2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

See also: 2020 Washington elections

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

←  2018 November 3, 2020 2022  →
All 10 Washington seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 7 3 Seats won 7 3 Seat change Popular vote 2,340,356 1,545,436 Percentage 59.34% 39.18% Swing 3.16% 4.48%
Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 10 U.S. representatives from the state of Washington, one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Overview

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	249,944	58.55%	176,407	41.33%	511	0.12%	426,862	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	255,252	63.09%	148,384	36.67%	962	0.24%	404,598	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	181,347	43.39%	235,579	56.37%	977	0.23%	417,903	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	102,667	33.63%	202,108	66.21%	488	0.16%	305,263	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	155,737	38.51%	247,815	61.29%	808	0.20%	404,360	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	247,429	59.30%	168,783	40.45%	1,004	0.24%	417,216	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	387,109	82.99%	78,240	16.77%	1,113	0.24%	466,462	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	213,123	51.71%	198,423	48.15%	566	0.14%	412,112	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	258,771	74.14%	89,697	25.70%	582	0.17%	349,050	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 10	288,977	84.89%	0	0.00%	51,430	15.11%	340,407	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	2,340,356	59.34%	1,545,436	39.18%	58,441	1.48%	3,944,233	100.0%

Popular vote Democratic   59.34% Republican   39.18% Other   1.48%

House seats Democratic   70.00% Republican   30.00%

District 1

2020 Washington's 1st congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Candidate Suzan DelBene Jeffrey Beeler Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 249,944 176,407 Percentage 58.6% 41.3%

Precinct results DelBene:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Beeler:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Suzan DelBene Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene Democratic

See also: Washington's 1st congressional district

The 1st congressional district spans the northeastern Seattle suburbs, including Redmond and Kirkland, along the Cascades to the Canada–US border. The incumbent was Democrat Suzan DelBene, was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

• Jeffrey Beeler Sr. (Republican), Sultan city councilman and candidate for Washington's 1st congressional district in 2018 ^[2]
• Derek Chartrand (Republican), sales executive ^[2]
• Suzan DelBene (Democratic), incumbent U.S Representative
• Matthew Heines (independent), educator ^[2]
• Robert Mair (independent), candidate for Washington's 1st congressional district in 2018 ^[2]
• Steve Skelton (Libertarian), office manager ^[2]
• Justin Smoak (independent), mining engineer ^[2]

Debate

2020 Washington's 1st congressional district primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Democratic	Independent	Independent	Libertarian	Independent
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Jeffrey Beller Sr.	Derek Chartrand	Suzan DelBene	Matthew Heines	Robert Mair	Steve Skelton	Justin Smoak
1	Jul. 22, 2020	League of Women Voters of Skagit County League of Women Voters of Bellingham-Whatcom County	Janet Ott	YouTube	P	P	P	P	N	P	P

Primary results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene (incumbent)	147,666	55.4
	Republican	Jeffrey Beeler Sr.	85,655	32.1
	Republican	Derek Chartrand	15,777	5.9
	No party preference	Justin Smoak	7,701	2.9
	Libertarian	Steven Skelton	7,286	2.7
	No party preference	Matthew Heines	1,335	0.5
	No party preference	Robert Dean Mair	812	0.3
	Write-in		340	0.1
Total votes			266,572	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections [5]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Politico [7]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos [8]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP [9]	Safe D	November 2, 2020

Results

Washington's 1st congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene (incumbent)	249,944	58.6
	Republican	Jeffrey Beeler	176,407	41.3
	Write-in		511	0.1
Total votes			426,862	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2020 Washington's 2nd congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Candidate Rick Larsen Timothy Hazelo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 255,252 148,384 Percentage 63.1% 36.7%

Precinct results Larsen:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Hazelo:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90% Tie:     40–50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Rick Larsen Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Rick Larsen Democratic

See also: Washington's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd congressional district encompasses the northern Puget Sound area, including Everett and Bellingham. The incumbent was Democrat Rick Larsen, who was re-elected with 71.3% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

