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Elections

Three Republican-held seats in Washington state could be lost in November

FILE: King County Elections employee Josephine Ruff unloads a  full ballot drop box outside of the Seattle Public Library in Ballard in November of 2017.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
FILE: King County Elections employee Josephine Ruff unloads a full ballot drop box outside of the Seattle Public Library in Ballard in November of 2017.

Seattle-area primary results are below, but we want to highlight some interesting developments from outside our area, where three Republican-held seats are showing vulnerabilities.

In Clark County, on the Oregon border, longtime Republican incumbent Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler is leading her Democrat challenger Carolyn Long by just four percentage points. Clark County is purple — Clinton and Trump were neck and neck in 2016 — and its voters have long been loyal to Beutler. This signifies a possible shift.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the Spokane Republican, was also leading the Democrat in her race, Lisa Brown, by less than half a percentage point, 47.5-47.1. (Trump beat Clinton 49-41 in Spokane County in 2016.)

And then there's the open race in the 8th congressional district, currently held by outgoing Republican congressman Dave Reichert of Pierce County. Although Dino Rossi – yes, that Republican Dino Rossi – garnered nearly 40 percent of the vote, Dr. Kim Schrier may pick up the votes that were cast for the two other Democrats in November.

"Dino better be worried," she said on Tuesday night.

Last updated:8/8/2018 at 3:56 p.m.

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Federal — U.S. Representative races

State — Legislative

King County (You can see more results from other counties at the Washington Secretary of State site.)

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U.S. Senator

Incumbent Maria Cantwell (D) is going up against 28 other candidates, including four other Democrats, 13 Republicans and a host of independents and third party contenders. We're listing the top six vote-getters below, you can see full results at the Washington Secretary of State site.

Maria Cantwell (D) 55.4%

Susan Hutchison (R) 23.9%

Joey Gibson (R) 2.3%

Keith Swank (R) 2.3%

Dave Bryant (R) 2.1%

Clint R. Thannehill (D) 1.9%

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U.S. Representative — Congressional District 1

Suzan DelBene (D)  60.2%

Jeffrey Beeler (R)  25.1%

Scott Stafne (R)  11.4%

Adam Pilskog (no party preference)  2.4%

Robert Mair (no party preference)  0.9%

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U.S. Representative — Congressional District 2

Note: This race has a total of 12 candidates. We're listing the top five vote-getters below, you can see full results at the Washington Secretary of State site.

Rick Larsen (D) 66.3%

Uncle Mover (Moderate GOP) 7.6%

Gary Franco (I) 7.6%

Brian Luke (L) 7.2%

Collin Richard Carlson (D) 7.5%

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U.S. Representative — Congressional District 3

Note: This race has a total of seven candidates. We're listing the top five vote-getters below, you can see full results at the Washington Secretary of State site.

Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)  40.9%

Carolyn Long (D)  36.6%

David McDevitt (D)  8.1%

Earl Bowerman (R) 5.3%

Dorothy Gasque (D) 4.6%

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U.S. Representative — Congressional District 4

Dan Newhouse (R) 62.3%

Christine Brown (D)  37.7%

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U.S. Representative — Congressional District 5

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)  47.7%

Lisa Brown (D)  47.0%

Dave Saulibio (Trump Populist)  2.4%

Jered Gavin Bonneau (R)  2.2%

Kari Olavi Ilonummi (R)  0.8%

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U.S. Representative — Congressional District 6

Derek Kilmer (D)  64.1%

Douglas Dightman (R)  32.5%

Tyler Myles Vega (Progressive)  3.4%

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U.S. Representative — Congressional District 7

Pramila Jayapal (D)  80.8%

Craig Keller (R)  19.2%

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U.S. Representative — Congressional District 8

Note: This race has a total of 12 candidates. We're listing the top four vote-getters below, you can see full results at the Washington Secretary of State site.

Dino Rossi (GOP)  43.0%

Kim Schrier (D) 18.8%

Jason Rittereiser (D)  17.6%

Shannon Hader (D)  12.6%

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U.S. Representative — Congressional District 9

Adam Smith (D)  50.3%

Doug Basler (R)  26.6%

Sarah Smith (D)  23.2%

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U.S. Representative — Congressional District 10

Denny Heck (D)  59.7%

Josephy Brumbles (R)  31.4%

Tamborine Borrelli (Independent Progressive)  4.6%

Nancy Dailey Slotnick (Independent Centrist)  4.2%

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For more results, see the Washington Secretary of State site.

