2016 Washington elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 8, 2016. The primary was held on August 2. At the time of the filing deadline of May 20, 2016, 682 candidates had filed for 345 offices statewide. Federal President of the United States Washington had 12 electoral votes for the presidential election, which were awarded to Hillary Clinton. Statewide party caucuses and primaries were held in the spring of 2016 to determine the allocation of state delegates to the respective Democratic and Republican party national conventions. Bernie Sanders won the Democratic caucus in March, defeating Hillary Clinton and taking 73 percent of delegates; Donald Trump won the Republican primary, taking 76 percent of delegates. A non-binding primary for the Democratic party held in May resulted in a victory for Hillary Clinton. United States House of Representatives All 10 of Washington's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election. All but one of the incumbents ran for re-election, the exception being Jim McDermott (D) of the 7th district. McDermott's seat was won by Pramila Jayapal (D). The remaining seats were retained by the incumbents. United States Senate Incumbent Democratic senior Senator Patty Murray