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2016Final results

2016 election for Washington's 10th District

U.S. House · Washington

Denny Heck (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Postma (R) by 17.3 points.

Denny HeckDemocrat · winner
58.7%170,448
Jim PostmaRepublican
41.3%120,078
290,526 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+9.42014D+17.32016D+23.12018D+14.12022D+17.32024D+27.52026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Denny HeckNo Republican
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
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$1M
Spent by the campaign
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$758.8K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016