2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
All 9 Washington seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 6 3 Seats won 5 4 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,296,502 1,135,166 Percentage 52.29% 45.78% Swing 6.91% 4.98%
Democratic   50–60%   80–90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%

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.

Of the nine elections, the races in the 2nd, 3rd and 8th districts were rated as competitive by 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. 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.

In total, five Democrats and four Republicans were elected. 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.

Overview

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington by district:

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	172,642	57.67%	126,737	42.33%	0	0.00%	299,379	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	155,241	51.07%	148,722	48.93%	0	0.00%	303,963	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	135,654	47.03%	152,799	52.97%	0	0.00%	288,453	100.0%	Republican gain
District 4	74,973	32.36%	156,726	67.64%	0	0.00%	231,699	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	101,146	36.33%	177,235	63.67%	0	0.00%	278,381	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	151,873	58.04%	109,800	41.96%	0	0.00%	261,673	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	232,649	82.97%	0	0.00%	47,741	17.03%	280,390	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	148,581	47.95%	161,296	52.05%	0	0.00%	309,877	100.0%	Republican hold
District 9	123,743	54.85%	101,851	45.15%	0	0.00%	225,594	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,296,502	52.29%	1,135,166	45.78%	47,741	1.93%	2,479,409	100.0%

Washington's congressional districts in 2010

District 1

Washington's 1st congressional district in 2010

Jay Inslee, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 1st district

James Watkins, who also ran in the 1st district

See also: 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. 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.

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. 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.

Inslee raised $1,403,962 and spent $1,270,456. Watkins raised $351,477 and spent $339,770. Burke raised $51,135 and spent $49,931. Schirle raised $9,602 and spent $12,842.

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. On election day Inslee was re-elected with 58 percent of the vote to Watkins's 42 percent.

Inslee resigned in March 2012 in order to run for Governor of Washington. He was elected to that office in November 2012. Watkins unsuccessfully ran for the position of state auditor in 2012.

Primary results

Washington's 1st congressional district primary, August 17, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Inslee (incumbent)	90,208	55.85
	Republican	James Watkins	44,269	27.41
	Republican	Matthew Burke	20,185	12.50
	Independent	David D. Schirle	6,864	4.25
Total votes			161,526	100.00

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jay Inslee (D)	James Watkins (R)	Undecided
Wenzel Strategies (R)	March 23–24, 2010	400 (RV)	–	41%	27%	32%

Washington's 1st congressional district general election, November 2, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Inslee (incumbent)	172,642	57.67
	Republican	James Watkins	126,737	42.33
Total votes			299,379	100.00

External links

• Matthew Burke campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived August 8, 2010)
• Jay Inslee campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2010)
• David D. Schirle campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived September 15, 2010)
• James Watkins campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2010)

District 2

Washington's 2nd congressional district in 2010

Rick Larsen, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 2nd district

See also: 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. 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. In 2010 the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+3.

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. John Carmack, a structural-mechanical designer and contractor, also ran as a Republican; while Larry Kalb, a member of the Democratic State Committee; and Diana McGinness, a retired fraud investigator, also ran as Democrats.

Larsen raised $2,028,596 and spent $2,080,326. Koster raised $1,100,868 and spent $1,096,191. Kalb raised $22,436 and spent $20,824. McGinness raised $4,922 and spent $4,741.

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. 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. 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. 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.

In October 2010, The Cook Political Report rated the race as "Lean Democratic" and CQ Politics and Sabato's Crystal Ball rated the race as "Leans Democratic". In November 2010, The Rothenberg Political Report rated the race as "Lean Democrat". Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Larsen a 74 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 52 percent of the vote to Koster's 48 percent.

Larsen was re-elected with 51 percent of the vote to Koster's 49 percent. 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. Larsen was again re-elected in 2012 and in 2014, while Koster unsuccessfully ran in the redrawn 1st district in the 2012 election.

