Strickland Vs Doglio: WA 10th House District Election Results

WASHINGTON — The polls have closed and voters in Washington's 10th district have cast their ballots to choose which candidate will replace Rep. Denny Heck in the House of Representatives in Washington D.C.

All 10 of Washington's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for re-election, including the one being vacated by Heck, who is instead running for Lt. Governor. Cyrus Habib, the current Lt. Governor, did not seek re-election and has left office to join the Jesuit order.

Heck has been the representative for Washington's 10th congressional district since the district was created back in 2013, but when he announced he would instead run for Lt. Governor, it created a vacuum that over a dozen candidates rushed to fill.

Washington's 10th congressional district covers a wide stretch of Pierce and Thurston counties, including Olympia, Lacey, Puyallup, Lakewood and portions of Tacoma and University Place.

19 candidates threw their hat in the ring to replace Heck, but the August primary culled the field to just two: Marilyn Strickland and Beth Doglio— both democrats with a history of serving Washington through political positions.

Strickland was the mayor of Tacoma from 2010 to 2018 and the front-runner of the primary, bringing in more than 21 percent of the August vote. However, a comeback by Doglio is not impossible: Doglio has served as a state representative from the 22nd legislative district and garnered just under 15 percent of the primary vote, and has since earned the endorsement of high-profile progressives like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

As of 8 p.m. polls have closed in Washington and the first ballot drop for the November 2020 Election has arrived.

In Washington, ballots are tabulated each day following the election, and percentages will continue to change in the days ahead. Results are final upon certification by the Secretary of State's office, due by Tuesday, Nov. 24.

This year, several of the state's top offices are also on the ballot, including the governor, attorney general and secretary of state.

2020 Election Night Statewide Results: 10th Congressional District
[includes ballots reported as of 12:00 a.m. Wednesday. This total will fluctuate as more counties report results.]

• Marilyn Strickland (Prefers Democratic Party): 50.19 percent
• Beth Doglio (Prefers Democratic Party): 35.93 percent

Patch will update with the latest results as they come in.

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