• Jason Call (Democratic), progressive activist ^[11]
• James Golder (Republican), former Idaho state representative (1977–1985) ^[11]
• Cody Hart (Republican), U.S. Navy veteran ^[11]
• Timothy Hazelo (Republican), U.S. Navy veteran ^[11]
• Kari Ilonummi (Republican), blogger ^[11]
• Carrie Kennedy (Republican), activist ^[11]
• Rick Larsen (Democratic), incumbent U.S Representative
• Tim Uy (Republican), volunteer firefighter ^[11]

Endorsements

Rick Larsen (D)

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[12]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[13]
• Sierra Club ^[14]

Jason Call (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Socialists of America – Snohomish County chapter ^[15]

Debate

2020 Washington's 2nd congressional district primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Jason Call	James Golder	Cody Hart	Timothy Hazelo	Kari Ilonummi	Carrie Kennedy	Rick Larsen	Tim Uy
1	Jul. 22, 2020	League of Women Voters of Skagit County League of Women Voters of Bellingham-Whatcom County	Julie Hubner	YouTube	P	N	P	P	N	P	P	P

Primary results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (incumbent)	120,694	48.5
	Republican	Timothy S. Hazelo	37,104	14.9
	Democratic	Jason Call	34,537	13.9
	Trump Republican	Tim Uy	24,613	9.9
	Republican	Cody Hart	14,225	5.7
	Republican	Carrie R. Kennedy	9,096	3.6
	Republican	James Dean Golder	5,343	2.1
	Republican	Kari Ilonummi	2,889	1.2
	Write-in		284	0.1
Total votes			248,788	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections [5]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Politico [7]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos [8]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP [9]	Safe D	November 2, 2020

Results

Washington's 2nd congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (incumbent)	255,252	63.1
	Republican	Timothy Hazelo	148,384	36.7
	Write-in		962	0.2
Total votes			404,598	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2020 Washington's 3rd congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Candidate Jaime Herrera Beutler Carolyn Long Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 235,579 181,347 Percentage 56.4% 43.4%

Precinct results Beutler:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Long:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90% Tie:     40–50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Jaime Herrera Beutler Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler Republican

See also: Washington's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district encompasses the southernmost portion of western and central Washington. It includes the counties of Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat, as well as a small sliver of southern Thurston County. The incumbent was Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, who was re-elected with 52.7% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

• Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative ^[16]
• Devin Gray (Democratic) ^[17]
• Martin Hash (independent), businessman and Democratic candidate for Washington's 3rd congressional district in 2018 ^[18]
• Carolyn Long (Democratic), Washington State University Vancouver professor and nominee for Washington's 3rd congressional district in 2018 ^[19]
• Davy Ray (Democratic) ^[17]

Withdrawn

• Peter Khalil (Democratic), legal mediator ^[20]

Endorsements

Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)

Organizations

• Maggie's List ^[21]

Peter Khalil (D)

Organizations

• Brand New Congress ^[22]

Carolyn Long (D)

Organizations

• EMILY's List ^[23]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[24]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[25]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[26]
• Sierra Club ^[14]

Primary results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jaime Herrera Beutler (incumbent)	135,726	56.2
	Democratic	Carolyn Long	95,875	39.7
	No party preference	Martin D. Hash	3,904	1.6
	Democratic	Davy Ray	3,522	1.5
	Democratic	Devin C. Gray	1,969	0.8
	Write-in		343	0.1
Total votes			241,339	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Lean R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections [5]	Lean R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Lean R	November 2, 2020
Politico [7]	Lean R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos [8]	Lean R	November 2, 2020
RCP [9]	Lean R	November 2, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)	Carolyn Long (D)	Undecided
DCCC Targeting & Analytics (D) [upper-alpha 1]	October 19–20, 2020	425 (LV)	±  4.9%	49%	47%	4%
GQR Research (D) [upper-alpha 2]	September 24–26, 2020	400 (LV)	±  4.9%	49%	47%	4%
RMG Research	July 20–August 4, 2020	500 (RV)	±  4.5%	44%	40%	16%

Results

Washington's 3rd congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jaime Herrera Beutler (incumbent)	235,579	56.4
	Democratic	Carolyn Long	181,347	43.4
	Write-in		977	0.2
Total votes			417,903	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2020 Washington's 4th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Candidate Dan Newhouse Douglas McKinley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 202,108 102,667 Percentage 66.2% 33.6%

Precinct results Newhouse:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% McKinley:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tie:     40–50%     50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Dan Newhouse Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse Republican

