| Election Name: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | All ten Washington seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 6 |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,736,145 |
| Percentage1: | 55.27% |
| Swing1: | 3.65% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 4 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,404,890 |
| Percentage2: | 44.73% |
| Swing2: | 3.65% |
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.
| Election Name: | 2016 Washington's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Suzan DelBene, official portrait, 115th Congress (3x4).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Suzan DelBene |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 193,619 |
| Percentage1: | 55.4% |
| Nominee2: | Robert Sutherland |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 155,779 |
| Percentage2: | 44.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Suzan DelBene |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Suzan DelBene |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
See also: Washington's 1st congressional district. 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.
Elizabeth Scott began a campaign as a Republican,[1] but she later suspended her campaign for health reasons.[2]
| Election Name: | 2016 Washington's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Rick Larsen, official photo 110th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Rick Larsen |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 208,314 |
| Percentage1: | 64.0% |
| Nominee2: | Marc Hennemann |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 117,094 |
| Percentage2: | 36.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Rick Larsen |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Rick Larsen |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
See also: Washington's 2nd congressional district. 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.
| Election Name: | 2016 Washington's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Jaime Herrera Beutler, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jaime Herrera Beutler |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 193,457 |
| Percentage1: | 61.7% |
| Nominee2: | Jim Moeller |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 119,820 |
| Percentage2: | 38.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jaime Herrera Beutler |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jaime Herrera Beutler |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
See also: Washington's 3rd congressional district. 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.
| Election Name: | 2016 Washington's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Dan Newhouse, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped)..jpg |
| Nominee1: | Dan Newhouse |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 132,517 |
| Percentage1: | 57.6% |
| Nominee2: | Clint Didier |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 97,402 |
| Percentage2: | 42.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Dan Newhouse |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Dan Newhouse |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
See also: Washington's 4th congressional district. 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.
| Election Name: | 2016 Washington's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Cathy McMorris Rodgers, official portrait, 115th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 192,959 |
| Percentage1: | 59.6% |
| Nominee2: | Joe Pakootas |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 130,575 |
| Percentage2: | 40.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
See also: Washington's 5th congressional district. 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.
| Election Name: | 2016 Washington's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Derek Kilmer, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Derek Kilmer |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 201,718 |
| Percentage1: | 61.5% |
| Nominee2: | Todd Bloom |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 126,116 |
| Percentage2: | 38.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Derek Kilmer |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Derek Kilmer |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
See also: Washington's 6th congressional district. 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.
| Election Name: | 2016 Washington's 7th congressional district election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 7 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Pramila Jayapal, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Pramila Jayapal |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 212,010 |
| Percentage1: | 56.0% |
| Nominee2: | Brady Walkinshaw |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 166,744 |
| Percentage2: | 44.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jim McDermott |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Pramila Jayapal |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
See also: Washington's 7th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Jim McDermott, who had represented the district since 1989, announced on January 4, 2016, that he would not seek re-election.[7] He was re-elected with 81% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+29.
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.[8] [9]
| Election Name: | 2016 Washington's 8th congressional district election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 8 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 8 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Dave Reichert, official portrait, 112th Congress (3x4).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Dave Reichert |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 193,145 |
| Percentage1: | 60.2% |
| Nominee2: | Tony Ventrella |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 127,720 |
| Percentage2: | 39.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Dave Reichert |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Dave Reichert |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
See also: Washington's 8th congressional district. 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.[18]
| Election Name: | 2016 Washington's 9th congressional district election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 9 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 9 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Adam Smith, official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Adam Smith |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 205,165 |
| Percentage1: | 72.9% |
| Nominee2: | Doug Basler |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 76,317 |
| Percentage2: | 27.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Adam Smith |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Adam Smith |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
See also: Washington's 9th congressional district. 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.
| Election Name: | 2016 Washington's 10th congressional district election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 10 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 10 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Denny Heck, official portrait, 113th Congress (3x4).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Denny Heck |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 170,460 |
| Percentage1: | 58.7% |
| Nominee2: | Jim Postma |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 120,104 |
| Percentage2: | 41.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Denny Heck |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Denny Heck |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
See also: Washington's 10th congressional district. 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.