2012Final results
2012 election for Washington's 4th District
U.S. House · Washington
Doc Hastings (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Mary Baechler (D) by 32.4 points.
Doc HastingsRepublican · winner
66.2%154,749
Mary BaechlerDemocrat
33.8%78,940
233,689 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.
Mary BaechlerDoc Hastings
$34.2K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$30.4K
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$5.4K
Cash on hand
$290.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012