2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Last election
6
4
Seats won
6
4
Seat change
Popular vote
1,047,747
981,853
Percentage
51.62%
48.38%
Swing
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the state of Washington , one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts . The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, other elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections . The state certified the results on December 4. The nonpartisan blanket primary election was held on August 5, with the top two candidates for each position advancing to the general election.
Overview
Summary of votes cast in the general election
United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2014[ 1]
Party
Votes
Percentage
Seats Before
Seats After
+/–
Democratic
1,047,747
51.62%
6
6
-
Republican
981,853
48.38%
4
4
-
Totals
2,029,600
100%
10
10
-
By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington by district:[ 2]
District 1
Democrat Suzan DelBene , who had represented the 1st district since her 2012 special election to replace Jay Inslee , who resigned to serve as Governor , ran for re-election.[ 1]
Primary election
Democratic Candidates
Advanced to general
Republican Candidates
Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
Ed Moats, former analyst for the Snohomish County Council[ 4]
Robert Sutherland , biochemistJohn Orlinski, social worker and candidate for the 9th District in 2012
Results
General election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin of
Suzan
Pedro
Undecided
Moore Information (R-Celis) [ 8] October 2014
301
± 6%
43%
34%
23%
Results
District 2
Democrat Rick Larsen , who had represented the 2nd district since 2001, ran for re-election.[ 1]
Primary election
Democratic Candidates
Advanced to general
Republican Candidates
Advanced to general
B.J. Guillot, software developer
Independent Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Results
General election
Results
District 3
Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler , who had represented the 3rd district since 2011, ran for re-election.
Primary election
Republican Candidates
Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
Michael Delavar, former councilman for Washougal and nominee for this seat in 2008 [ 10]
Democratic Candidates
Advanced to general
Results
General election
Results
District 4
Republican Doc Hastings , who had represented the 4th district since 1995, retired.[ 12]
The 4th district is a large and predominantly rural district in Central Washington that encompasses numerous counties and is dominated by the Tri-Cities and Yakima areas. The district was not considered to be competitive. The last time any Democrat running for any partisan office carried it was when State Auditor Brian Sonntag was re-elected in 2004.[ 13]
Primary election
Republican Candidates
Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
Sharon Brown , state senator[ 25] Micah Cawley, Mayor of Yakima [ 26]
Bruce Chandler, state representative[ 27] [ 28]
Jerome Delvin , Benton County Commissioner and former state senator[ 29] Doc Hastings , incumbent U.S. Representative[ 12] Curtis King , state senator[ 27] [ 28] Brad Klippert , state representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2004 and 2006 [ 27] [ 30] Matt Manweller , state representative[ 26] Charles Ross , state representative[ 29] David Taylor , state representative[ 26] Judith Warnick , state representative (running for the state senate)[ 31]
Democratic Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Estakio Beltran, former congressional policy adviser[ 32]
Tony Sandoval, businessman and activist[ 33] [ 19]
Withdrawn
Joe Buchanan, mechanical engineer[ 34]
Gary Downing, artist and photographer[ 25] [ 24]
Mohammed Said, physician and candidate for this seat in 2012 [ 34]
Tony Williams[ 35]
Independent Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Josh Ramirez, project control specialist at Washington River Protection Solutions[ 20]
Richard Wright, retired physical therapist[ 19]
Endorsements
Estakio Beltran (D)
Labor unions
Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council[ 36]
Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association Local 478[ 36]
Southeast Washington Central Labor Council[ 36]
Teamsters Local Union No. 839[ 36]
Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council[ 36]
Washington State Labor Council [ 36] George Cicotte (R)
Organizations
The Conservative Party of Washington[ 37] Local officials
Individuals
Roger Hastings, founder of Petersen Hastings[ 39]
Rand Wortman, CEO Kadlec Health Systems[ 40] Clint Didier (R)
U.S. Representatives
Ron Paul , former U.S. Representative (R-TX) and candidate for President in 2008 and 2012[ 41] Organizations
Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R)
Dan Newhouse (R)
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Organisations
Local officials
Results
For the first time in Washington state history, the winners of the top-two primary for a U.S. Congressional race were members of the same party. Although only one "serious" Democratic candidate was on the ballot, Estakio Beltran, David Wasserman of The Cook Political Report speculated that without an incumbent for Democrats to vote against and recognising that Beltran had "no hope" of winning the seat in November, 4th district Democrats might have "strategically [voted] for a Republican they may favor."[ 19] [ 1]
General election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin of
Clint
Dan
Undecided
The Polling Company [ 46] September 16–17, 2014
400
± 4.9%
35%
33%
26%
Results
District 5
Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers the House Republican Conference Chair , who had represented the 5th district since 2005, ran for re-election.[ 1]
Primary election
Republican Candidates
Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
Democratic Candidates
Advanced to general
Joseph Pakootas, chief executive officer of the Colville Tribal Federal Corporation[ 47]
Results
General election
Results
District 6
Democrat Derek Kilmer who had represented the 6th district since 2013, ran for re-election.[ 1]
Primary election
Democratic Candidates
Advanced to general
Republican Candidates
Advanced to general
Marty McClendon, radio host
Results
General election
Results
District 7
Democrat Jim McDermott who had represented the 7th district since 1989, ran for re-election.[ 1]
Primary election
Democratic Candidates
Advanced to general
Republican Candidates
Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
Scott Sutherland, candidate for this seat in 2012
Results
General election
Results
District 8
Republican Dave Reichert , who had represented the 8th district since 2005, ran for re-election.
Primary election
Republican Candidates
Advanced to general
Democratic Candidates
Advanced to general
Jason Ritchie, small business owner[ 49] [ 1]
Eliminated in primary
Keith Arnold, accounting technician
Results
General election
Results
District 9
Democrat Adam Smith , who had represented the 9th district since 1997, ran for re-election.[ 1]
Primary election
Democratic Candidates
Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
Don Rivers, human rights activist
Republican Candidates
Advanced to general
Doug Basler, volunteer youth pastor
Results
General election
Results
District 10
Democrat Denny Heck , who had represented the 10th district since 2013, ran for re-election.[ 1]
Primary election
Democratic Candidates
Advanced to general
Republican Candidates
Advanced to general
Results
General election
Results
References
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