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Washington

Congressional filing deadline: July 2010
Congressional primary: September 2010

U.S. Senate - Patty Murray (Dem)

Patty Murray (Dem) - Incumbent
Wayne Glover (Rep) - Army veteran
Sean Salazar (Rep) - Navy Veteran, '01 Congressional Candidate

1st District - Jay Inslee (Dem)

Western and eastern Puget Sound shores, north Seattle suburbs

Jay Inslee (Dem) - Incumbent

2nd District - Rick Larsen (Dem)

Puget Sound, Everett, Bellingham

Rick Larsen (Dem) - Incumbent

3rd District - Brian Baird (Dem)

Southwest corner/coast, Olympia, Vancouver

Brian Baird (Dem) - Incumbent
David Castillo (Rep) - Financial Advisor
Dave Hedrick (Rep) - Accountant
Jon Russell (Rep) - Washougal City Councilman

4th District - Doc Hastings (Rep)

Middle third, Yakima, Tri-Cities

Doc Hastings (Rep) - Incumbent

5th District - Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Rep)

Eastern third, Spokane

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Rep) - Incumbent

6th District - Norm Dicks (Dem)

West/Olympic Peninsula, Bremerton

Norm Dicks (Dem) - Incumbent

7th District - Jim McDermott (Dem)

Seattle and suburbs

Jim McDermott (Dem) - Incumbent
Bill Hoffman (Dem) - Movie Producer

8th District - Dave Reichert (Rep)

Bellevue, Seattle's King county suburbs

Dave Reichert (Rep) - Incumbent
Suzan Delbene (Dem) - Former Microsoft VP, Reed College Trustee

9th District - Adam Smith (Dem)

Puget Sound, Tacoma, parts of King and Pierce counties

Adam Smith (Dem) - Incumbent
Dick Muri (Rep) - Pierce County Councilman
James Postma (Rep) - Businessman, '08 nominee