The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 10

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from the state of

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, one from each of the state's 10

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. The elections coincided with the

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, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,

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to the

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and various

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and

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

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

= *Jeffrey Beeler Sr. (Republican), Sultan city councilman and candidate for Washington's 1st congressional district in

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*Derek Chartrand (Republican), sales executive * Suzan DelBene (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

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area, including Everett and Bellingham. The incumbent is Democrat

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, 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 *

(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

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and central Washington. It includes the counties of

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, Wahkiakum,

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, Skamania, and Klickitat, as well as a small sliver of southern Thurston county. The incumbent is Republican

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, who was re-elected with 52.7% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

= *

(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),

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professor and nominee for

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*Davy Ray (Democratic)

=Withdrawn

= *Peter Khalil (Democratic), legal mediator

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 4

The 4th congressional district encompasses rural

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, including

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and Tri-Cities area. The incumbent is Republican

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, was re-elected with 62.8% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

*Ryan Cooper (Libertarian), Libertarian candidate for

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*Evan Jones (Independent), community activist *Doug McKinley (Democratic), attorney *

(Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative *Sarena Sloot (Republican), nurse practitioner *Tracy Wright (Republican), computer programmer

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 5

The 5th district encompasses

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, and includes the city of

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. The incumbent is Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who was re-elected with 54.8% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

= *Stephen Major (Republican), former mortgage broker * Cathy McMorris Rodgers (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

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, and includes western Tacoma. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who was re-elected with 63.9% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

= *Johny Alberg (Republican) *Stephen Brodhead (Republican), businessman *

(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),

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city councilman

=Endorsements

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 7

The 7th congressional district encompasses most of

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, as well

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, Lake Forest Park,

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, and Burien. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who was reelected with 83.6% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

=Declared

= *Jack Hughes-Hageman (Democratic) *

(Democratic) incumbent U.S Representative *Craig Keller (Republican) *Rick Lewis (Independent) *Scott Sutherland (Republican)

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 8

The 8th district encompasses the eastern suburbs of

including

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, Maple Valley, Covington, Hobart,

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, and Auburn and stretches into rural

, including Chelan County and

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, as well as taking in eastern Pierce County. The incumbent is Democrat

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, 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

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senior project manager *James Mitchell (Democratic), entrepreneur *

(Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative *Dean Saulibio (Trump Republican), U.S. Army veteran *Keith Swank (Republican), former

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officer, candidate for

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in 2012, and candidate for U.S. Senate in

=Declined

= *

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(Republican),

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member and son of former U.S. Representative

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Primary results

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

Results

District 9

The 9th congressional district stretches from small parts of northeastern Tacoma up to southeastern

, taking in the surrounding suburbs, including

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, Des Moines,

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, SeaTac, Renton,

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, and

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. The incumbent is Democrat Adam Smith, 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) * Adam Smith (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 10

The 10th district includes Olympia and the Tacoma suburbs, including Puyallup, Lakewood, and University Place. The incumbent is Democrat

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, 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 *

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(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), Puyallup city councilman *Ralph Johnson (Republican) *Eric LeMay (Democratic), businessman *Jackson Maynard (Republican), attorney *Gordon Press (Republican) * Kristine Reeves (Democratic), former state representative *Nancy Dailey Slotnick (Republican), businesswoman and U.S. Army veteran * Marilyn Strickland (Democratic), CEO of the

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and former mayor of Tacoma *Ryan Tate (Republican), software engineer *Sam Wright (Democratic)

=Declined

= * Laurie Dolan (Democratic), state representative *

(Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative ( running for lieutenant governor) *

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(Democratic), state senator * Christine Kilduff (Democratic), state representative *

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(Democratic), Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction (running for reelection) *Cheryl Selby (Democratic), mayor of Olympia *

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(Republican),

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( running for reelection)

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

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Polling

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Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

* * * (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters) * ;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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