2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington will be 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 will coincide with the 2020 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.
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, Sultan city councilman and candidate for Washington's 1st congressional district in 2018
- Derek Chartrand, sales executive
- Suzan DelBene, incumbent U.S Representative
- Matthew Heines, educator
- Robert Mair, candidate for Washington's 1st congressional district in 2018
- Steve Skelton, office manager
- Justin Smoak, 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, progressive activist
- James Golder, former Idaho state representative
- Cody Hart, U.S. Navy veteran
- Timothy Hazelo, U.S. Navy veteran
- Kari Ilonummi, blogger
- Carrie Kennedy, activist
- Rick Larsen, incumbent U.S Representative
- Tim Uy, volunteer firefighter
Endorsements
Primary results
General Election
Predictions
Results
District 3
The 3rd district encompasses the southernmost portion of western and central 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, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Devin Gray
- Martin Hash, businessman and Democratic candidate for Washington's 3rd congressional district in 2018
- Carolyn Long, Washington State University Vancouver professor and nominee for Washington's 3rd congressional district in 2018
- Davy Ray
Withdrawn
- Peter Khalil, legal mediator
Endorsements
Primary results
General Election
Predictions
Results
District 4
The 4th congressional district encompasses rural central Washington, including Yakima and Tri-Cities area. The incumbent is Republican Dan Newhouse, was re-elected with 62.8% of the vote in 2018.Primary election
Candidates
- Ryan Cooper, Libertarian candidate for Washington State Senate in 2018
- Evan Jones, community activist
- Doug McKinley, attorney
- Dan Newhouse, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Sarena Sloot, nurse practitioner
- Tracy Wright, computer programmer
Primary results
General Election
Predictions
Results
District 5
The 5th district encompasses eastern Washington, and includes the city of Spokane. 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, former mortgage broker
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Brendan O'Regan
- Dave Wilson, community activist
Withdrawn
- Chris Armitage, comedian and U.S. Air Force veteran
- Rob Chase
Endorsements
Results
General Election
Predictions
Results
District 6
The 6th district is based on the Olympic Peninsula, and includes most of 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
- Stephen Brodhead, businessman
- Derek Kilmer, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Elizabeth Kreiselmaier, psychologist
- Rebecca Parson, Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities commissioner
- Chris Welton, records technician
Withdrew
- Matthew Tirman, Bainbridge Island city councilman
Endorsements
Results
General Election
Predictions
Results
District 7
The 7th congressional district includes most of Seattle, all of Vashon Island, Edmonds, Shoreline, Kenmore, and parts of Burien and Normandy Park. The district has a PVI of D+33. The incumbent is Democrat Pramila Jayapal, who has represented the district since 2017 and she was reelected with 83% of the vote in 2018.Primary election
Candidates
Declared
- Scott Sutherland
- Jack Hughes-Hageman
- Pramila Jayapal incumbent U.S Representative.
- Craig Keller
- Rick Lewis
Primary results
General Election
Predictions
Results
District 8
The 8th district takes in the eastern Seattle suburbs of Sammamish, Issaquah, and Auburn and stretches into rural central Washington, including Chelan County and Kittitas County. The incumbent is Democrat Kim Schrier, who flipped the district and was elected with 52.4% of the vote.Primary election
Candidates
Declared
- Keith Arnold
- Corey Bailey, 3rd generation fisherman
- Ryan Burkett
- Jesse Jensen, U.S. Army veteran and Amazon senior project manager
- James Mitchell
- Kim Schrier, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Dean Saulibio
- Keith Swank, former Seattle Police Department officer, candidate for Washington's 8th congressional district in 2012, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018
Declined
- Reagan Dunn, King County councilman
Primary results
Endorsements
General Election
Predictions
Results
District 9
The 9th congressional district encompasses a long, somewhat narrow area in western Washington through the densely populated central Puget Sound region, from Tacoma in the south to Bellevue in the north. The district has a PVI of D+21. The incumbent is Democrat Adam Smith, who has represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2018.Primary election
Candidates
Declared
- Doug Basler
- Jorge Besada
- Joshua Campbell
- Adam Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
General Election
Predictions
Results
District 10
The 10th district includes Olympia and the Tacoma suburbs. 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, Union President, shipyard worker, scientist, US Army Veteran
- Randy Bell
- Richard Boyce, 2016 Independent Candidate for WA-10
- Todd Buckley, athlete
- Joshua Collins, truck driver
- Beth Doglio, state representative
- Phil Gardner, former district director for U.S. Representative Denny Heck
- Don Hewett, former Microsoft, Boeing, and Intel staffer, engineer, former Security Police in the US Air Force
- Rian Ingrim, businessman, U.S. Army Veteran
- Dean Johnson,
- Ralph Johnson
- Eric LaMay
- Jackson Maynard
- Gordon Press
- Kristine Reeves, former state representative
- Nancy Dailey Slotnick
- Marilyn Strickland, CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and former mayor of Tacoma
- Ryan Tate
- Sam Wright
Declined
- Laurie Dolan, state representative
- Denny Heck, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Sam Hunt, state senator
- Christine Kilduff, state representative
- Chris Reykdal, Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Cheryl Selby, mayor of Olympia
- Kim Wyman, Washington Secretary of State
Endorsements