–9, 2010 502 (LV) ± 4.4% 44% 47% 9%SurveyUSASurveyUSA August 23–24, 2010 562 (LV) ± 4.2% 41% 54% 5%
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLean R flip November 1, 2010 RothenbergTilt R flip November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallLean R flip November 1, 2010RCPTossup November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsLean R flipOctober 28, 2010New York TimesLean R flip November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightLikely R flip November 1, 2010
Results
2010 Washington's 3rd congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-3-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250116194107/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-3-us-representative.html January 16, 2025 live Congressional District 3 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025
Republican Party (United States)
Jaime Herrera Beutler
152,799
52.97
Democratic Party (United States)
Denny Heck
135,654
47.03
288,453
100.00
By county
+County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-3-us-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250616040730/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-3-us-representative_bycounty.html June 16, 2025 live Congressional District 3 - U.S. Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Denny Heck
DemocraticJaime Herrera Beutler
RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Clark64,85344.66%80,36855.34%15,51510.68%145,221Cowlitz17,51347.97%18,99552.03%1,4824.06%36,508Lewis10,05233.06%20,35166.94%10,29933.87%30,403Pacific5,16954.25%4,35945.75%-810-8.50%9,528Skamania (part)1,47645.39%1,77654.61%3009.23%3,252Thurston (part)35,67757.96%25,87842.04%-9,799-15.92%61,555Wahkiakum91446.02%1,07253.98%1587.96%1,986Totals135,65447.03%152,79952.97%17,1455.94%288,453
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20090506005125/http://castilloforcongress.com/ May 6, 2009 David B. Castillo campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20090721104654/http://www.cristforcongress.us/ July 21, 2009 Cheryl Crist campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101101095712/http://www.dennyheckforcongress.com/ November 1, 2010 Dennis Heck campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101019142125/http://davidwhedrick.com/ October 19, 2010 David W. Hedrick campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214441/http://www.jaimeherrera.com/ October 28, 2010 Jaime Herrera Beutler campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20100620091142/http://www.craigpridemore.com/ June 20, 2010 Craig Pridemore campaign website
District 4
thumb|400px|Washington's 4th congressional district in 2010
thumb|Doc Hastings, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 4th district
thumb|Jay Clough, who also ran in the 4th district
Washington's 4th congressional district
The 4th district included Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and Yakima. The district's population was 64 percent white and 31 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 78 percent were high school graduates and 19 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $45,616.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/washington/4 Washington 4th District Profile March 20, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 58 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 40 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-WA-04.html Washington – 4th District December 27, 2013 Roll Call
Republican Doc Hastings, who took office in 1995, was the incumbent. Hastings was re-elected in 2008 with 63 percent of the vote. In 2010 Hastings's opponent in the general election was Jay Clough, a member of the United States Marine Corps who ran as a Democrat.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-general-election/candidates/jay-clough/ Jay Clough December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Shane Fast, a business owner, also ran as a Republican.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/shane-fast/ Shane Fast December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Rex A. Brocki, a chapter president of Young Americans for Freedom, ran as a Tea Party movement candidate.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/rex-a-brocki/ Rex A. Brocki December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Mary Ruth Edwards, a teacher, ran as the Constitution Party candidate.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/mary-ruth-edwards/ Mary Ruth Edwards December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Leland Yialelis, a pastor, ran as an independent candidate.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/leland-yialelis/ Leland Yialelis December 27, 2013 The Spokesman-Review
Hastings raised $1,056,576 and spent $1,089,271. Clough raised $119,993 and spent $118,863.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=WA04&cycle=2010 Washington District 04 Race December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets Yialelis raised $5,534 and spent the same amount.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032717&cycle=2010 Leland Yialelis (I) December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets Prior to the election FiveThirtyEights forecast gave Hastings a 100 percent chance of winning, and projected that he would receive 67 percent of the vote to Clough's 30 percent.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/washington/4 Washington 4th District December 28, 2013 FiveThirtyEight
