The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington was 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

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, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Overview

District 1

The 1st congressional district spans the northeastern Seattle suburbs, including Redmond and Kirkland, along the Cascades to the Canada–US border. The incumbent is Democrat

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, was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

= *Jeffrey Beeler Sr. (Republican),

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city councilman and candidate for Washington's 1st congressional district in

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*Derek Chartrand (Republican), sales executive *

(Democratic), incumbent U.S Representative *Matthew Heines (Independent), educator *Robert Mair (Independent), candidate for Washington's 1st congressional district in

*Steve Skelton (Libertarian), office manager *Justin Smoak (Independent), mining engineer

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

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

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

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

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

The 3rd district encompasses the southernmost portion of western and

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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 is Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, who was re-elected with 52.7% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

= * Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative *Devin Gray (Democratic) *Martin Hash (Independent), businessman and Democratic candidate for Washington's 3rd congressional district in

*Carolyn Long (Democratic), Washington State University Vancouver professor and nominee for Washington's 3rd congressional district in

*Davy Ray (Democratic)

=Withdrawn

= *Peter Khalil (Democratic), legal mediator

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

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Polling

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District 4

The 4th congressional district encompasses rural central Washington, including Yakima and

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area. The incumbent is Republican Dan Newhouse, was re-elected with 62.8% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

*Ryan Cooper (Libertarian), Libertarian candidate for Washington State Senate in

*Evan Jones (Independent), community activist *Doug McKinley (Democratic), attorney * Dan Newhouse (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative *Sarena Sloot (Republican), nurse practitioner *Tracy Wright (Republican), computer programmer

Primary results

General election

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Results

District 5

The 5th district encompasses eastern Washington, and includes the city of Spokane. The incumbent is Republican

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, who was re-elected with 54.8% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

= *Stephen Major (Republican), former mortgage broker *

(Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative *Brendan O'Regan (Independent) *Dave Wilson (Democratic), community activist

=Withdrawn

= *Chris Armitage (Democratic), comedian and U.S. Air Force veteran(remained on ballot) *Rob Chase (Republican)

Endorsements

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 6

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

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

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

Withdrew

*Matthew Tirman (Democratic), Bainbridge Island city councilman

=Endorsements

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 7

The 7th congressional district encompasses most of Seattle, as well Edmonds, Shoreline,

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, Vashon Island, and

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. The incumbent is Democrat Pramila Jayapal, who was reelected with 83.6% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

= *Jack Hughes-Hageman (Democratic) * Pramila Jayapal (Democratic) incumbent U.S Representative *Craig Keller (Republican) *Rick Lewis (Independent) *Scott Sutherland (Republican)

Primary results

General election

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District 8

The 8th district encompasses the eastern suburbs of Seattle including Sammamish, Maple Valley,

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and stretches into rural central Washington, including Chelan County and Kittitas County, as well as taking in eastern Pierce County. The incumbent is Democrat Kim Schrier, who flipped the district and was elected with 52.4% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

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

=Declined

= * Reagan Dunn (Republican), King County Councilmember and son of former U.S. Representative Jennifer Dunn

Primary results

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General election

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District 9

The 9th congressional district stretches from small parts of northeastern Tacoma up to southeastern Seattle, taking in the surrounding suburbs, including Federal Way,

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, Kent, SeaTac, Renton, Mercer Island, and Bellevue. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who was re-elected with 67.9% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

= *Doug Basler (Republican) *Jorge Besada (Libertarian) *Joshua Campbell (Republican) *

(Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

General election

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Results

District 10

The 10th district includes

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and the Tacoma suburbs, including

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, and University Place. The incumbent is Democrat Denny Heck, who was re-elected with 61.5% of the vote in 2018. On December 4, 2019, Heck announced that he will retire from Congress and not seek re-election.

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

= *Mary Bacon (Democratic), environmental scientist and U.S. Army veteran *Randy Bell (Democratic) *Richard Boyce (Congress Sucks), Independent candidate for Washington's 10th congressional district in

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*Todd Buckley (Independent), data analyst *Joshua Collins (Essential Workers), truck driver * Beth Doglio (Democratic), state representative *Phil Gardner (Democratic), former district director for U.S. Representative Denny Heck *Don Hewett (Republican), executive engineer *Rian Ingrim (Republican), businessman and U.S. Army Veteran *Dean Johnson (Republican),

city councilman *Ralph Johnson (Republican) *Eric LeMay (Democratic), businessman *Jackson Maynard (Republican), attorney *Gordon Press (Republican) *

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(Democratic), former state representative *Nancy Dailey Slotnick (Republican), businesswoman and U.S. Army veteran * Marilyn Strickland (Democratic), CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and former mayor of Tacoma *Ryan Tate (Republican), software engineer *Sam Wright (Democratic)

=Declined

= * Laurie Dolan (Democratic), state representative * Denny Heck (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative ( running for lieutenant governor) * Sam Hunt (Democratic), state senator *

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(running for reelection) *Cheryl Selby (Democratic), mayor of

* Kim Wyman (Republican), Washington Secretary of State ( running for reelection)

Endorsements

Primary results

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Notes

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References

External links

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) * ;Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Jeffrey Beeler Sr. (R) for Congress

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

Carolyn Long (D) for Congress
;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
;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

Kim Schrier (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates

Adam Smith (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 10th district candidates
Beth Doglio (D) for Congress

Marilyn Strickland (D) for Congress
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