Primary results

Washington's 2nd congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Koster	74,032	42.18
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (incumbent)	73,734	42.01
	Democratic	Diana McGinness	10,548	6.01
	Republican	John Carmack	9,566	5.45
	Democratic	Larry Kalb	7,627	4.35
Total votes			175,507	100.00

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Larsen (D)	John Koster (R)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 19–21, 2010	643 (LV)	± 3.9%	50%	46%	3%
SurveyUSA	September 26–28, 2010	576 (LV)	± 4.2%	50%	47%	3%
SurveyUSA	August 31 – September 2, 2010	612 (LV)	± 4.0%	46%	50%	4%
Moore Information (R)	April 20–21, 2010	300 (LV)	± 6.3%	44%	37%	19%

Results

Washington's 2nd congressional district general election, November 2, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (incumbent)	155,241	51.07
	Republican	John Koster	148,722	48.93
Total votes			303,963	100.00

External links

• John Carmack campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived August 12, 2010)
• Larry Kalb campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived May 12, 2010)
• John Koster campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 30, 2010)
• Rick Larsen campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2010)
• Diana McGinness campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2010)

District 3

Washington's 3rd congressional district in 2010

Jaime Herrera Beutler, who was elected as the U.S. representative for the 3rd district

Dennis Heck, who also ran in the 3rd district

See also: 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. 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. In 2010 the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+0.

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. The candidates in the general election were Jaime Herrera Beutler, a Republican, and Dennis Heck, a Democrat, both of whom were members of the Washington House of Representatives. Cheryl Crist, a Democratic Precinct Committee Officer, also ran as a Democrat; while David B. Castillo, a U.S. Navy veteran, and David W. Hedrick, a management accountant, also ran as Republicans. Norma Jean Stevens, a small business owner, ran as an independent candidate. Deb Wallace, a member of the Washington House of Representatives, Maria Rodriguez-Salazar, a nurse; and Craig Pridemore, a member of the Washington Senate, 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. Jon Russell, the mayor pro tem of Washougal, ran as a Republican but ended his campaign in February 2010. Richard DeBolt, the leader of the Republican party in the state House of Representatives, announced in January 2010 that he would not run.

Herrera Beutler raised $1,557,221 and spent $1,534,650. Heck raised $1,988,495 and spent $1,965,997. Castillo raised $282,516 and spent £275,436. Crist raised $14,511 and spent $17,141. Hedrick raised $41,358 and spent $27,715. Pridemore raised $114,782 and spent $114,681. Russell raised $30,478 and spent $30,479. Wallace raised $56,907 and spent the same amount.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Sabato's Crystal Ball rated the race as "Leans Republican". In October 2010, The Cook Political Report rated the race as "Lean Republican" and CQ Politics rated the race as "Leans Republican". In November 2010, The Rothenberg Political Report rated the race as "Toss-up/Tilt Republican". Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Herrera Beutler an 83 percent chance of winning and projected that she would receive 53 percent of the vote to Heck's 47 percent. On election day Herrera Beutler was elected with 53 percent of the vote to Heck's 47 percent. Herrera Beutler was re-elected in 2012, when Heck successfully ran in the newly created 10th district; and in 2014.

Primary results

Washington's 3rd congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Heck	51,895	31.40
	Republican	Jaime Herrera Beutler	46,001	27.83
	Republican	David W. Hedrick	22,621	13.69
	Republican	David B. Castillo	19,995	12.10
	Democratic	Cheryl Crist	18,453	11.17
	Independent	Norma Jean Stevens	6,309	3.82
Total votes			165,274	100.00

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dennis Heck (D)	Jaime Herrera (R)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 24–26, 2010	640 (LV)	± 4.0%	46%	50%	4%
SurveyUSA	October 10–12, 2010	579 (LV)	± 4.1%	42%	53%	6%
Penn Schoen Berland	October 2–7, 2010	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	40%	42%	15%
SurveyUSA	September 12–14, 2010	552 (LV)	± 4.3%	43%	52%	4%
GQR/Democracy Corps (D)	September 7–9, 2010	502 (LV)	± 4.4%	44%	47%	9%
SurveyUSA	August 23–24, 2010	562 (LV)	± 4.2%	41%	54%	5%