On election day Hastings was re-elected with 68 percent of the vote to Clough's 32 percent.http://vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/CongressionalDistrict4.html Congressional District 4 November 29, 2010 December 28, 2013 Secretary of State of Washington Hastings was again re-elected in 2012,http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/yhr/wednesday/481077-8/hastings-wins-easy-re-election-to-congress Hastings wins easy re-election to Congress November 7, 2012 December 28, 2013 Yakima Herald-Republic Mike Faulk https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234507/http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/yhr/wednesday/481077-8/hastings-wins-easy-re-election-to-congress December 30, 2013 dead while Clough ran for a seat in the Washington House of Representatives.http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/02/03/1812009/democrat-jay-clough-to-challenge.html Democrat Jay Clough to challenge GOP state Rep. Brad Klippert for seat February 3, 2012 December 28, 2013 Tri-City Herald Michelle Dupler Hastings retired rather than seeking re-election in 2014 and will be succeeded by Republican Dan Newhouse.http://www.khq.com/story/27330702/newhouse-beats-fellow-goper-didier-in-4th Newhouse beats fellow GOPer Didier in 4th November 7, 2014 November 16, 2014 KHQ-TV Nicholas K. Geranios https://web.archive.org/web/20141114170538/http://www.khq.com/story/27330702/newhouse-beats-fellow-goper-didier-in-4th November 14, 2014 dead mdy-all
Primary results
Washington's 4th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-4-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250401122530/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-4-us-representative.html April 1, 2025 live Congressional District 4 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 17, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025
Republican Party (United States)
Doc Hastings (incumbent)
82,909
58.74
Democratic Party (United States)
Jay Clough
31,782
22.52
Tea Party movement
Rex A. Brocki
9,826
6.96
Republican Party (United States)
Shane Fast
9,214
6.53
Constitution Party (United States)
Mary Ruth Edwards
4,270
3.03
Independent (politician)
Leland Yialelis
3,136
2.22
141,137
100.00
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010
General election results
2010 Washington's 4th congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-4-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250206200429/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-4-us-representative.html February 6, 2025 live Congressional District 4 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025
Republican Party (United States)
Doc Hastings (incumbent)
156,726
67.64
Democratic Party (United States)
Jay Clough
74,973
32.36
231,699
100.00
By county
+County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-4-us-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250421204454/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-4-us-representative_bycounty.html April 21, 2025 live Congressional District 4 - U.S. Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Doc Hastings
RepublicanJay Clough
DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams (part)1,31074.86%44025.14%87049.71%1,750Benton42,55668.14%19,89731.86%22,65936.28%62,453Chelan18,46467.67%8,82132.33%9,64335.34%27,285Douglas9,32471.37%3,74128.63%5,58342.73%13,065Franklin11,88869.25%5,28030.75%6,60838.49%17,168Grant17,92875.76%5,73624.24%12,19251.52%23,664Kittitas9,41863.17%5,49036.83%3,92826.35%14,908Klickitat5,34162.21%3,24437.79%2,09724.43%8,585Skamania (part)71159.35%48740.65%22418.70%1,198Yakima39,78664.56%21,83735.44%17,94929.13%61,623Totals156,72667.64%74,97332.36%81,75335.28%231,699
External links
http://www.rexbrocki.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100720065709/http://www.rexbrocki.com/ dead July 20, 2010 Rex A. Brocki campaign website July 26, 2018
https://web.archive.org/web/20101029003056/http://www.cloughforcongress.com/ October 29, 2010 Jay Clough campaign website
http://www.edwards-for-congress.org https://web.archive.org/web/20100812230730/http://www.edwards-for-congress.org/ dead August 12, 2010 Mary Ruth Edwards campaign website July 26, 2018
https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214506/http://www.dochastings.com/content/ October 28, 2010 Doc Hastings campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101006031648/http://www.lelandforcongress.com/ October 6, 2010 Leland Yialelis campaign website
District 5
thumb|400px|Washington's 5th congressional district in 2010
thumb|Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 5th district
Washington's 5th congressional district
The 5th district included Spokane, Spokane Valley and Walla Walla. The district's population was 86 percent white and 6 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 91 percent were high school graduates and 26 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $45,344.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/washington/5 Washington 5th District Profile March 20, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 52 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 46 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-WA-05.html Washington – 5th District December 28, 2013 Roll Call
Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who took office in 2005, was the incumbent. McMorris Rodgers was re-elected in 2008 with 65 percent of the vote. In 2010 McMorris Rodgers's opponent in the general election was Daryl Romeyn, a television presenter and a member of the Democratic Party.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-general-election/candidates/daryl-romeyn/ Daryl Romeyn December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Clyde Cordero, a vice president of the American GI Forum;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/clyde-cordero/ Clyde Cordero December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review David R. Fox, a lawyer;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/david-r-fox/ David R. Fox December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review and Barbara Lampert, a retired nurse's aide,http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/barbara-lampert/ Barbara Lampert December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review also ran as Democrats. Randall Yearout, an operations engineer and business owner, ran as a Constitution Party candidate.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/randall-yearout/ Randall Yearout December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review
