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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 ten congressional districts. 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.
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Overview
District 1
The first district was represented by Democrat Suzan DelBene since her special election to replace Jay Inslee, who resigned to serve as Governor of Washington in 2012. DelBene won re-election.
In the primary DelBene easily advanced to face former Microsoft software engineer Pedro Celis, who defeated three fellow Republicans and two independent candidates in the top-two primary.
Polling
District 2
The second district was represented by Democrat Rick Larsen since 2001. Larsen won re-election, defeating Republican B.J. Guillot in the general election. Independent Mike Lapointe was eliminated in the primary.
District 3
The third district was represented by Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler since 2011. Herrera Beutler won re-election. Businessman and former Maria Cantwell 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 Brian Baird in 2008 and served as a councilman for Washougal from 2009 to 2011.
District 4
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. Republican Doc Hastings, 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 Brian Sonntag 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. Clint Didier and Dan Newhouse, both Republicans, competed for the seat in November. 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." Ultimately, Dan Newhouse won the seat.
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District 5
The fifth district was represented by Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the House Republican Conference Chairwoman, since 2005. She won re-election. Her chief opponent was Democrat Joe Pakootas, the chief executive officer of the Colville Tribal Federal Corporation, ran against her.
District 6
The sixth district was represented by Democrat Derek Kilmer since 2013, who was re-elected, defeating Republican candidate Marty McClendon in the general election.
District 7
The seventh district was represented by Democrat Jim McDermott since 1989. McDermott won re-election against Craig Keller, Republican, with over 80% of the vote.
District 8
The eight district was represented by Republican Dave Reichert since 2005. Reichert was re-elected. Democrat Jason Ritchie, an Issaquah small business owner, was the challenger in the general election.
District 9
The ninth district was represented by Democrat Adam Smith beginning in 1997. He was re-elected, defeating Republican Doug Basler.
District 10
The tenth district was represented by Democrat Denny Heck since 2013, who won re-election. Pierce County Councilwoman and former State Representative Joyce McDonald ran against him as a Republican.