Results

Washington's 3rd congressional district general election, November 2, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jaime Herrera Beutler	152,799	52.97
	Democratic	Dennis Heck	135,654	47.03
Total votes			288,453	100.00

External links

• David B. Castillo campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived May 6, 2009)
• Cheryl Crist campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2009)
• Dennis Heck campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived November 1, 2010)
• David W. Hedrick campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 19, 2010)
• Jaime Herrera Beutler campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2010)
• Craig Pridemore campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived June 20, 2010)

District 4

Washington's 4th congressional district in 2010

Doc Hastings, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 4th district

Jay Clough, who also ran in the 4th district

See also: 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. 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.

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. Shane Fast, a business owner, also ran as a Republican. Rex A. Brocki, a chapter president of Young Americans for Freedom, ran as a Tea Party candidate. Mary Ruth Edwards, a teacher, ran as the Constitution Party candidate. Leland Yialelis, a pastor, ran as an independent candidate.

Hastings raised $1,056,576 and spent $1,089,271. Clough raised $119,993 and spent $118,863. Yialelis raised $5,534 and spent the same amount. Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's 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.

On election day Hastings was re-elected with 68 percent of the vote to Clough's 32 percent. Hastings was again re-elected in 2012, while Clough ran for a seat in the Washington House of Representatives. Hastings retired rather than seeking re-election in 2014 and will be succeeded by Republican Dan Newhouse.

Primary results

Washington's 4th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doc Hastings (incumbent)	82,909	58.74
	Democratic	Jay Clough	31,782	22.52
	Tea Party	Rex A. Brocki	9,826	6.96
	Republican	Shane Fast	9,214	6.53
	Constitution	Mary Ruth Edwards	4,270	3.03
	Independent	Leland Yialelis	3,136	2.22
Total votes			141,137	100.00

General election results

Washington's 4th congressional district general election, November 2, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doc Hastings (incumbent)	156,726	67.64
	Democratic	Jay Clough	74,973	32.36
Total votes			231,699	100.00

External links

• "Rex A. Brocki campaign website". Archived from the original on July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
• Jay Clough campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2010)
• "Mary Ruth Edwards campaign website". Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
• Doc Hastings campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2010)
• Leland Yialelis campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 6, 2010)

District 5

Washington's 5th congressional district in 2010

Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 5th district

See also: 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. 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.

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. Clyde Cordero, a vice president of the American GI Forum; David R. Fox, a lawyer; and Barbara Lampert, a retired nurse's aide, also ran as Democrats. Randall Yearout, an operations engineer and business owner, ran as a Constitution Party candidate.

McMorris Rodgers raised $1,453,240 and spent $1,381,220. Romeyn raised $2,320 and spent $13,318. Cordero raised $18,397 and spent $15,525. Yearout raised $7,644 and spent $10,151.

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. On election day McMorris Rodgers was re-elected with 64 percent of the vote to Romeyn's 36 percent. McMorris Rodgers was again re-elected in 2012, when Romeyn was elected as a County Commissioner in Spokane County; and in 2014.

Primary results

Washington's 5th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent)	106,191	62.53
	Democratic	Daryl Romeyn	21,091	12.42
	Democratic	Barbara Lampert	15,538	9.15
	Democratic	Clyde Cordero	10,787	6.35
	Constitution	Randall Yearout	10,635	6.26
	Democratic	David R. Fox	5,569	3.28
Total votes			169,811	100.00

General election results

Washington's 5th congressional district general election, November 2, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent)	177,235	63.67
	Democratic	Daryl Romeyn	101,146	36.33
Total votes			278,381	100.00

External links

• Clyde Cordero campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived June 29, 2010)
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2010)
• Daryl Romeyn campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2010)
• Randall Yearout campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived August 11, 2010)

District 6

Washington's 6th congressional district in 2010

Norm Dicks, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 6th district

See also: 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. 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.