McMorris Rodgers raised $1,453,240 and spent $1,381,220. Romeyn raised $2,320 and spent $13,318.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=WA05&cycle=2010 Washington District 05 Race December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets Cordero raised $18,397 and spent $15,525.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032719&cycle=2010 Clyde Cordero (D) December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets Yearout raised $7,644 and spent $10,151.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00030374&cycle=2010 Randall Yearout (3) December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets
Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight'''s forecast gave McMorris Rodgers a 100 percent chance of winning, and projected that she would receive 68 percent of the vote to Romeyn's 30 percent.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/washington/5 Washington 5th District December 28, 2013 FiveThirtyEight On election day McMorris Rodgers was re-elected with 64 percent of the vote to Romeyn's 36 percent.http://vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/CongressionalDistrict5.html Congressional District 5 November 29, 2010 December 28, 2013 Secretary of State of Washington McMorris Rodgers was again re-elected in 2012,http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/nov/07/incumbents-prevail/ Incumbents prevail November 7, 2012 December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Jennifer Pignolet when Romeyn was elected as a County Commissioner in Spokane County;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2012/washington-primary-2012/candidates/daryl-romeyn/ Daryl Romeyn December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review and in 2014.http://www.omakchronicle.com/news/2014/nov/04/mcmorris-rodgers-rides-pac-money-victory/ McMorris Rodgers rides PAC money to victory November 4, 2014 November 17, 2014 The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle Roger Harnack
Primary results
Washington's 5th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-5-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250205231338/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-5-us-representative.html February 5, 2025 live Congressional District 5 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 17, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025
Republican Party (United States)
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent)
106,191
62.53
Democratic Party (United States)
Daryl Romeyn
21,091
12.42
Democratic Party (United States)
Barbara Lampert
15,538
9.15
Democratic Party (United States)
Clyde Cordero
10,787
6.35
Constitution Party (United States)
Randall Yearout
10,635
6.26
Democratic Party (United States)
David R. Fox
5,569
3.28
169,811
100.00
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010
General election results
2010 Washington's 5th congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-5-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20221129084557/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-5-us-representative.html November 29, 2022 live Congressional District 5 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025
Republican Party (United States)
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent)
177,235
63.67
Democratic Party (United States)
Daryl Romeyn
101,146
36.33
278,381
100.00
By county
+County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-5-us-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250421193442/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-5-us-representative_bycounty.html April 21, 2025 live Congressional District 5 - U.S. Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Cathy McMorris Rodgers
RepublicanDaryl Romeyn
DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams (part)1,60878.59%43821.41%1,17057.18%2,046Asotin5,66567.15%2,77132.85%2,89434.31%8,436Columbia1,68979.86%42620.14%1,26359.72%2,115Ferry2,18368.13%1,02131.87%1,16236.27%3,204Garfield90477.13%26822.87%63654.27%1,172Lincoln3,81170.37%1,60529.63%2,20640.73%5,416Okanogan9,86567.34%4,78532.66%5,08034.68%14,650Pend Oreille3,57561.49%2,23938.51%1,33622.98%5,814Spokane110,55760.84%71,14639.16%39,41121.69%181,703Stevens13,42268.18%6,26331.82%7,15936.37%19,685Walla Walla15,57475.07%5,17224.93%10,40250.14%20,746Whitman8,38262.58%5,01237.42%3,37025.16%13,394Totals177,23563.67%101,14636.33%76,08927.33%278,381
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20100629130222/http://www.corderoforcongress.org/ June 29, 2010 Clyde Cordero campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214438/http://www.cathyforcongress.com/ October 28, 2010 Cathy McMorris Rodgers campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214439/http://www.romeynforcongress.com/ October 28, 2010 Daryl Romeyn campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20100811010511/http://www.yearoutforcongress.com/ August 11, 2010 Randall Yearout campaign website
District 6
thumb|400px|Washington's 6th congressional district in 2010
thumb|Norm Dicks, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 6th district
Washington's 6th congressional district
The 6th district included Bremerton, University Place and parts of Lakewood, Parkland and Tacoma. The district's population was 76 percent white, 7 percent Hispanic, 5 percent black and 5 percent Asian (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 89 percent were high school graduates and 22 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $48,170.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/washington/6 Washington 6th District Profile March 20, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 57 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 40 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-WA-06.html Washington – 6th District December 28, 2013 Roll Call
