2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington Last updated March 09, 2025
2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Last election 5 4 Seats won 6 4 Seat change Popular vote 1,636,726 1,369,540 Percentage 54.44% 45.56% Swing
Vote share County results Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's ten congressional districts , a gain of one seat following the 2010 United States census . The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a federal quadrennial presidential election , concurrent statewide gubernatorial election , quadrennial statewide lieutenant gubernatorial election , and an election to the U.S. Senate . The state certified the returns on December 6, 2012. [ 1] Primary elections were held August 7, 2012. [ 2]
Overview Summary of votes cast in the general election
United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012 [ 3] Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/– Democratic 1,636,726 54.44% 5 6 +1 Republican 1,369,540 45.56% 4 4 - Totals 3,006,266 100% 9 10 +1
District 1 Democrat Jay Inslee , who represented the 1st district starting in 1999, resigned March 20, 2012, to focus on his run for governor of Washington . [ 4]
Primary election Democratic candidates Advanced to general Suzan DelBene , former director at the Washington State Department of Revenue, general election candidate for the 8th district in 2010 [ 5] Independent candidates Eliminated in primary Larry Ishmael, former member of the Issaquah School Board and Republican general election candidate for this seat in 2006 & 2008 , ran as an independent candidate [ 19] Results Republican John Koster and Democrat Suzan DelBene received the most votes in the nonpartisan blanket primary on August 7 for both the brief period of office remaining in the old 1st district and the redistricted 1st district, [ 20] and faced each other in two separate ballot positions, with different boundaries, in the special election on November 6.
Special election On March 20, 2012, then representative Jay Inslee resigned his seat in the House of Representatives to run for governor. A special election was held at the same time as the general election for a representative to serve out the remainder of Inslee's term in the 112th Congress. The winner of the special glection, Suzan DelBene , assumed the seat on November 13, 2012.
General Election Polling Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin of Suzan John Undecided SurveyUSA [ 23] October 19–21, 2012 610 ± 4% 47% 44% 9% SurveyUSA [ 24] September 13–15, 2012 592 ± 4.1% 42% 46% 12% SurveyUSA [ 25] May 29–30, 2012 661 ± 3.9% 32% 49% 19%
Results DelBene won [ 33] and was sworn in to serve the remainder of Inslee's term on November 13, 2012. [ 34]
District 2 Democrat Rick Larsen , who represented the 2nd district since 2001, ran for re-election. [ 35]
In the December 2011 redistricting proposal, the 2nd district was made more favorable to Democrats. [ 36]
Primary election Republican candidates Advanced to general Dan Matthews, Air Force veteran and pilot [ 37] Eliminated in primary Eli Olson, electrical distribution company manager and political director for the Snohomish County Young Republicans John C. W. Shoop, United States Marine, combat veteran and survival instructor Eliminated in primary Mike Lapointe (99% Party) [ 39] District 3 Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler , who represented the 3rd district since January 2011, ran for re-election. [ 40]
Primary election Democratic candidates Withdrawn Elizabeth Uelmen, middle school associate principal [ 42] District 4 Republican Doc Hastings , who represented the 4th district since 1995, successfully ran for re-election. [ 45]
Primary election Democratic candidates Advanced to general Mary Baechler, businesswoman [ 47] Withdrawn Jay Clough, radiological control technician and nominee for this seat in 2010 [ 48] [ 49] District 5 Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers , who represented the 5th district since 2005, ran successfully for re-election in 2012. [ 50]
Primary election Republican candidates Eliminated in primary Randall Yearout, crane operator District 6 Democrat Norm Dicks , who represented the 6th district since 1977, decided to retire rather than seeking re-election. [ 53]
Primary election Democratic candidates Declined Steve Boyer, Kitsap County sheriff [ 55] Josh Brown, Kitsap County Commissioner [ 56] Norman D. Dicks , incumbent U.S. Representative James Hargrove , state Senator [ 57] Mark Lindquist, Pierce County Prosecutor [ 58] Pat McCarthy, Pierce County Executive [ 56] Christine Rolfes , state senator [ 54] Tim Sheldon , state senator and Mason County Commissioner [ 55] Brian Sonntag , State Auditor [ 59] Marilyn Strickland , Mayor of Tacoma [ 59] Kevin Van De Wege , state representative [ 60] Republican candidates Advanced to general Bill Driscoll, businessman [ 61] Eliminated in primary Stephan Brodhead, small business owner [ 61] Doug Cloud, attorney and general election candidate for this seat in 2004 and 2006 , 2008 & 2010 [ 55] David "Ike" Eichner, accountant [ 62] Jesse Young , technology consultant and candidate for this seat in 2010 [ 55] Withdrawn Bob Sauerwein, insurance agent [ 63] [ 64] General Election Polling Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin of Derek Bill Undecided SurveyUSA [ 65] September 21–23, 2012 628 ± 4% 52% 37% 11%
District 7 Democrat Jim McDermott , who represented the 7th district since 1989, ran for re-election. [ 66]
Primary election Democratic candidates Eliminated in primary Charles Allen, product manager at Amazon Andrew Hughes, tax attorney [ 67] Don Rivers, human rights activist District 8 Republican Dave Reichert , who represented the 8th district since 2005, ran for re-election. [ 68]
Primary election Republican candidates Eliminated in primary Ernest Huber, retired military commander Keith Swank, former police officer Democratic candidates Advanced to general Karen Porterfield, associate dean and public administration lecturer at Seattle University Eliminated in primary Keith Arnold, accounting technician Independent candidates Withdrawn James Windle, associate dean and instructor at the Department of Defense's National Defense University [ 69] District 9 Democrat Adam Smith , who represented the 9th district since 1997, was re-elected. [ 35]
Primary election Republican candidates Advanced to general Jim Postma, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2008 and 2010 [ 35] Eliminated in primary John Orlinski, social worker District 10 The newly created 10th district is centred on the state capital, Olympia , and includes portions of Thurston , Pierce , and Mason counties.
