2012Final results
2012 election for Washington's 8th District
U.S. House · Washington
David G. Reichert (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Karen Porterfield (D) by 19.3 points.
David G. ReichertRepublican · winner
59.7%180,204
Karen PorterfieldDemocrat
40.3%121,886
302,090 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.
Karen PorterfieldDavid G. Reichert
$130K
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$103.9K
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$26.1K
Cash on hand
$87.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012