Democrat Norm Dicks, who took office in 1977, was the incumbent. Dicks was re-elected in 2008 with 67 percent of the vote. In 2010 Dicks's opponent in the general election was Doug Cloud, a lawyer and a member of the Republican Party.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-general-election/candidates/doug-cloud/ Doug Cloud December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Jesse Young, a software engineer, also ran as a Republican.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/jesse-young/ Jesse Young December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review
Dicks raised $1,412,760 and spent $1,582,738. Cloud raised $118,128 and spent $116,474.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=WA06&cycle=2010 Washington District 06 Race December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets Young raised $35,351 and spent $35,295.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032115&cycle=2010 Jesse L. Young (R) December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets In an internal poll with a sample size of 1,262 likely voters, conducted by Wenzel Strategies for Cloud's campaign in October 2010, 609 respondents intended to vote for Cloud while 558 favored Dicks and 95 were unsure.http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/250787/could-there-be-one-more-competitive-house-race-washington-completely-overlooked Could There Be One More Competitive House Race in Washington, Completely Overlooked? October 22, 2010 December 28, 2013 National Review Jim Geraghty Jim Geraghty
Prior to the election FiveThirtyEights forecast gave Dicks a 97 percent chance of winning, and projected that he would receive 57 percent of the vote to Cloud's 43 percent.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/washington/6 Washington 6th District December 28, 2013 FiveThirtyEight On election day Dicks was re-elected with 58 percent of the vote to Cloud's 42 percent.http://vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/CongressionalDistrict6.html Congressional District 6 December 28, 2013 Secretary of State of Washington In 2012, Dicks retired rather than seeking re-election and was succeeded by Democrat Derek Kilmer,http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019621639_elexcongresslocal07m.html Democratic state Sen. Kilmer wins race to replace U.S. Rep. Dicks November 6, 2012 December 28, 2013 The Seattle Times Melissa Allison while Cloud ran for the seat again.http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2012/03/02/republicans-cloud-young-sauerwein-running-for-seat-angel-not-ready-to-say/ Republicans Cloud, Young, Sauerwein running for seat; Angel not ready to say March 2, 2012 December 28, 2013 The News Tribune Jordan Schrader https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234751/http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2012/03/02/republicans-cloud-young-sauerwein-running-for-seat-angel-not-ready-to-say/ December 30, 2013 dead
Primary results
Washington's 6th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-6-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250324140147/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-6-us-representative.html March 24, 2025 live Congressional District 6 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 17, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025
Democratic Party (United States)
Norm Dicks (incumbent)
90,596
56.63
Republican Party (United States)
Doug Cloud
45,959
28.73
Republican Party (United States)
Jesse Young
23,410
14.63
159,965
100.00
General election
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Margin oferror NormDicks (D) DougCloud (R) UndecidedWenzel Strategies (R)Wenzel Strategies (R)Poll sponsored by Cloud's campaign October 18–19, 2010 1,262 (LV) ± 2.7% 44% 48% 8%
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPSafe D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010
Results
2010 Washington's 6th congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-6-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250316173733/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-6-us-representative.html March 16, 2025 live Congressional District 6 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025
Democratic Party (United States)
Norm Dicks (incumbent)
151,873
58.04
Republican Party (United States)
Doug Cloud
109,800
41.96
261,673
100.00
By county
+County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-6-us-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250421165028/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-6-us-representative_bycounty.html April 21, 2025 live Congressional District 6 - U.S. Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Norm Dicks
DemocraticDoug Cloud
RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Clallam15,54646.71%17,73353.29%-2,187-6.57%33,279Grays Harbor13,93155.36%11,23344.64%2,69810.72%25,164Jefferson11,15664.79%6,06235.21%5,09429.59%17,218Kitsap (part)28,64358.83%20,04741.17%8,59617.65%48,690Mason13,33054.07%11,32245.93%2,0088.15%24,652Pierce (part)69,26761.48%43,40338.52%25,86422.96%112,670Totals151,87358.04%109,80041.96%42,07316.08%261,673
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20101029001348/http://www.dougcloud.com/ October 29, 2010 Doug Cloud campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214440/http://www.normdicks.com/ October 28, 2010 Norm Dicks campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101006172501/http://jesseyoungforcongress.com/ October 6, 2010 Jesse Young campaign website
District 7
thumb|400px|Washington's 7th congressional district in 2010
thumb|Jim McDermott, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 7th district
Washington's 7th congressional district
