Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
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| Washington's 8th Congressional District |
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| Filing deadline: May 20, 2022 |
| Primary: August 2, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
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| Poll times: Poll opening hours vary; close at 8 p.m. (most voting done by mail) Voting in Washington |
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Incumbent Kim Schrier (D) defeated Matt Larkin (R) in the general election for Washington's 8th Congressional District on November 8, 2022.
Schrier, a pediatrician, was first elected in 2018, winning the open seat 52.4% to 47.6%. Before that election, a Republican had represented the 8th District since 1983.[1][2][3] Schrier was re-elected in 2020 in one of 37 U.S. House races decided by five percentage points or less.
Schrier's campaign website said, "I will continue to work to build a middle-class centered economy so that everyone who works hard benefits, and I will protect Social Security and Medicare from cuts. I will work to keep our air and water clean and transition to a clean energy economy to slow the rate of climate change. And I will keep working to strengthen our healthcare system until every person in this country has access to affordable, high-quality care."[4] A Schrier campaign ad said, "Kim Schrier is doing a great job. Because Kim works with both parties. ... She had five bills signed into law by Biden. Eight by Trump. It all adds up to this: Kim Schrier is effective and independent."[5]
Larkin, an attorney and owner of a manufacturing business, was the 2020 Republican nominee for Washington attorney general.
In his response to Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, Larkin wrote, "For too long, Washington has been heading in the wrong direction. Crime continues to rise, but no one is doing anything about it or the radical policies that are threatening our public safety and our very way of life. Our state is in desperate need of a leader to step-up to the plate and take these issues head on."[6] He also wrote, "Inflation in the U.S. has risen at a record pace over the last couple of years, one of the biggest rate increases in the world[.] ... When I’m in Congress, I will fight to reign in federal spending, fix our supply chains, get wages rising again, and restore prosperity for everyday Americans."[7]
Politico's Jessica Piper wrote after the top-two primary that the party vote share in the primary indicated "a close race brewing this fall[.]"[8]
Both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) prioritized this election. The DCCC designated Schrier as a member of its 2022 Frontline Program, a program providing resources intended to help incumbents hold competitive seats.[9][10] The NRCC included this district in its target list for 2022 and named Larkin as an "On the Radar" member of its Youngs Guns program.[11][12]
Voters in the district backed Joe Biden (D) in the 2020 presidential election by a margin of seven percentage points.[13] According to The Cook Political Report and FiveThirtyEight, the district’s partisan lean did not change after redistricting.[14][15]
The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.
Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 52.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 45.3%.[16]
Matt Larkin (R) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Click on a candidate's name to view that candidate's responses.
Larkin also completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 8
Incumbent Kim Schrier defeated Matt Larkin in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kim Schrier (D) | 53.3 | 179,003 |
 | Matt Larkin (R)  | 46.4 | 155,976 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,059 | ||
| Total votes: 336,038 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 8
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 8 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Schrier (D) | 47.9 | 97,700 |
| ✔ | | Matt Larkin (R) | 17.0 | 34,684 |
 | Reagan Dunn (R) | 14.4 | 29,494 | |
 | Jesse Jensen (R) | 12.9 | 26,350 | |
 | Scott Stephenson (R) | 3.9 | 7,954 | |
| Emet Ward (D) | 0.9 | 1,832 | ||
| Dave Chapman (R) | 0.9 | 1,811 | ||
 | Keith Arnold (D) | 0.8 | 1,669 | |
 | Justin Greywolf (L) | 0.7 | 1,518 | |
 | Ryan Burkett (Independent) | 0.3 | 701 | |
 | Patrick Dillon (Concordia Party) | 0.1 | 296 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 122 | ||
| Total votes: 204,131 | |||
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Voting information
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Candidate comparison
Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office:
- U.S. House (Assumed office: 2019)
Biography: Schrier received a bachelor's degree in astrophysics from UC Berkeley in 1991 and an M.D. from UC Davis in 1997. She then completed a residency in pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Schrier began working as a pediatrician in 2000.