Legislative District 11, Representative Position 1

Zack Hudgins (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 11, Representative Position 2

Steve Bergquist (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 33, State Senator

Karen Keiser (Prefers Democratic Party)  68.8%

Kun Wang (Prefers Ind. Republican Party)  25.1%

Charles Schaefer (Prefers Libertarian Party)  6.2%

Legislative District 33, Representative Position 1

Tina L. Orwall (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 33, Representative Position 2

Mia Su-Ling Gregerson (Prefers Democratic Party)  65.9%

Anthony L. Lamb (Prefers Republican Party) 34.1%

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Legislative District 34, State Senator

Note: This race has a total of 11 candidates. We're listing the top four vote-getters below, you can see full results at the Washington Secretary of State site.

Joe Nguyen (Prefers Democratic Party) 28.2%

Shannon Braddock (Prefers Democratic Party) 26.6%

Lois Schipper (Prefers Democratic Party) 9.7%

Darla Green (Prefers Republican Party) 8.6%

Sofia Aragon (Prefers Democratic Party) 8.6%

Legislative District 34, Representative Position 1

Eileen L. Cody (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 34, Representative Position 2

Joe Fitzgibbon (Prefers Democratic Party)

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Legislative District 36, State Senator

Reuven M. Carlyle (Prefers Democratic Party)  88.9%

Bryan Simonson (L) 11.1%

Legislative District 36, Representative Position 1

Noel Christina Frame (Prefers Democratic Party)  88.6%

Sydney Gillman Wissel (Prefers Libertarian Party)  11.4%

Legislative District 36, Representative Position 2

Gael Tarleton (Prefers Democratic Party)  86.6%

Matt Dubin (Prefers Libertarian Party)  13.5%

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Legislative District 37, State Senator

Rebecca Saldaña (Prefers Democratic Party)  88.2%

Beth Broadway (Prefers Republican Party)  11.8%

Legislative District 37, Representative Position 1

Sharon Tomiko Santos (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 37, Representative Position 2

Eric Pettigrew (Prefers Democratic Party)  87.8%

Tamra Smilanich (Prefers Independent Party) 8.6%

John Dickinson (States No Party Preference)  3.6%

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Legislative District 41, Representative Position 1

Tana Senn (Prefers Democratic Party)  63.9%

Tim Cruickshank (Prefers Republican Party)  34.2%

Nathaniel Deily (Prefers Libertarian Party)  2.0%
 
Legislative District 41, Representative Position 2

My-Linh Thai (Prefers Democratic Party)  42.2%

Michael Appleby (Prefers Republican Party)  32.3%

Wendy Weiker (Prefers Democratic Party)  25.5%

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Legislative District 43, State Senator

Jamie Pedersen (Prefers Democratic Party)  89.2%

Dan Harder (Prefers Republican Party)  10.8%

Legislative District 43, Representative Position 1

Nicole Macri (Prefers Democratic Party)  89.7%

John Peeples (Prefers Republican Party)  10.3%

Legislative District 43, Representative Position 2

Frank Chopp (Prefers Democratic Party)  86.5%

Claire Torstenbo (Prefers Republican Party)  10.1%

Boris Joffe (Prefers Independent Party)  3.5%

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Legislative District 46, State Senator

David Frockt (Prefers Democratic Party)  81.6%

Beth Daranciang (Prefers Republican Party)  18.4%

Legislative District 46, Representative Position 1

Gerry Pollet (Prefers Democratic Party)  82.3%

Jeff Patton (Prefers Republican Party)  17.7%

Legislative District 46, Representative Position 2

Javier Valdez (Prefers Democratic Party)  82.6%

Jerry Zeiger-Buccola (Prefers Republican Party)  17.4%

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Legislative District 48, State Senator

Patty Kuderer (Prefers Democratic Party)  59.3%

Rodney Tom (Prefers Democratic Party)  29.8%

Bill Hirt (Prefers Independent Party)  10.9%

Legislative District 48, Representative Position 1

Vandana Slatter (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 48, Representative Position 2

Amy Walen (Prefers Democratic Party) 77.25%

Cindi Bright (Prefers Democratic Party)  22.75%

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[asset-pullquotes[{"quote": "King County", "style": "wide"}]]Proposition 1

This proposition would replace an expiring levy and fund continued operation of the regional AFIS Program to provide enhanced and accessible forensic fingerprint, palmprint and other technology and services to identify criminals and aid in the administration of justice. 

Approved  56.2%

Rejected  43.8%

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