The 7th district included parts of Seattle and Shoreline. The district's population was 67 percent white, 13 percent Asian, 8 percent black and 7 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 91 percent were high school graduates and 50 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $60,620.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/washington/7 Washington 7th District Profile March 20, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 83 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 15 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-WA-07.html Washington – 7th District December 28, 2013 Roll Call
Democrat Jim McDermott, who took office in 1989, was the incumbent. McDermott was re-elected in 2008 with 84 percent of the vote. In 2012 McDermott's opponent in the general election was Bob Jeffers-Schroder, a member of Citizens' Climate Lobby who ran as an independent candidate.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-general-election/candidates/bob-jeffers-schroder/ Bob Jeffers-Schroder December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Bill Hoffman, a screenwriter and film producer;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/bill-hoffman/ Bill Hoffman December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Don Rivers, an advisor to elected officials;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/don-rivers/ Don Rivers December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review and Scott Sizemore, the leader of the Seattle Youth and Beauty Brigade,http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/scott-sizemore/ Scott Sizemore December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review also ran as Democrats. S. Sutherland, a renewable energy researcher, also ran as an independent candidate.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/s-sutherland/ S. Sutherland December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review
McDermott raised $582,232 and spent $568,649.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=WA07&cycle=2010 Washington District 07 Race December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets Hoffman raised $14,856 and spent $14,843.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031070&cycle=2010 Bill Hoffman (D) December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets Rivers raised $4,698 and spent $9,623.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00028605&cycle=2010 Donovan Lamont Rivers (D) December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets
Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight gave McDermott a 100 percent chance of winning.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/washington/7 Washington 7th District December 28, 2013 FiveThirtyEight On election day McDermott received 83 percent of the vote to Jeffers-Schroder's 17 percent.http://vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/CongressionalDistrict7.html Congressional District 7 November 29, 2010 December 28, 2013 Secretary of State of Washington McDermott was again re-elected in 2012 and in 2014.http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024953374_elexcongresslocalxml.html Rep. Suzan DelBene defeats GOP rival Celis November 4, 2014 November 17, 2014 The Seattle Times Jim Brunner
Primary results
Washington's 7th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-7-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250325223619/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-7-us-representative.html March 25, 2025 live Congressional District 7 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 17, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025
Democratic Party (United States)
Jim McDermott (incumbent)
110,914
79.85
Independent (politician)
Bob Jeffers-Schroder
8,860
6.38
Democratic Party (United States)
Bill Hoffman
6,135
4.42
Independent (politician)
S. Sutherland
4,999
3.60
Democratic Party (United States)
Don Rivers
4,781
3.44
Democratic Party (United States)
Scott Sizemore
3,220
2.32
138,909
100.00
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPSafe D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010
General election results
2010 Washington's 7th congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-7-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250418094447/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-7-us-representative.html April 18, 2025 live Congressional District 7 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025
Democratic Party (United States)
Jim McDermott (incumbent)
232,649
82.97
Independent (politician)
Bob Jeffers-Schroder
47,741
17.03
280,390
100.00
By county
+County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-7-us-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250420134029/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-7-us-representative_bycounty.html April 20, 2025 live Congressional District 7 - U.S. Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Jim McDermott
DemocraticBob Jeffers-Schroder
IndependentMarginTotal votes#%#%#%King (part)232,64982.97%47,74117.03%184,90865.95%280,390Totals232,64982.97%47,74117.03%184,90865.95%280,390
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20100628221702/http://www.hoffmanforcongress.org/ June 28, 2010 Bill Hoffman campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20100112062512/http://home.comcast.net/~bobjefshr/site/ January 12, 2010 Bob Jeffers-Schroder campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20131021010753/http://www.mcdermottforcongress.com/ October 21, 2013 Jim McDermott campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20120522002622/http://www.donriversforcongress.com/ May 22, 2012 Don Rivers campaign website
District 8
thumb|400px|Washington's 8th congressional district
thumb|Dave Reichert, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 8th district
thumb|Suzan DelBene, who also ran in the 8th district
Washington's 8th congressional district
