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2012 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2012 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election?

Dave Reichert won the 2012 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election. Dave Reichert received 180,204 popular votes (59.65%). The main challenger was Karen Porterfield (40.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Reichert and Porterfield

Reichert +19.3 pts · won by 58,318 votes
Dave ReichertRepublicanWINNER59.65%
180,204 votes
Karen PorterfieldDemocratic40.35%
121,886 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.