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. Jesse Young, a software engineer, also ran as a Republican.

Dicks raised $1,412,760 and spent $1,582,738. Cloud raised $118,128 and spent $116,474. Young raised $35,351 and spent $35,295. 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.

Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's 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. On election day Dicks was re-elected with 58 percent of the vote to Cloud's 42 percent. In 2012, Dicks retired rather than seeking re-election and was succeeded by Democrat Derek Kilmer, while Cloud ran for the seat again.

Primary results

Washington's 6th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norm Dicks (incumbent)	90,596	56.63
	Republican	Doug Cloud	45,959	28.73
	Republican	Jesse Young	23,410	14.63
Total votes			159,965	100.00

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Norm Dicks (D)	Doug Cloud (R)	Undecided
Wenzel Strategies (R)	October 18–19, 2010	1,262 (LV)	± 2.7%	44%	48%	8%

Results

Washington's 6th congressional district general election, November 2, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norm Dicks (incumbent)	151,873	58.04
	Republican	Doug Cloud	109,800	41.96
Total votes			261,673	100.00

External links

• Doug Cloud campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2010)
• Norm Dicks campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2010)
• Jesse Young campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 6, 2010)

District 7

Washington's 7th congressional district in 2010

Jim McDermott, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 7th district

See also: 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. 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.

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. Bill Hoffman, a screenwriter and film producer; Don Rivers, an advisor to elected officials; and Scott Sizemore, the leader of the Seattle Youth and Beauty Brigade, also ran as Democrats. S. Sutherland, a renewable energy researcher, also ran as an independent candidate.

McDermott raised $582,232 and spent $568,649. Hoffman raised $14,856 and spent $14,843. Rivers raised $4,698 and spent $9,623.

Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight gave McDermott a 100 percent chance of winning. On election day McDermott received 83 percent of the vote to Jeffers-Schroder's 17 percent. McDermott was again re-elected in 2012 and in 2014.

Primary results

Washington's 7th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim McDermott (incumbent)	110,914	79.85
	Independent	Bob Jeffers-Schroder	8,860	6.38
	Democratic	Bill Hoffman	6,135	4.42
	Independent	S. Sutherland	4,999	3.60
	Democratic	Don Rivers	4,781	3.44
	Democratic	Scott Sizemore	3,220	2.32
Total votes			138,909	100.00

General election results

Washington's 7th congressional district general election, November 2, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim McDermott (incumbent)	232,649	82.97
	Independent	Bob Jeffers-Schroder	47,741	17.03
Total votes			280,390	100.00

External links

• Bill Hoffman campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived June 28, 2010)
• Bob Jeffers-Schroder campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived January 12, 2010)
• Jim McDermott campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 21, 2013)
• Don Rivers campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived May 22, 2012)

District 8

Washington's 8th congressional district

Dave Reichert, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 8th district

Suzan DelBene, who also ran in the 8th district

See also: 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. 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. In 2010 the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+3.

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. Keith Arnold, an accounting technician for the federal government; Tom Cramer, a small business owner; and Boleslaw (John) Olinski, a social worker with the Washington Department of Social and Health Services, also ran as Democrats. Tim Dillon, a member of the Yarrow Point town council; and Ernest Huber, a retired lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, also ran as Republicans. Robin Adair, who ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006; and Caleb Love Mardini, a marketing and business consultant, ran as independent candidates.

Reichert raised $2,793,788 and spent $2,770,293. DelBene raised $4,024,786 and spent $3,942,493. Cramer raised $72,140 and spent $72,132. Mardini raised $3,156 and spent $1,813.

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. 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. 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". 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. 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.

Sabato's Crystal Ball rated the race as "Leans Republican" and noted that "Reichert has the difficult task of defending his seat and voting record as an incumbent". In October 2010 The Cook Political Report rated the race as "Likely Republican" and CQ Politics rated the race as "Leans Republican". In November 2010, The Rothenberg Political Report rated the race as "Republican Favored". Prior to the election, FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Reichert a 95 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 56 percent of the vote to DelBene's 44 percent.