Primary election Democratic candidates Eliminated in primary Jennifer Ferguson, nonprofit founder and small business owner General election Results Heck defeated Muri 58.6% to 41.4%.
References ↑ Elections Calendar , Washington Secretary of State ↑ "Elections Calendar - Month Detail" . Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed . Retrieved August 17, 2011 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Federal - All Results" . Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved November 27, 2012 . ↑ Trygstad, Kyle (March 10, 2012). "Washington: Jay Inslee Resigning to Focus on Gubernatorial Bid" . Roll Call . Retrieved March 10, 2012 . ↑ Brunner, Jim (January 12, 2012). "Suzan DelBene joins 1st Congressional District race" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved January 13, 2012 . ↑ Ho, Vanessa (November 2, 2011). "Darcy Burner announces candidacy for Congress" . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011 . ↑ Cornfield, Jerry (August 1, 2011). "Hobbs looks to bring moderate voice to Congress" . The Herald . Everett. Retrieved August 2, 2011 . ↑ Trygstad, Kyle (June 27, 2011). "Inslee Announcement Prompts More Democratic Interest" . Roll Call . 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"Uelmen withdraws from race against Herrera Beutler" . The Columbian . Retrieved April 13, 2012 . ↑ Damewood, Andrea; Rice, Stephanie (November 21, 2011). "Vancouver Mayor Leavitt eyes re-election bid, nixes run for Congress" . The Columbian . Retrieved February 24, 2012 . ↑ Rice, Stephanie (November 15, 2011). "Stuart puts rumors to rest about run for Congress" . The Columbian . Retrieved February 24, 2012 . ↑ Faulk, Mike (February 24, 2012). "Doc Hastings rules out reform" . Yakima Herald-Republic . Tri-City Herald . Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012 . ↑ Dupler, Michelle; O'Neal, Dori (April 15, 2012). "Tea Party's Wheeler to challenge Hastings for Congress" . Tri-City Herald . Retrieved May 4, 2012 . ↑ Mance, David (April 10, 2012). "Baechler to Challenge Hastings for Seat in Congress" . KVEW . Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012 . ↑ Faulk, Mike (April 18, 2011). 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Retrieved March 6, 2012 . 1 2 3 4 Shannon, Brad (April 6, 2012). "Kilmer reports $358K after one month in 6th CD race" . The Olympian . Retrieved April 6, 2012 . [ permanent dead link ] 1 2 "Commissioner Brown won't run for Congress" . Kitsap Sun . March 18, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012 . 1 2 Schrader, Jordan (March 13, 2012). "Hargrove, Angel exit race for Dicks' seat" . The Olympian . Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2012 . ↑ Bradford, Kim (March 3, 2012). "Mark Lindquist: "I'm not running for Congress" . The News Tribune . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2012 . 1 2 Callaghan, Peter (March 19, 2012). "Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland opts out of race for 6th District Congress" . The News Tribune . Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012 . ↑ "18-term congressman to retire" . The Sequim Gazette . March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012 . 1 2 "Weyerhaeuser kin, a combat veteran who antes $500,000 to own campaign, makes congressional election a race" . Peninsula Daily News . April 30, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012 . ↑ "Navy veteran joins field for Norm Dicks' congressional seat" . Kitsap Sun . April 28, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012 . ↑ Schrader, Jordan; Shannon, Brad (March 3, 2012). "Dicks' seat may draw crowd of contenders" . The Olympian . Retrieved March 4, 2012 . ↑ Gardner, Steven (March 7, 2012). "Boyer not ruling out a run for Congress" . Kitsap Sun . Retrieved March 19, 2012 . ↑ SurveyUSA ↑ Brunner, Jim (July 28, 2011). "McDermott: every intent to run for 13th term" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved August 9, 2011 . ↑ "Hughes to Challenge Rep. McDermott in WA-07?" . The Stranger . January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012 . ↑ Brunner, Jim (February 2, 2012). "Reichert won't challenge Cantwell for U.S. Senate seat" . The Seattle Times . 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