See also: Washington's 4th congressional district

The 4th congressional district encompasses rural central Washington, including Yakima and Tri-Cities area. The incumbent was Republican Dan Newhouse, was re-elected with 62.8% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Primary election

Candidates

• Ryan Cooper (Libertarian), Libertarian candidate for Washington State Senate in 2018 ^[27]
• Evan Jones (independent), community activist ^[28]
• Doug McKinley (Democratic), attorney ^[27]
• Dan Newhouse (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Sarena Sloot (Republican), nurse practitioner ^[28]
• Tracy Wright (Republican), computer programmer ^[27]

Primary results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Newhouse (incumbent)	101,539	57.4
	Democratic	Douglas E. McKinley	46,471	26.2
	Republican	Sarena Sloot	11,823	6.7
	Republican	Tracy Wright	9,088	5.1
	Libertarian	Ryan Cooper	4,080	2.3
	Independent	Evan Jones	3,816	2.2
	Write-in		228	0.1
Total votes			177,045	100

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections [5]	Safe R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Politico [7]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos [8]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP [9]	Safe R	November 2, 2020

Results

Washington's 4th congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Newhouse (incumbent)	202,108	66.2
	Democratic	Douglas McKinley	102,667	33.6
	Write-in		488	0.2
Total votes			305,263	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2020 Washington's 5th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Candidate Cathy McMorris Rodgers Dave Wilson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 247,815 155,737 Percentage 61.3% 38.5%

Precinct results Rodgers:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Wilson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tie:     40–50%     50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican Elected U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican

See also: Washington's 5th congressional district

The 5th district encompasses eastern Washington, and includes the city of Spokane. The incumbent was Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who was re-elected with 54.8% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

• Stephen Major (Republican), former mortgage broker ^[29]
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative ^[30]
• Brendan O'Regan (independent) ^[31]
• Dave Wilson (Democratic), community activist ^[31]

Withdrawn

• Chris Armitage (Democratic), comedian and U.S. Air Force veteran ^[32] (remained on ballot)
• Rob Chase (Republican) ^[33]

Endorsements

Chris Armitage (D)

U.S. representatives

• Ted Lieu, U.S. representative from California's 33rd congressional district ^[34]

Organizations

• 90 for 90 ^[35]
• Brand New Congress ^[36]
• Our Revolution – Inland Northwest chapter ^[34]
• Spokane County Democrats ^[34]

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States (2017-2021)

Organizations

• Maggie's List ^[21]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent)	122,744	52.7
	Democratic	Dave Wilson	56,492	24.3
	Democratic	Christopher Armitage (withdrawn)	28,180	12.1
	Republican	Stephen T. Major	20,000	8.6
	Independent	Brendan O'Regan	4,995	2.1
	Write-in		385	0.2
Total votes			232,796	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections [5]	Safe R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Politico [7]	Likely R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos [8]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP [9]	Safe R	November 2, 2020

Results

Washington's 5th congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent)	247,815	61.3
	Democratic	Dave Wilson	155,737	38.5
	Write-in		808	0.2
Total votes			404,360	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2020 Washington's 6th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Candidate Derek Kilmer Elizabeth Kreiselmaier Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 247,429 168,783 Percentage 59.3% 40.5%

Precinct results Kilmer:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Kreiselmaier:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Tie:     40–50%     50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Derek Kilmer Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer Democratic

See also: Washington's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is based on the Olympic Peninsula, and includes western Tacoma. The incumbent was Democrat Derek Kilmer, who was re-elected with 63.9% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

• Johny Alberg (Republican) ^[37]
• Stephen Brodhead (Republican), businessman ^[37]
• Derek Kilmer (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Elizabeth Kreiselmaier (Republican), psychologist ^[37]
• Rebecca Parson (Democratic), Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities commissioner ^[38]
• Chris Welton (Republican), records technician ^[37]

Withdrew

• Matthew Tirman (Democratic), Bainbridge Island city councilman ^[39]

Endorsements

Derek Kilmer (D)

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[40]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[13]
• Sierra Club ^[14]

