2012Final results
2012 election for Washington's 9th District
U.S. House · Washington
Adam Smith (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Postma (R) by 43.2 points.
Adam SmithDemocrat · winner
71.6%192,034
Jim PostmaRepublican
28.4%76,105
268,139 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.
Adam SmithJim Postma
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$1.8K
$924.2K
Spent by the campaign
$6.3K
$283K
Cash on hand
$50.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012