2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|
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Majority party
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Minority party
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| Party
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Democratic
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Republican
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| Last election
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5
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4
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| Seats won
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6
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4
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| Seat change
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 1
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| Popular vote
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1,636,726
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1,369,540
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| Percentage
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54.44%
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45.56%
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| Swing
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2.15%
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 0.22%
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Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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Republican
50–60%
60–70%
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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's ten congressional districts, a gain of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a federal quadrennial presidential election, concurrent statewide gubernatorial election, quadrennial statewide lieutenant gubernatorial election, and an election to the U.S. Senate. The state certified the returns on December 6, 2012.[1] Primary elections were held August 7, 2012.[2]