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Sources: Kim Schrier 2022 campaign website, "Meet Kim," accessed August 17, 2022; YouTube, "Oath," June 24, 2022; Kim Schrier 2022 campaign website, "Economy," accessed August 30, 2022; Facebook, "Dr. Kim Schrier on August 3, 2022," accessed August 17, 2022; LinkedIn, "Kim Schrier, MD," accessed August 26, 2022
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Washington District 8 in 2022.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Matt is an experienced attorney, an active member of the Washington and Oregon Bar Associations and is licensed to practice law in both states. Matt Larkin’s family is from Washington and first arrived over 165 years ago. He and his wife Shelly are proud parents of four young children. After graduating from Westmont College, Matt went to law school at Gonzaga University. Matt later earned a Master of Law (LLM) from George Washington University School of Law. He had the honor of working in the White House before returning to Washington to raise a family in the state he loves. He is a business owner of a 3rd generation manufacturing company in Washington state. The company employs over 600 people and makes Made in the U.S.A. products that bring clean drinking water to people all around the world. Matt entered this race because we’re out of time. Washington cannot continue in this direction. Washingtonians need fresh perspectives and common-sense solutions to the problems facing our state. Matt is running to make Washington better for everyone, clean up our streets, and to make crime illegal again. Washington deserves a congressman who will fight for them, because Washington is worth fighting for. "
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Washington District 8 in 2022.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Matt Larkin (R)
Inflation in the U.S. has risen at a record pace over the last couple of years, one of the biggest rate increases in the world, behind only Brazil and Turkey. Soon, inflation will have caused a 10% cut in the purchasing power of American paychecks and savings accounts. Americans with $50,000 in their savings will effectively be hit with a hidden $5,000 federal tax. Signs of an impending recession grow clearer by the day, but too many in Congress are beholden to corporate interests and refusing to address the needs of everyday Americans. When I’m in Congress, I will fight to reign in federal spending, fix our supply chains, get wages rising again, and restore prosperity for everyday Americans.
I’m not a career politician, and I’ll bring a fresh perspective when representing the 8th District in Congress. I love Washington, and I want my children to have the same opportunities I had growing up. I have happily performed community service with the Evergreen Health Board of Trustees, YMCA Youth Basketball, Woodinville Little League, Timberlake Church, Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, Vision House, Stronger Families, Maltby Food Bank, and more. I have been endorsed by healthcare workers, law enforcement members and groups, and local officeholders including a former WA Attorney General. Team Larkin is growing every day, and together we will help put Washington and the rest of America back on the right track.
Matt Larkin (R)
Campaign advertisements
This section includes a selection of up to three campaign advertisements per candidate released in this race, as well as links to candidates' YouTube, Vimeo, and/or Facebook video pages. If you are aware of other links that should be included, please email us.
Kim Schrier
| August 3, 2022 |
| August 3, 2022 |
| June 24, 2022 |
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Matt Larkin
| July 29, 2022 |
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Election competitiveness
Polls
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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[17] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[18] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.
The links below show polls for this race aggregated by FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, where available. Click here to read about FiveThirtyEight's criteria for including polls in its aggregation.
Race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[19]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[20][21][22]
| Race ratings: Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Republican | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Endorsements
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Election spending
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[24] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[25] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
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| Report | Close of books | Filing deadline |
| Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
| April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
| July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
| October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
| Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
| Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Kim Schrier | Democratic Party | $9,640,767 | $11,003,511 | $350,390 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Matt Larkin | Republican Party | $2,810,553 | $2,806,614 | $3,939 | As of December 31, 2022 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[26][27][28]
If available, this section includes links to online resources tracking satellite spending in this election. To notify us of a resource to add, email us.
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District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
- Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.
Washington District 8
until January 2, 2023
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Washington District 8
starting January 3, 2023
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Effect of redistricting
The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[29] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[30]
| 2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Washington | ||||
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| District | 2022 district | Political predecessor district | ||
| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| Washington's 1st | 64.0% | 33.3% | 59.1% | 38.2% |
| Washington's 2nd | 60.1% | 37.2% | 62.1% | 35.1% |
| Washington's 3rd | 46.6% | 50.8% | 46.9% | 50.6% |
| Washington's 4th | 40.3% | 57.2% | 39.6% | 57.8% |
| Washington's 5th | 43.5% | 53.5% | 44.0% | 53.0% |
| Washington's 6th | 57.1% | 39.9% | 57.4% | 39.6% |
| Washington's 7th | 86.8% | 11.3% | 85.7% | 12.3% |
| Washington's 8th | 52.0% | 45.3% | 52.0% | 45.5% |
| Washington's 9th | 71.5% | 26.3% | 73.3% | 24.6% |
| Washington's 10th | 57.3% | 39.6% | 56.2% | 40.7% |
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Washington.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Washington in 2022. Information below was calculated on July 18, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Sixty-eight candidates filed to run in Washington's 10 U.S. House districts, including 37 Republicans, 19 Democrats, seven independents and five third-party candidates. That's 6.8 candidates per district, fewer than the 7.3 candidates in 2020, and more than the 4.9 candidates per district in 2018.
