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2016 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2016 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election?

Suzan K. DelBene won the 2016 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election. Suzan K. DelBene received 193,619 popular votes (55.42%). The main challenger was Robert J. Sutherland (44.58%).

See the full head-to-head between DelBene and Sutherland

DelBene +10.8 pts · won by 37,840 votes
Suzan K. DelBeneDemocraticWINNER55.42%
193,619 votes
Robert J. SutherlandRepublican44.58%
155,779 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.