The 8th district included Bellevue, Sammamish, and parts of Auburn, Kent, Renton and South Hill. The district's population was 76 percent white, 11 percent Asian and 6 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 93 percent were high school graduates and 41 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $82,403.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/washington/8 Washington 8th District Profile March 20, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 56 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 42 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-WA-08.html Washington – 8th District December 28, 2013 Roll Call
Republican Dave Reichert, who took office in 2005, was the incumbent. Reichert was re-elected in 2008 with 53 percent of the vote. In 2010 his opponent in the general election was Suzan DelBene, a businesswoman who ran as a Democrat.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-general-election/candidates/suzan-delbene/ Suzan DelBene December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Keith Arnold, an accounting technician for the federal government;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/keith-arnold/ Keith Arnold December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Tom Cramer, a small business owner;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/tom-cramer/ Tom Cramer December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review and Boleslaw (John) Olinski, a social worker with the Washington Department of Social and Health Services,http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/boleslaw-john-orlinski/ Boleslaw (John) Olinski December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review also ran as Democrats. Tim Dillon, a member of the Yarrow Point town council;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/tim-dillon/ Tim Dillon December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review and Ernest Huber, a retired lieutenant commander in the United States Navy,http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/ernest-huber/ Ernest Huber December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review also ran as Republicans. Robin Adair, who ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/robin-adair/ Robin Adair December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review and Caleb Love Mardini, a marketing and business consultant,http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/caleb-love-mardini/ Caleb Love Mardini December 28, 2013 The Spokesman-Review ran as independent candidates.
Reichert raised $2,793,788 and spent $2,770,293. DelBene raised $4,024,786 and spent $3,942,493.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=WA08&cycle=2010 Washington District 08 Race December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets Cramer raised $72,140 and spent $72,132.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00030990&cycle=2010 Thomas A. Cramer (D) December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets Mardini raised $3,156 and spent $1,813.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032725&cycle=2010 Caleb Love Mardini (3) December 28, 2013 OpenSecrets
In a poll of 657 likely voters conducted by SurveyUSA in August and September 2010, 54 percent of respondents supported Reichert while 41 percent favored DelBene and 5 percent were undecided.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=f9d1a105-043c-47c2-a367-b6130350c69d Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17021 September 3, 2010 December 28, 2013 SurveyUSA In a SurveyUSA poll of 579 likely voters conducted later in September 2010, Reichert led with 52 percent to DelBene's 45 percent with 4 percent undecided.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=b7c159a2-5e9c-427b-822c-c2f1a73f348c Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17154 September 30, 2010 December 28, 2010 SurveyUSA An internal poll by Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates for DelBene's campaign, conducted on October 4 and 5, 2010, with a sample size of 400 likely voters, found Reichert leading with 48 percent to DelBene's 44 percent, while 8 percent chose "undecided/other".http://www.seattlemet.com/data/publicola-assets/2010/10/220-3056-Memo-Final.pdf Update on the 8th Congressional District Race October 6, 2010 December 28, 2013 Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates David Metz Curtis Bellow https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233129/http://www.seattlemet.com/data/publicola-assets/2010/10/220-3056-Memo-Final.pdf December 30, 2013 dead A poll of 1,036 likely voters by Public Policy Polling for Daily Kos, conducted on October 9 and 10, 2010, found Reichert leading with 49 percent to DelBene's 46 percent, and 5 percent undecided.http://www.dailykos.com/polling/2010/10/9/WA-8/13/Csnf1 Daily Kos WA-8 Poll December 28, 2013 Daily Kos In a SurveyUSA poll of 639 likely and actual voters conducted between October 18 and 20, 2010, 52 percent supported Reichert, 45 percent supported DelBene, and 3 percent were undecided.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=3ecea7d0-7d6b-45df-a418-e7e40fb5d167 Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17459 October 21, 2010 December 28, 2013 SurveyUSA
On election day Reichert was re-elected with 52 percent of the vote to DelBene's 48 percent.http://vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/CongressionalDistrict8.html Congressional District 8 November 29, 2010 December 28, 2013 Secretary of State of Washington Reichert was again re-elected in 2012,http://www.issaquahpress.com/2012/11/06/dave-reichert-outpaces-karen-porterfield-to-represent-issaquah-in-congress/ Dave Reichert outpaces Karen Porterfield to represent Issaquah in Congress November 6, 2012 December 28, 2013 The Issaquah Press Warren Kagarise https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235442/http://www.issaquahpress.com/2012/11/06/dave-reichert-outpaces-karen-porterfield-to-represent-issaquah-in-congress/ December 30, 2013 dead when DelBene was elected to represent the 1st district;http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2019621624_elex1stcongdistrict07m.html DelBene beats Koster in race for U.S. House November 6, 2012 December 28, 2013 The Seattle Times Emily Heffter and in 2014.