This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Washington was apportioned ten districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. All ten incumbents filed to run for re-election, meaning there were no open U.S. House seats for the first time in a decade.
There were ten contested primaries, the same number as in 2020 and two fewer than in 2018, when there were eight contested primaries. All ten incumbents who filed to run for re-election faced primary challengers. In 2020, all nine incumbents who filed for re-election faced primary challengers. In 2018, seven of the nine who filed did.
In Washington's top-two primary system, all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation. Two incumbents — Rep. Suzan DelBene (D) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D) — did not face intra-party primary challengers. DelBene represented the 1st district, and Jayapal represented the 7th.
Eleven candidates filed to run in the 8th district, the most candidates who filed to run for a seat this year. Three Democrats, including incumbent Kim Schrier (D), five Republicans, one independent, one Libertarian, and one Concordia Party candidate filed to run.
At the time of the primary, no districts were guaranteed to either party. Democratic and Republican candidates filed to run in the primaries in all ten districts. However, under Washington's top-two primary system, two candidates from the same party can advance to the general election if they are the top two vote-getters in the primary.
Presidential elections
Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Washington's 8th the 206th most Democratic district nationally.[31]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in Washington's 8th based on 2022 district lines | ||||
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| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 52.0% | 45.3% | |||
Presidential voting history
Washington presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 17 Democratic wins
- 13 Republican wins
- 1 other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | P[32] | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Washington and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Washington | ||
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| Washington | United States | |
| Population | 6,724,540 | 308,745,538 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 66,454 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 75.4% | 72.5% |
| Black/African American | 3.8% | 12.7% |
| Asian | 8.5% | 5.5% |
| Native American | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 4.5% | 4.9% |
| Multiple | 5.9% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.7% | 18% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.3% | 88% |
| College graduation rate | 36% | 32.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $73,775 | $62,843 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.8% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Washington's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Washington, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Republican | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 10 | 12 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Washington's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Washington, November 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Jay Inslee
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| Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck
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| Secretary of State | Steve Hobbs
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| Attorney General | Bob Ferguson
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Washington State Legislature as of November 2022.
Washington State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 29 | |
| Republican Party | 20 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | |
Washington House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 57 | |
| Republican Party | 41 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 98 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Washington was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Washington Party Control: 1992-2022
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R[33] | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | S | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Election context
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Washington in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Washington, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Washington | U.S. House | All candidates | 1,740 | $1,740.00 | 5/20/2022 | Source |
District history
2020
See also: Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 8
Incumbent Kim Schrier defeated Jesse Jensen in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Schrier (D) | 51.7 | 213,123 |
| Jesse Jensen (R) | 48.1 | 198,423 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 566 | ||
| Total votes: 412,112 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 8
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 8 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Schrier (D) | 43.3 | 106,611 |
| ✔ | | Jesse Jensen (R) | 20.0 | 49,368 |
 | Keith Swank (R) | 17.4 | 42,809 | |
 | Dave Saulibio (Trump Republican Party) | 11.8 | 28,976 | |
 | Corey Bailey (Independent) | 2.7 | 6,552 | |
