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2010Final results

2010 election for Washington's 2nd District

U.S. House · Washington

Rick Larsen (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating John Koster (R) by 2.1 points.

Rick LarsenDemocrat · winner
51.1%155,241
John KosterRepublican
48.9%148,722
303,963 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+30.32004D+28.32006D+24.82008D+2.12010D+22.32012D+21.12014

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Rick LarsenJohn Koster
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$2.1M
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$213.7K
Cash on hand
$11K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010