Primary results
Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-8-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250325071634/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-8-us-representative.html March 25, 2025 live Congressional District 8 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 17, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025
Republican Party (United States)
Dave Reichert (incumbent)
76,118
47.23
Democratic Party (United States)
Suzan DelBene
43,272
26.85
Democratic Party (United States)
Tom Cramer
15,313
9.50
Republican Party (United States)
Ernest Huber
9,376
5.82
Republican Party (United States)
Tim Dillon
8,291
5.14
Democratic Party (United States)
Keith Arnold
3,405
2.11
Independent (politician)
Robin Adair
2,648
1.64
Democratic Party (United States)
Boleslaw (John) Orlinski
1,761
1.09
Independent (politician)
Caleb Love Mardini
987
0.61
161,171
100.00
General election
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Margin oferror DaveReichert (R) SuzanDelBene (D) UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 18–20, 2010 639 (LV) ± 4% 52% 45% 3%Public Policy Polling (D)Public Policy Polling October 9–10, 2010 1,036 (LV) – 49% 46% 5%Fairbank Maslin (D)Fairbank Maslin (D)Poll sponsored by DelBene's campaign October 4–5, 2010 400 (LV) – 48% 44% 8%SurveyUSASurveyUSA September 27–29, 2010 579 (LV) ± 4.2% 52% 45% 4%SurveyUSASurveyUSA August 31 – September 2, 2010 657 (LV) ± 3.9% 54% 41% 5%
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely R November 1, 2010 RothenbergLikely R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallLean R November 1, 2010RCPLean R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsLean ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesLean R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightLikely R November 1, 2010
Results
2010 Washington's 8th congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-8-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20221129082339/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-8-us-representative.html November 29, 2022 live Congressional District 8 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025
Republican Party (United States)
Dave Reichert (incumbent)
161,296
52.05
Democratic Party (United States)
Suzan DelBene
148,581
47.95
309,877
100.00
By county
+County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-8-us-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250421195434/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-8-us-representative_bycounty.html April 21, 2025 live Congressional District 8 - U.S. Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Dave Reichert
RepublicanSuzan DelBene
DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%King (part)123,87950.17%123,05249.83%8270.33%246,931Pierce (part)37,41759.44%25,52940.56%11,88818.89%62,946Totals161,29652.05%148,58147.95%12,7154.10%309,877
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20100819142024/http://www.votekeitharnold.com/ August 19, 2010 Keith Arnold campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20100225142800/http://www.tomcramer.org/? February 25, 2010 Tom Cramer campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214440/http://www.delbeneforcongress.com/ October 28, 2010 Suzan DelBene campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101009112441/http://elect.ernesthuberforcongress.com/ October 9, 2010 Ernest Huber campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101017153508/http://www.calebmardini.com/? October 17, 2010 Caleb Love Mardini campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101029004554/http://www.davereichert.com//splash/index.asp October 29, 2010 Dave Reichert campaign website
District 9
thumb|400px|Washington's 9th congressional district in 2010
thumb|Adam Smith, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 9th district
Washington's 9th congressional district
The 9th district included Federal Way and parts of Kent, Lacey, Lakewood, Puyallup and Renton. The district's population was 68 percent white, 10 percent Hispanic, 9 percent Asian and 7 percent black (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 89 percent were high school graduates and 23 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $56,522.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/washington/9 Washington 9th District Profile March 20, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 58 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 40 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-WA-09.html Washington – 9th District December 29, 2013 Roll Call
The incumbent was Democrat Adam Smith, who took office in 1997. Smith was re-elected in 2008 with 65 percent of the vote. In 2010 his opponent in the general election was Republican Dick Muri, a member of the Pierce County Council.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-general-election/candidates/richard-dick-muri/ Richard (Dick) Muri December 29, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Jim Postma, a retired engineer and rocket scientist, also ran as a Republican;http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/jim-postma/ Jim Postma December 29, 2013 The Spokesman-Review and Roy Olson, a government actuary, ran as a Green Party candidate.http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/roy-olson/ Roy Olson December 29, 2013 The Spokesman-Review Tom Campbell, a member of the Washington House of Representatives, had planned to seek the Republican nomination but ended his campaign in September 2009.http://www.theolympian.com/2009/09/04/959933/campbell-abandons-congressional.html Campbell abandons congressional race September 4, 2009 February 16, 2014 The Olympian Brad Shannon
