Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, WA-01
Suzan K Delbene
American politician (born 1962)
- Over
- Mary Silva (Republican), 32.4%
- Votes
- 197,228 (102,759 ahead)
- Called
- First seen here 11:34 PM ET
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +24.7, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Suzan Kay DelBene is an American politician and businesswoman who has been the United States representative for Washington's 1st congressional district since 2012.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- February 17, 1962 (age 64)
- Education
- Reed College, Bachelor of Arts, 1983
- University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business
- Occupation
- business executive
- In Congress
- 8 House terms, since November 13, 2012
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, WA-01. Won with 67.6%, 35.2 points ahead over Mary Silva.
- Suzan DelBene Democratic · winner67.6%
- Suzan DelBene Democratic · winnern/a
- Mary Silva Republican32.4%
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +24.7, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +35.2
- Difference
- 10.5 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: DELBENE FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
42.7% of the $2,189,216 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)21.8%$935,290
- Individuals, itemized29.3%$1,253,926
- Other political committees (PACs)41.5%$1,775,456
- Party committees0.0%$38
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts7.4%$316,563
Employers donors listed
- MICROSOFT$25,45051 contributions
- AMAZON$23,75014 contributions
- D4 INVESTMENTS$14,0006 contributions
- APOLLO$11,0004 contributions
- ARNOLD VENTURES$10,5003 contributions
- PERKINS COIE LLP$10,5006 contributions
- BURKE MUSEUM$8,0004 contributions
- BALLMER GROUP$7,0002 contributions
- COOPER HOUSE$7,0003 contributions
- LINKEDIN$7,0003 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 042fc01de265
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Ways and Means
3 subcommittees
- Trade
- Oversight
- Tax
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 17 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 593 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10774: SWIMS Act of 2026Introduced October 9, 2026. Latest action October 9, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 9736: Stop CHEATERS ActIntroduced July 16, 2026. Latest action July 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- H.R. 9509: Kidney Disease Education Access Expansion Act of 2026Introduced June 29, 2026. Latest action June 29, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 9121: Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act of 2026Introduced June 3, 2026. Latest action June 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 9016: Email Privacy ActIntroduced May 22, 2026. Latest action May 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 8261: Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026Introduced April 14, 2026. Latest action April 14, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash c85eb151a7bc
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- delbene.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-6311
- Washington office
- 2311 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4701
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. First seen here 11:34 PM ET
- 2024U.S. House, WA-01 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, WA-01 · General · won · 181,992 votes (63.5%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, WA-01 · General · won · 249,944 votes (58.5%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, WA-01 · General · won · 197,021 votes (59.2%) Vugol.Me record
- 2012 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2010 to 2012director Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q2091892). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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- House Democrats add eight seats to midterm target map month before election day
Headlines from outlets across the political spectrum, linked to the publisher. Vugol.me doesn’t write or endorse them. How we choose them · News about this race
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Washington&oldid=1384148173
- Call time: First seen here 11:34 PM ET
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzan_DelBene
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2091892
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0WA08046/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
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