 | James Mitchell (D) | 2.5 | 6,187 | |
| Keith Arnold (D) | 1.7 | 4,111 | |
| Ryan Burkett (Unaffiliated) | 0.6 | 1,458 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 289 | ||
| Total votes: 246,361 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 8
Kim Schrier defeated Dino Rossi in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Schrier (D) | 52.4 | 164,089 |
 | Dino Rossi (R) | 47.6 | 148,968 | |
| Total votes: 313,057 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 8
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 8 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dino Rossi (R) | 43.1 | 73,288 |
| ✔ | | Kim Schrier (D) | 18.7 | 31,837 |
 | Jason Rittereiser (D) | 18.1 | 30,708 | |
 | Shannon Hader (D) | 12.5 | 21,317 | |
 | Jack Hughes-Hageman (R) | 2.5 | 4,270 | |
| Gordon Allen Pross (R) | 1.2 | 2,081 | ||
| Thomas Cramer (D) | 0.9 | 1,468 | ||
 | William Eugene Grassie (Independent) | 0.7 | 1,163 | |
| Richard Reyes (L) | 0.7 | 1,154 | ||
| Keith Arnold (Independent) | 0.6 | 1,090 | |
| Patrick Dillon (Neither Major Party) | 0.5 | 898 | |
| Todd Mahaffey (Independent) | 0.4 | 673 | ||
| Total votes: 169,947 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Kostenko (D)
- Poga Ahn (D)
- Robert Hunziker (D)
- Brayden Olson (D)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Dave Reichert (R) defeated Tony Ventrella (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Reichert and Ventrella defeated Alida Skold (D), Santiago Ramos (D), Margaret Walsh (We R Independent Party), and Keith Arnold (independent) in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016. Prior to the primary, Tony Ventrella withdrew from the race, but he still won the nomination. As a result, Ventrella relaunched his campaign.[34][35][36]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Dave Reichert Incumbent |
60.2% | 193,145 | |
| Democratic | Tony Ventrella | 39.8% | 127,720 | |
| Total Votes | 320,865 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Dave Reichert Incumbent |
56.8% | 73,600 | |
| Democratic | Tony Ventrella |
17% | 22,035 | |
| Democratic | Santiago Ramos | 13.8% | 17,900 | |
| Democratic | Alida Skold | 8.4% | 10,825 | |
| Independent | Keith Arnold | 2.4% | 3,153 | |
| We R Independent | Margaret Walsh | 1.6% | 2,024 | |
| Total Votes | 129,537 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State |
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2014 The 8th Congressional District of Washington held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Dave Reichert (R) defeated Jason Ritchie (D) in the general election.
2012 The 8th Congressional District of Washington held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Dave Reichert won re-election in the district.[37]
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2022 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This election was a battleground race. Other 2022 battleground elections included:
- Nevada Secretary of State election, 2022
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022 (May 3 Republican primary)
- Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Democratic primary)
- United States House election in Wyoming, 2022 (August 16 Republican primary)
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ History, Arts & Archives: United States House of Representatives, "Chandler, Rodney Dennis," accessed August 17, 2022
- ↑ History, Arts & Archives: United States House of Representatives, "Dunn, Jennifer Blackburn," accessed August 17, 2022
- ↑ History, Arts & Archives: United States House of Representatives, "Reichert, David G.," accessed August 17, 2022
- ↑ Kim Schrier 2022 campaign website, "Meet Kim," accessed August 17, 2022
- ↑ Facebook, "Dr. Kim Schrier on August 3, 2022," accessed August 17, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 8, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 8, 2022
- ↑ Politico, "A new, powerful signal that Dems' midterm hopes aren’t lost," August 16, 2022
- ↑ DCCC, "DCCC Announces Members of 2021-2022 Frontline Program," March 1, 2021
- ↑ DCCC, "2022 Frontline Members," accessed August 17, 2022
- ↑ NRCC, "NRCC Expands Target List to 75 Following Conclusion of Redistricting," June 9, 2022
- ↑ NRCC, "NRCC Announces 14 Additional “On the Radar” Candidates in Young Guns Program," July 15, 2022
- ↑ Politico, "Washington Redistricting 2022 Tracker," February 10, 2022
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2022 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List," July 12, 2022
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," July 19, 2022
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ As of August 24, 2022, the endorsement page on Schrier's active 2022 campaign website listed her endorsements from the previous election cycle.
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Progressive Party
- ↑ Democrats gained full control of the state Senate after a special election on November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Unofficial List of Candidates in Ballot Order," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Washington House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ King5.com, "Sportscaster Tony Ventrella emerges as the accidental candidate," August 3, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Washington"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
