The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the ten

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, one from each of the state's 10

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. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, other elections to the

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and various

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. 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

The first district was represented by Democrat

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since her special election to replace

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, who resigned to serve as

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in 2012. DelBene won re-election. In the primary DelBene easily advanced to face former

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, who defeated three fellow Republicans and two independent candidates in the

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Blanket primary results

General election

Polling

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District 2

The second district was represented by Democrat

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since 2001. Larsen won re-election, defeating Republican B.J. Guillot in the general election. Independent Mike Lapointe was eliminated in the primary.

Blanket primary results

General election

Results

District 3

The third district was represented by Republican

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since 2011. Herrera Beutler won re-election. Businessman and former

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aide Bob Dingethal ran as a Democrat, facing Herrera Beutler in the general election. In the primary, Herrera Beutler was also opposed by Republican Michael Delavar, who ran against

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in 2008 and served as a councilman for Washougal from 2009 to 2011.

Blanket primary results

General election

Results

District 4

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that encompasses numerous counties and is dominated by the Tri-Cities and

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areas. Republican

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, who represented the 4th district since 1995, retired. The district was not considered to be competitive. The last time any Democrat running for any partisan office carried it was when State Auditor

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was re-elected in 2004. 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.

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and

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, both Republicans, competed for the seat in November. Although only one "serious" Democratic candidate was on the ballot, Estakio Beltran, David Wasserman of

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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 otedfor a Republican they may favor." Ultimately, Dan Newhouse won the seat.

Republican Party

Candidates

=Declared

= * George Cicotte, attorney *

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in 2012 *

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, state senator * Kevin Midbust, drugstore supervisor *

, former director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture under

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and

and former state representative * Gordon Allen Pross, perennial candidate * Gavin Seim, libertarian activist * Glen R. Stockwell, economic development specialist

=Withdrew

= * Brad Peck, Franklin County

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* Jamie Wheeler, caregiver and candidate for the seat in 2012

=Declined

= * Sharon Brown, state senator * Micah Cawley, Mayor of

* Bruce Chandler, state representative * Jerome Delvin, Benton County

and former state senator *

, incumbent U.S. Representative * Curtis King, state senator *

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, state representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in

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* Matt Manweller, state representative * Charles Ross, state representative * David Taylor, state representative * Judith Warnick, state representative (running for the state senate)

Democratic Party

Candidates

=Declared

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

=Withdrew

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

Independent

Candidates

=Declared

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

Endorsements

since 2013, who won re-election. Pierce County Councilwoman and former state representative Joyce McDonald ran against him as a Republican.

Blanket primary results

General election

Results

References

External links

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