United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2014
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2.82%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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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