Rebecca Parson (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Socialists of America ^[41]
• National Women's Political Caucus ^[42]
• Our Revolution – national ^[43]
• Our Revolution – Washington ^[43]
• People's Policy Project ^[44]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derek Kilmer (incumbent)	125,019	47.3
	Republican	Elizabeth Kreiselmaier	71,601	27.1
	Democratic	Rebecca Parson	35,631	13.5
	Republican	Chris Welton	14,795	5.6
	Republican	Stephan Brodhead	9,761	3.7
	Republican	Johny Alberg	7,178	2.7
	Write-in		338	0.1
Total votes			264,323	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections [5]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Politico [7]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos [8]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP [9]	Safe D	November 2, 2020

Results

Washington's 6th congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derek Kilmer (incumbent)	247,429	59.3
	Republican	Elizabeth Kreiselmaier	168,783	40.5
	Write-in		1,004	0.2
Total votes			417,216	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

2020 Washington's 7th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Candidate Pramila Jayapal Craig Keller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 387,109 78,240 Percentage 83.0% 16.8%

Precinct results Jayapal:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Keller:     50–60%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Pramila Jayapal Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal Democratic

See also: Washington's 7th congressional district

The 7th congressional district encompasses most of Seattle, as well Edmonds, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Vashon Island, and Burien. The incumbent was Democrat Pramila Jayapal, who was reelected with 83.6% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

• Jack Hughes-Hageman (Democratic) ^[45]
• Pramila Jayapal (Democratic) incumbent U.S Representative
• Craig Keller (Republican) ^[45]
• Rick Lewis (independent) ^[45]
• Scott Sutherland (Republican) ^[45]

Primary results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pramila Jayapal (incumbent)	240,801	80.0
	Republican	Craig Keller	24,477	8.1
	Independent	Rick Lewis	13,885	4.6
	Republican	Scott Sutherland	11,332	3.8
	Democratic	Jack Hughes-Hageman	10,052	3.3
	Write-in		537	0.2
Total votes			301,084	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections [5]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Politico [7]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos [8]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP [9]	Safe D	November 2, 2020

Results

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pramila Jayapal (incumbent)	387,109	83.0
	Republican	Craig Keller	78,240	16.8
	Write-in		1,113	0.2
Total votes			466,462	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2020 Washington's 8th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Candidate Kim Schrier Jesse Jensen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 213,123 198,423 Percentage 51.7% 48.2%

Precinct results Schrier:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Jensen:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Kim Schrier Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Kim Schrier Democratic

See also: Washington's 8th congressional district

The 8th district encompasses the eastern suburbs of Seattle including Sammamish, Maple Valley, Covington, Hobart, Issaquah, and Auburn and stretches into rural central Washington, including Chelan County and Kittitas County, as well as taking in eastern Pierce County. The incumbent was Democrat Kim Schrier, who flipped the district and was elected with 52.4% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

• Keith Arnold (Democratic) ^[46]
• Corey Bailey (independent), fisherman ^[46]
• Ryan Burkett (no party preference) ^[46]
• Jesse Jensen (Republican), U.S. Army veteran and Amazon senior project manager ^[47]
• James Mitchell (Democratic), entrepreneur ^[46]
• Dean Saulibio (Trump Republican), U.S. Army veteran ^[46]
• Kim Schrier (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative ^[48]
• Keith Swank (Republican), former Seattle Police Department officer, candidate for Washington's 8th congressional district in 2012, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 ^[32]

Declined

• Reagan Dunn (Republican), King County Councilmember and son of former U.S. Representative Jennifer Dunn ^[48]

Primary results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kim Schrier (incumbent)	106,611	43.3
	Republican	Jesse Jensen	49,368	20.0
	Republican	Keith R. Swank	42,809	17.4
	Trump Republican Party	Dean Saulibio	28,976	11.8
	Independent	Corey Bailey	6,552	2.7
	Democratic	James Mitchell	6,187	2.5
	Democratic	Keith Arnold	4,111	1.7
	No party preference	Ryan Dean Burkett	1,458	0.6
	Write-in		289	0.1
Total votes			246,361	100.0

Endorsements

Jesse Jensen (R)

U.S. representatives

• Dave Reichert, former U.S. Representative from Washington's 8th congressional district ^[49]

Organizations

• War Veterans Fund ^[50]

Kim Schrier (D)

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009-2017), U.S. Senator from Illinois (2005-2008) ^[51]

