Washington's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

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Washington's 1st Congressional District

General Election Date November 8, 2016

Primary Date August 2, 2016

November 8 Election Winner: Suzan DelBene

Incumbent prior to election Suzan DelBene

Race Ratings Cook Political Report: Solid D Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe D

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2016 U.S. House Elections

The 1st Congressional District of Washington held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Suzan DelBene (D) defeated Robert Sutherland (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. DelBene and Sutherland defeated John Orlinski (R), Scott Stafne (L), and Alex Storms (independent) in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
May 20, 2016	August 2, 2016	November 8, 2016

Primary: Washington uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot, for congressional and state-level elections. The top two vote-getters move on to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation. In states that do not use a top-two system, all parties are usually able to put forward a candidate for the general election if they choose to.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Incumbent: Heading into the election, the incumbent was Suzan DelBene (D), who was first elected in 2012.

As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Washington's 1st Congressional District was located in the northwestern portion of the state and included parts of Whatcom, Skagit, King, and Snohomish counties.

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Washington District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene Incumbent	55.4%	193,619
	Republican	Robert Sutherland	44.6%	155,779
Total Votes				349,398
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Primary election

U.S. House, Washington District 1 Primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene Incumbent	53.5%	77,756
	Republican	Robert Sutherland	31%	44,970
	Republican	John Orlinski	9.4%	13,694
	Libertarian	Scott Stafne	3.2%	4,601
	Independent	Alex Storms	2.9%	4,194
Total Votes				145,215
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Candidates

General election candidates:

Suzan DelBene a
Robert Sutherland

Primary candidates:

Suzan DelBene - Incumbent a
John Orlinski
Robert Sutherland a
Scott Stafne (Libertarian)
Alex Storms (Independent)

District history

2014

See also: Washington's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Washington held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Suzan DelBene (D) and Pedro Celis (R) were the winners of the August 5, 2014, blanket primary. DelBene defeated Celis in the general election.

U.S. House, Washington District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene Incumbent	55%	124,151
	Republican	Pedro Celis	45%	101,428
Total Votes				225,579
Source: Washington Secretary of State

2012

See also: Washington's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

On November 6, 2012, Suzan DelBene (D) won election to the United States House. She defeated John Koster (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Washington District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene	53.9%	177,025
	Republican	John Koster	46.1%	151,187
Total Votes				328,212
Source: Washington Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Washington elections, 2016

The calendar below listed important dates for political candidates in Washington in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline	Event type	Event description
January 11, 2016	Campaign finance	Monthly C-4 and C-3 due, if required
February 10, 2016	Campaign finance	Monthly C-4 and C-3 due, if required
March 10, 2016	Campaign finance	Monthly C-4 and C-3 due, if required
April 11, 2016	Campaign finance	Monthly C-4 and C-3 due, if required
May 10, 2016	Campaign finance	Monthly C-4 and C-3 due, if required
May 20, 2016	Ballot access	Filing deadline for all candidates
June 10, 2016	Campaign finance	Monthly C-4 due, if required
July 12, 2016	Campaign finance	21-day pre-primary C-4 due
July 15, 2016	Ballot access	Filing deadline for write-in primary candidates
July 26, 2016	Campaign finance	7-day pre-primary C-4 due
August 2, 2016	Election date	Primary election
September 12, 2016	Campaign finance	Post-primary C-4 due
October 18, 2016	Campaign finance	21-day pre-general C-4 due
October 21, 2016	Ballot access	Filing deadline for write-in general election candidates
November 1, 2016	Campaign finance	7-day pre-general C-4 due
November 8, 2016	Election date	General election
December 12, 2016	Campaign finance	Post-general C-4 due (and C-3, if required)
January 10, 2017	Campaign finance	End of election cycle C-4 due (and C-3, if required)
Note: Beginning June 1, 2016, C-3 reports must be filed weekly for deposits made during the previous seven days. Sources: Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Elections Calendar," accessed June 12, 2015 Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "2016 Key Reporting Dates for Candidates," accessed November 25, 2015

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2016
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2016

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Washington's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Maria Cantwell (D)

Patty Murray (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzan DelBene (D)

District 2

Rick Larsen (D)

District 3

Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D)

District 4

Dan Newhouse (R)

District 5

Michael Baumgartner (R)

District 6

Emily Randall (D)

District 7

Pramila Jayapal (D)

District 8

Kim Schrier (D)

District 9

D. Adam Smith (D)

District 10

Marilyn Strickland (D)

Democratic Party (10)

Republican Party (2)