2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

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

By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington by district:

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.

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 * Suzan DelBene, incumbent U.S. Representative

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 * Pedro Celis, former Microsoft software engineer and former chair of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly

Eliminated in primary

 * Ed Moats, former analyst for the Snohomish County Council
 * Robert Sutherland, biochemist
 * John Orlinski, social worker and candidate for the 9th District in 2012

District 2
Democrat Rick Larsen, who had represented the 2nd district since 2001, ran for re-election.

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 * Rick Larsen, incumbent U.S. Representative

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 * B.J. Guillot, software developer

Eliminated in primary

 * Mike Lapointe

District 3
Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, who had represented the 3rd district since 2011, ran for re-election.

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 * Jaime Herrera Beutler, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Michael Delavar, former councilman for Washougal and nominee for this seat in 2008

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 * Bob Dingethal, businessman and former Maria Cantwell aide

District 4
Republican Doc Hastings, who had represented the 4th district since 1995, retired.

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.

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 * Clint Didier, former NFL player, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and nominee for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands in 2012
 * Dan Newhouse, former director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture under Christine Gregoire and Jay Inslee and former state representative

Eliminated in primary

 * George Cicotte, attorney
 * Janéa Holmquist Newbry, state senator
 * Kevin Midbust, drugstore supervisor
 * Gordon Allen Pross, perennial candidate
 * Gavin Seim, libertarian activist
 * Glen R. Stockwell, economic development specialist

Withdrawn

 * Brad Peck, Franklin County Commissioner
 * Jamie Wheeler, caregiver and candidate for this seat in 2012

Declined

 * Sharon Brown, state senator
 * Micah Cawley, Mayor of Yakima
 * Bruce Chandler, state representative
 * Jerome Delvin, Benton County Commissioner and former state senator
 * Doc Hastings, incumbent U.S. Representative
 * Curtis King, state senator
 * Brad Klippert, state representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2004 and 2006
 * Matt Manweller, state representative
 * Charles Ross, state representative
 * David Taylor, state representative
 * Judith Warnick, state representative (running for the state senate)

Eliminated in primary

 * Estakio Beltran, former congressional policy adviser
 * Tony Sandoval, businessman and activist

Withdrawn

 * Joe Buchanan, mechanical engineer
 * Gary Downing, artist and photographer
 * Mohammed Said, physician and candidate for this seat in 2012
 * Tony Williams

Eliminated in primary

 * Josh Ramirez, project control specialist at Washington River Protection Solutions
 * Richard Wright, retired physical therapist

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."

District 5
Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers the House Republican Conference Chair, who had represented the 5th district since 2005, ran for re-election.

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 * Cathy McMorris Rodgers, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Tom Horne

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 * Joseph Pakootas, chief executive officer of the Colville Tribal Federal Corporation

District 6
Democrat Derek Kilmer who had represented the 6th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

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 * Derek Kilmer, incumbent U.S. Representative

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 * Marty McClendon, radio host

District 7
Democrat Jim McDermott who had represented the 7th district since 1989, ran for re-election.

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 * Jim McDermott, incumbent U.S. Representative

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 * Craig Keller

Eliminated in primary

 * Scott Sutherland, candidate for this seat in 2012

District 8
Republican Dave Reichert, who had represented the 8th district since 2005, ran for re-election.

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 * Dave Reichert, incumbent U.S. Representative

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 * Jason Ritchie, small business owner

Eliminated in primary

 * Keith Arnold, accounting technician

District 9
Democrat Adam Smith, who had represented the 9th district since 1997, ran for re-election.

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 * Adam Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Don Rivers, human rights activist

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 * Doug Basler, volunteer youth pastor

District 10
Democrat Denny Heck, who had represented the 10th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

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 * Denny Heck, incumbent U.S. Representative

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 * Joyce McDonald, Pierce County Council member and former state representative