U.S. vice presidents

• Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States (2009-2017), U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973-2009), 2020 Presidential nominee ^[51]

U.S. senators

• Patty Murray, U.S. senator from Washington ^[51]

U.S. representatives

• Suzan DelBene, representative from Washington's 1st Congressional District ^[51]
• Pramila Jayapal, representative from Washington's 7th Congressional District ^[51]
• Derek Kilmer, representative from Washington's 6th Congressional District ^[51]
• Rick Larsen, representative from Washington's 2nd Congressional District ^[51]
• Adam Smith, representative from Washington's 9th Congressional District ^[51]

State and local officials

• Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington ^[51]

Organizations

• 314 Action ^[52]
• EMILY's List ^[53]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[54]
• Sierra Club ^[14]

Newspapers

• The Seattle Times ^[55]
• The Stranger ^[56]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Likely D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections [5]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Politico [7]	Likely D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos [8]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP [9]	Lean D	November 2, 2020

Results

Washington's 8th congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kim Schrier (incumbent)	213,123	51.7
	Republican	Jesse Jensen	198,423	48.2
	Write-in		566	0.1
Total votes			412,112	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

2020 Washington's 9th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Candidate Adam Smith Doug Basler Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 258,771 89,697 Percentage 74.1% 25.7%

Precinct results Smith:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Adam Smith Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Adam Smith Democratic

See also: Washington's 9th congressional district

The 9th congressional district stretches from small parts of northeastern Tacoma up to southeastern Seattle, taking in the surrounding suburbs, including Federal Way, Des Moines, Kent, SeaTac, Renton, Mercer Island, and Bellevue. The incumbent was Democrat Adam Smith, who was re-elected with 67.9% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

• Doug Basler (Republican) ^[45]
• Jorge Besada (Libertarian) ^[45]
• Joshua Campbell (Republican) ^[45]
• Adam Smith (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	145,601	73.6
	Republican	Doug Basler	30,923	15.6
	Republican	Joshua Campbell	15,983	8.1
	Libertarian	Jorge Besada	4,792	2.4
	Write-in		560	0.3
Total votes			197,859	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections [5]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Politico [7]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos [8]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP [9]	Safe D	November 2, 2020

Results

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	258,771	74.1
	Republican	Doug Basler	89,697	25.7
	Write-in		582	0.2
Total votes			349,050	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

2020 Washington's 10th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Candidate Marilyn Strickland Beth Doglio Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 167,937 121,040 Percentage 49.3% 35.6%

Precinct results Strickland:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Doglio:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     >90% Write-In:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Tie:     40–50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Denny Heck Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland Democratic

See also: Washington's 10th congressional district

The 10th district includes Olympia and the Tacoma suburbs, including Puyallup, Lakewood, and University Place. The incumbent was Democrat Denny Heck, who was re-elected with 61.5% of the vote in 2018. ^[1] On December 4, 2019, Heck announced that he will retire from Congress and not seek re-election. ^[57]

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

• Mary Bacon (Democratic), environmental scientist and U.S. Army veteran ^[58]
• Randy Bell (Democratic) ^[58]
• Richard Boyce (Congress Sucks), Independent candidate for Washington's 10th congressional district in 2016 ^[58]
• Todd Buckley (independent), data analyst ^[58]
• Joshua Collins (Essential Workers), truck driver ^[59]
• Beth Doglio (Democratic), state representative ^[60]
• Phil Gardner (Democratic), former district director for U.S. Representative Denny Heck ^[61]
• Don Hewett (Republican), executive engineer ^[60]
• Rian Ingrim (Republican), businessman and U.S. Army Veteran ^[60]
• Dean Johnson (Republican), Puyallup city councilman ^[62]
• Ralph Johnson (Republican) ^[58]
• Eric LeMay (Democratic), businessman ^[58]
• Jackson Maynard (Republican), attorney ^[58]
• Gordon Press (Republican) ^[58]
• Kristine Reeves (Democratic), former state representative ^[63]
• Nancy Dailey Slotnick (Republican), businesswoman and U.S. Army veteran ^[58]
• Marilyn Strickland (Democratic), CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and former mayor of Tacoma ^[64]
• Ryan Tate (Republican), software engineer ^[60]
• Sam Wright (Democratic) ^[58]