On election day Reichert was re-elected with 52 percent of the vote to DelBene's 48 percent. Reichert was again re-elected in 2012, when DelBene was elected to represent the 1st district; and in 2014.

Primary results

Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Reichert (incumbent)	76,118	47.23
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene	43,272	26.85
	Democratic	Tom Cramer	15,313	9.50
	Republican	Ernest Huber	9,376	5.82
	Republican	Tim Dillon	8,291	5.14
	Democratic	Keith Arnold	3,405	2.11
	Independent	Robin Adair	2,648	1.64
	Democratic	Boleslaw (John) Orlinski	1,761	1.09
	Independent	Caleb Love Mardini	987	0.61
Total votes			161,171	100.00

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dave Reichert (R)	Suzan DelBene (D)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 18–20, 2010	639 (LV)	± 4%	52%	45%	3%
Public Policy Polling (D)	October 9–10, 2010	1,036 (LV)	–	49%	46%	5%
Fairbank Maslin (D)	October 4–5, 2010	400 (LV)	–	48%	44%	8%
SurveyUSA	September 27–29, 2010	579 (LV)	± 4.2%	52%	45%	4%
SurveyUSA	August 31 – September 2, 2010	657 (LV)	± 3.9%	54%	41%	5%

Results

Washington's 8th congressional district general election, November 2, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Reichert (incumbent)	161,296	52.05
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene	148,581	47.95
Total votes			309,877	100.00

External links

• Keith Arnold campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived August 19, 2010)
• Tom Cramer campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived February 25, 2010)
• Suzan DelBene campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2010)
• Ernest Huber campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 9, 2010)
• Caleb Love Mardini campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 17, 2010)
• Dave Reichert campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2010)

District 9

Washington's 9th congressional district in 2010

Adam Smith, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 9th district

See also: 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. 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. In 2010 the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+5.

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. Jim Postma, a retired engineer and rocket scientist, also ran as a Republican; and Roy Olson, a government actuary, ran as a Green Party candidate. Tom Campbell, a member of the Washington House of Representatives, had planned to seek the Republican nomination but ended his campaign in September 2009.

Smith raised $948,533 and spent $1,355,512. Muri raised $240,210 and spent the same amount. Postma raised $168,744 and spent $114,057. Olson raised $1,941 and spent the same amount.

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. 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. 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.

In October 2010 The Cook Political Report rated the race as "Likely Democratic". Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Smith a 94 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 55 percent of the vote to Muri's 45 percent. On election day Smith was re-elected with 55 percent of the vote to Muri's 45 percent. Smith was again re-elected in 2012, when Muri unsuccessfully ran in the newly created Washington's 10th congressional district; and in 2014.

Primary results

Washington's 9th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	63,866	51.24
	Republican	Dick Muri	32,116	25.76
	Republican	Jim Postma	24,509	19.66
	Green	Roy Olson	4,159	3.34
Total votes			124,650	100.00

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Adam Smith (D)	Dick Muri (R)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 22–25, 2010	590 (LV)	± 4.1%	49%	46%	5%
Benenson (D)	September 18–20, 2010	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	54%	35%	11%
SurveyUSA	September 14–16, 2010	586 (LV)	± 4.1%	49%	46%	5%

Results

Washington's 9th congressional district general election, November 2, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	123,743	54.85
	Republican	Dick Muri	101,851	45.15
Total votes			225,594	100.00

External links

• Dick Muri campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2010)
• Roy Olson campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2010)
• Jim Postma campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 15, 2009)
• Adam Smith campaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived November 4, 2010)

See also

• List of United States representatives from Washington
• United States congressional delegations from Washington

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

• Trende, Sean (August 18, 2010). "As Goes Washington, So Goes the Nation". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved February 15, 2014.