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 10
congressional districts. The elections coincided with
other elections to the House of Representatives,
other elections to the
United States Senate and various
state and
local elections. 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.
Overview
Summary of votes cast in the general election
United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2014[1]
Democrat
Suzan DelBene, who had represented the 1st district since her 2012 special election to replace
Jay Inslee, who resigned to serve as
Governor, ran for re-election.[1]
Republican
Doc Hastings, who had represented the 4th district since 1995, retired.[11]
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. 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.[12]
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. 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."[18][1]
^"NRA-PVF - Washington". nrapvf.org. NRA-PVF. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2023.{{
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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 10
congressional districts. The elections coincided with
other elections to the House of Representatives,
other elections to the
United States Senate and various
state and
local elections. 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.
Overview
Summary of votes cast in the general election
United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2014[1]
Democrat
Suzan DelBene, who had represented the 1st district since her 2012 special election to replace
Jay Inslee, who resigned to serve as
Governor, ran for re-election.[1]
Republican
Doc Hastings, who had represented the 4th district since 1995, retired.[11]
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. 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.[12]
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. 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."[18][1]
^"NRA-PVF - Washington". nrapvf.org. NRA-PVF. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2023.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)