Smith raised $948,533 and spent $1,355,512. Muri raised $240,210 and spent the same amount.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=WA09&cycle=2010 Washington District 09 Race December 29, 2013 OpenSecrets Postma raised $168,744 and spent $114,057.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00030380&cycle=2010 James Lee Postma (R) December 29, 2013 OpenSecrets Olson raised $1,941 and spent the same amount.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032116&cycle=2010 Roy Olson (3) December 29, 2013 OpenSecrets
In a poll of 586 likely voters conducted by SurveyUSA in September 2010, 49 percent of respondents intended to vote for Smith while 46 percent supported Muri and 5 percent were undecided.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=fb34209f-7d7f-401c-af33-0dde4011066e Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17099 December 17, 2010 December 29, 2013 SurveyUSA A poll of 400 likely voters, conducted later that month by the Benenson Strategy Group for Smith's campaign, found Smith leading with 54 percent to Muri's 35 percent, and 11 percent unsure.https://www.scribd.com/doc/37942844/Smith-Memo-on-State-of-the-Race Smith – Memo on State of the Race September 21, 2010 December 29, 2013 Benenson Strategy Group Pete Brodnitz Another SurveyUSA poll, conducted in October 2010 with a sample size of 590 likely and actual voters, found Smith again leading with 49 percent to Muri's 46 percent, and 5 percent undecided.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=c6fc5c4c-fe61-45c9-bccf-52f623579ffc Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17448 December 26, 2010 December 29, 2013 SurveyUSA
Primary results
Washington's 9th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-9-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250325073116/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/congressional-district-9-us-representative.html March 25, 2025 live Congressional District 9 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 17, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025
Democratic Party (United States)
Adam Smith (incumbent)
63,866
51.24
Republican Party (United States)
Dick Muri
32,116
25.76
Republican Party (United States)
Jim Postma
24,509
19.66
Green Party (United States)
Roy Olson
4,159
3.34
124,650
100.00
General election
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Margin oferror AdamSmith (D) DickMuri (R) UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 22–25, 2010 590 (LV) ± 4.1% 49% 46% 5%Benenson (D)Benenson (D)Poll sponsored by Smith's campaign September 18–20, 2010 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 54% 35% 11%SurveyUSASurveyUSA September 14–16, 2010 586 (LV) ± 4.1% 49% 46% 5%
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPTossup November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightLikely D November 1, 2010
Results
2010 Washington's 9th congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-9-us-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20221129081458/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-9-us-representative.html November 29, 2022 live Congressional District 9 - U.S. Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025
Democratic Party (United States)
Adam Smith (incumbent)
123,743
54.85
Republican Party (United States)
Dick Muri
101,851
45.15
225,594
100.00
By county
+County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-9-us-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250502032208/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/congressional-district-9-us-representative_bycounty.html May 2, 2025 live Congressional District 9 - U.S. Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2010 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Adam Smith
DemocraticDick Muri
RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%King (part)59,20159.82%39,75740.18%19,44419.65%98,958Pierce (part)41,55948.80%43,60351.20%-2,044-2.40%85,162Thurston (part)22,98355.42%18,49144.58%4,49210.83%41,474Totals123,74354.85%101,85145.15%21,8929.70%225,594
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20101029022122/http://dickmuri.com/ October 29, 2010 Dick Muri campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101028235931/http://www.newmenu.org/royolson October 28, 2010 Roy Olson campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20091015091809/http://www.postma.com/ October 15, 2009 Jim Postma campaign website
https://web.archive.org/web/20101104200317/http://www.electadamsmith.com/ November 4, 2010 Adam Smith campaign website
See also
List of United States representatives from Washington
Washington's congressional delegations
Notes
Partisan clients
References
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External links
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/08/18/as_goes_washington_so_goes_the_nation_106799.html As Goes Washington, So Goes the Nation August 18, 2010 February 15, 2014 RealClearPolitics Sean Trende Sean Trende
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