2012Final results
2012 election for Washington's 2nd District
U.S. House · Washington
Rick Larsen (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Dan Matthews (R) by 22.3 points.
Rick LarsenDemocrat · winner
61.1%184,826
Dan MatthewsRepublican
38.9%117,465
302,291 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 2012
Races before and after
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 LarsenDan Matthews
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$284.9K
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$279.5K
$344K
Cash on hand
$5.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012