2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on November 8, 2016, 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 2016 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. The primaries were held on August 2.

District 1
Incumbent Democrat Suzan DelBene, who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+4. The district stretches along the Puget Sound from the Canada–US border to King County.

Primary election
Elizabeth Scott began a campaign as a Republican, but she later suspended her campaign for health reasons.

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 * Suzan DelBene, incumbent U.S. Representative

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 * Robert Sutherland, biochemist and candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

 * John Orlinski, social worker, candidate for the 9th District in 2012 and candidate for this seat in 2014

Withdrawn

 * Elizabeth Scott, state representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Scott Stafne, attorney

Eliminated in primary

 * Alex Storms

District 2
Incumbent Democrat Rick Larsen, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+8.

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 * Rick Larsen, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Mike Lapointe, former labor union organizer and Independent candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014

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 * Marc Hennemann, Air Force veteran and high school social studies teacher

Eliminated in primary

 * Brian Luke

Eliminated in primary

 * Kari Ilonummi

District 3
Incumbent Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+2. The district encompasses the southwestern portion of the state.

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 * Jaime Herrera Beutler, incumbent U.S. Representative

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 * Jim Moeller, state representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Kathleen Arthur, nurse
 * Angela Marx
 * David McDevitt, attorney

Eliminated in primary

 * L.A. Worthington

District 4
Incumbent Republican Dan Newhouse, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 51% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+13.

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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 and general election candidate for this seat in 2014
 * Dan Newhouse, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Glenn Jakeman

Eliminated in primary

 * John Malan
 * Doug McKinley

District 5
Incumbent Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+7, and encompasses the eastern portion of the state.

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 * Cathy McMorris Rodgers, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Tom Horne, candidate for this seat in 2014

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 * Joe Pakootas, chief executive officer of the Colville Tribal Federal Corporation and general election candidate for this seat in 2014

Withdrawn

 * David Kay

Eliminated in primary

 * Krystol McGee

Eliminated in primary

 * Dave Wilson

District 6
Incumbent Democrat Derek Kilmer, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5, and encompasses the Olympic Peninsula and surrounding areas, as well as most of Tacoma.

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 * Derek Kilmer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Paul Nuchims

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 * Todd Bloom, certified public accountant and attorney

Eliminated in primary

 * Stephan Andrew Brodhead, small business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

 * Tyler Myles Vega

Eliminated in primary

 * Mike Coverdale

District 7
Incumbent Democrat Jim McDermott, who had represented the district since 1989, announced on January 4, 2016, that he would not seek re-election. He was re-elected with 81% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+29.

Primary election
An anonymous post to Reddit in October 2015 claimed that McDermott was planning on retiring and endorsing current Seattle Mayor Ed Murray to succeed him. Murray and McDermott both denied the rumor.

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 * Pramila Jayapal, state senator
 * Brady Walkinshaw, state representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Arun Jhaveri, former mayor of Burien, Washington
 * Joe McDermott, King County Council Chair
 * Don Rivers

Declined

 * Ed Murray, Mayor of Seattle

Eliminated in primary

 * Craig Keller
 * Scott Sutherland

Eliminated in primary

 * Carl Cooper
 * Leslie Regier

District 8
Incumbent Republican Dave Reichert, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+1, and includes the Eastside suburbs of Seattle and portions of the center of the state.

Reichert considered running for governor, but decided instead to run for re-election.

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 * Dave Reichert, incumbent U.S. Representative

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 * Tony Ventrella, former sportscaster

Eliminated in primary

 * Santiago Ramos, businessman
 * Alida Skold, president of a business-consulting firm

Declined

 * Jason Ritchie, businessman and general election candidate for this seat in 2014 (running for state representative)

District 9
Incumbent Democrat Adam Smith, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+17.

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 * Adam Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Daniel Smith
 * Jesse Wineberry

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 * Doug Basler, volunteer youth pastor, corporate trainer and musician

District 10
Incumbent Democrat Dennis Heck, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5, and encompasses the state capital of Olympia and surrounding areas.

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 * Dennis Heck, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Jennifer Ferguson

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 * Jim Postma, businessman, general election candidate for 9th district in 2012 and candidate for the 9th district in 2008 and 2010