Declined

• Laurie Dolan (Democratic), state representative ^[65]
• Denny Heck (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative (running for lieutenant governor) ^[66]
• Sam Hunt (Democratic), state senator ^[65]
• Christine Kilduff (Democratic), state representative ^{[65] [67]}
• Chris Reykdal (Democratic), Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction (running for reelection) ^[65]
• Cheryl Selby (Democratic), mayor of Olympia ^[67]
• Kim Wyman (Republican), Washington Secretary of State (running for reelection) ^[65]

Endorsements

Joshua Collins

Organizations

• Our Revolution – Thurston County, Washington, chapter ^[68]

Beth Doglio ^[69]

U.S. Senators

• Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont ^[70]

U.S. Representatives

• Pramila Jayapal, U.S. representative from WA-7 ^[71]
• Mark Pocan, U.S. representative from WI-2 ^[72]
• Jamie Raskin, U.S. representative from MD-8 ^[73]

Individuals

• Maia Bellon, former director of the Washington Department of Ecology ^[74]
• Jamaal Bowman, 2020 Democratic nominee for New York's 16th congressional district ^[75]

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[76]
• LGBTQ Victory Fund ^[77]
• Sierra Club ^[14]
• Sunrise Movement ^[78]

Kristine Reeves ^[79]

Federal officeholders

• Adam Smith, U.S. representative from Washington's 9th congressional district ^[80]

Marilyn Strickland ^[81]

State politicians

• Victoria Woodards, Mayor of Tacoma ^[80]

Debate

2020 Washington's 10th congressional district primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Essential Workers	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Joshua Collins	Beth Doglio	Phil Gardner	Kristine Reeves	Nancy Slotnick	Marilyn Strickland
1	Jul. 2, 2020	The Nature Conservancy Washington Washington State Wire		YouTube	P	P	P	P	P	P

Primary results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Strickland	45,988	20.4
	Democratic	Beth Doglio	34,254	15.2
	Democratic	Kristine Reeves	29,236	12.9
	Republican	Rian Ingrim	25,688	11.4
	Republican	Jackson Maynard	18,526	8.2
	Republican	Dean Johnson	16,700	7.4
	Republican	Nancy Dailey Slotnick	15,201	6.7
	Republican	Don Hewett	10,750	4.8
	Democratic	Phil Gardner	5,292	2.3
	Republican	Ryan Tate	4,196	1.9
	Democratic	Mary Bacon	3,992	1.8
	Independent	Todd Buckley	3,552	1.6
	Democratic	Eric LeMay	3,072	1.4
	Essential Workers	Joshua Collins	2,667	1.2
	Congress Sucks	Richard Boyce	2,302	1.0
	Republican	Ralph Johnson	1,441	0.6
	Republican	Gordon Allen Pross	1,186	0.5
	Democratic	Sam Wright	1,129	0.5
	Democratic	Randolph Bell	563	0.2
	Write-in		267	0.1
Total votes			226,002	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections [5]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Politico [7]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos [8]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP [9]	Safe D	November 2, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Marilyn Strickland (D)	Beth Doglio (D)	Undecided
GQR Research [upper-alpha 3]	August 24–28, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	43%	22%	35%

Results

Washington's 10th congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Strickland	167,937	49.3
	Democratic	Beth Doglio	121,040	35.6
	Write-in		51,430	15.1
Total votes			340,407	100.0
	Democratic hold

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. The DCCC endorsed Long prior to the sampling period.
2. Poll conducted for the Long campaign.
3. Poll sponsored by Strickland's campaign

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Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Jeffrey Beeler Sr. (R) for Congress Archived June 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Suzan DelBene (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Timothy Hazelo (R) for Congress
• Rick Larsen (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) for Congress Archived January 14, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
• Carolyn Long (D) for Congress Archived July 10, 2019, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Doug McKinley (D) for Congress
• Dan Newhouse (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) for Congress
• Dave Wilson (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Derek Kilmer (D) for Congress
• Elizabeth Kreiselmaier (R) for Congress Archived August 3, 2022, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

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

Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates

• Jesse Jensen (R) for Congress Archived October 2, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• Kim Schrier (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates

• Doug Basler (R) for Congress
• Adam Smith (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 10th district candidates

• Beth Doglio (D) for Congress
• Marilyn Strickland (D) for Congress