2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington


The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were 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 coincided 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 was Democrat Suzan DelBene, was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

Declared
  • Jeffrey Beeler Sr., 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

District 2

The 2nd congressional district encompasses the northern Puget Sound area, including Everett and Bellingham. The incumbent was 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

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 was Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, who was re-elected with 52.7% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

District 4

The 4th congressional district encompasses rural central Washington, including Yakima and Tri-Cities area. The incumbent was Republican Dan Newhouse, was re-elected with 62.8% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

District 5

The 5th district encompasses eastern Washington, and includes the city of Spokane. The incumbent was 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

District 6

The 6th district is based on the Olympic Peninsula, and includes western Tacoma. The incumbent was 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


District 7

The 7th congressional district encompasses most of Seattle, as well Edmonds, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Vashon Island, and Burien. The incumbent was Democrat Pramila Jayapal, who was reelected with 83.6% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

Declared
  • Jack Hughes-Hageman
  • Pramila Jayapal incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Craig Keller
  • Rick Lewis
  • Scott Sutherland

District 8

The 8th district encompasses the eastern suburbs of Seattle including Sammamish, Maple Valley, Covington, Hobart, Issaquah, and Auburn and stretches into rural central Washington, including Chelan County and Kittitas County, as well as taking in eastern Pierce County. The incumbent was Democrat Kim Schrier, who flipped the district and was elected with 52.4% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

District 9

The 9th congressional district stretches from small parts of northeastern Tacoma up to southeastern Seattle, taking in the surrounding suburbs, including Federal Way, Des Moines, Kent, SeaTac, Renton, Mercer Island, and Bellevue. The incumbent was Democrat Adam Smith, who was re-elected with 67.9% of the vote in 2018.

Primary election

Candidates

Declared
  • Doug Basler
  • Jorge Besada
  • Joshua Campbell
  • Adam Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

District 10

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