Republican Dave Reichert, who represented the 8th district since 2005, ran for re-election and won. Karen Porterfield Associate Dean and Public Administration Lecturer at Seattle University sought the Democratic nomination. James Windle of Snoqualmie Pass ran as an independent candidate opposing Reichert for the seat, but dropped out of the race in August 2012. General Election Results External links Dave Reichert campaign website Karen Porterfield campaign website James Windle campaign website District 9 Democrat Adam Smith, who represented the 9th district since 1997, was re-elected. Republican Jim Postma, a businessman and unsuccessful candidate for the 9th district in 2008 and 2010, ran again. General Election Results External links Jim Postma campaign website Adam Smith campaign website District 10 Democrat Denny Heck, a former majority leader of the Washington House of Representatives who ran in the 3rd district in 2010, ran in this district. Pierce County Councilmembers Stan Flemming and Dick Muri, who was also the unsuccessful candidate for the 9th district in 2010, ran as a Republican. Dick Muri was the nominee of the Republican party. Heck defeated Muri 58.6% to 41.4%. General Election Results External links Stan Flemming campaign website Denny Heck campaign website Dick Muri campaign website References External links Elections & Voting at the Washington Secretary of State United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Washington from OpenSecrets Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation Politics at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Election 2012 at The Seattle Times United States House of Representatives 2012 Washington