Clint Didier

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Clint Didier

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2016

Education

Associate

Columbia Basin Junior College

Bachelor's

Portland State University

Personal

Profession

Rancher, Nfl Player

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Clint Didier was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Washington.

Didier was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Washington. Didier and Dan Newhouse (R) were the top two vote-getters in the top-two primary. In a race that remained too close to call for four days past the election, Newhouse narrowly edged out Didier in the general election. Didier has not conceded to Newhouse. He said, "We’re waiting for every vote to be counted."

He was a 2012 Republican candidate for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands in the 2012 elections. He was defeated by incumbent Peter Goldmark (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Biography

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Didier is a rancher and former NFL player. He was identified as one of 13 people who played in at least one Super Bowl before running for elected office or serving in government. Click here for more information.

Elections

2016

See also: Washington's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Dan Newhouse (R) defeated Clint Didier (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Newhouse and Didier defeated Doug McKinley (D), John Malan (D), and Glenn Jakeman (R) in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.

U.S. House, Washington District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Newhouse Incumbent	57.6%	132,517
	Republican	Clint Didier	42.4%	97,402
Total Votes				229,919
Source: Washington Secretary of State

U.S. House, Washington District 4 Primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Newhouse Incumbent	45.8%	44,720
	Republican	Clint Didier	27.5%	26,892
	Democratic	Doug McKinley	22.2%	21,678
	Democratic	John Malan	2.4%	2,320
	Republican	Glenn Jakeman	2.1%	2,090
Total Votes				97,700
Source: Washington Secretary of State

2014

See also: Washington's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

Didier ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Washington's 4th District. Didier and Dan Newhouse (R) were the top two vote-getters in the top-two primary. In a race that remained too close to call for four days past the election, Newhouse narrowly edged out Didier in the general election.

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Washington District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Clint Didier	49.2%	75,307
	Republican	Dan Newhouse	50.8%	77,772
Total Votes				153,079
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Blanket primary

U.S. House, Washington District 4, Blanket Primary, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Clint Didier	30.4%	22,304
	Republican	Dan Newhouse	26.6%	19,517
	Democratic	Estakio Beltran	11.3%	8,298
	Republican	Janea Holmquist	10.5%	7,720
	Democratic	Tony Sandoval	6.9%	5,076
	Republican	George Cicotte	6.5%	4,733
	Independent	Richard Wright	3.3%	2,426
	Republican	Gavin Seim	2%	1,462
	Independent	Josh Ramirez	1.4%	1,033
	Republican	Glen Stockwell	0.6%	434
	Republican	Gordon Pross	0.2%	137
	Republican	Kevin Midbust	0.2%	124
Total Votes				73,264
Source: Results via Associated Press

Endorsements

Didier was endorsed by FreedomWorks.

Polls

General Election
Poll	Clint Didier	Dan Newhouse	Margin of Error	Sample Size
WomanTrend September 16-17, 2014	35%	33%	+/-4.9	400
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]

Benton County Republican Party Straw Poll
Poll	George Cicotte	Janea Holmquist	Dan Newhouse	Clint Didier	Gavin Seim	Kevin Midbust	Glenn Stockwell	Gordon Pross	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Benton County Republican Party June 18, 2014	52.5%	26.2%	26.2%	23.8%	11.1%	2.3%	0.8%	0%	+/-N/A	240
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]

• The Benton County Republican Party conducted a straw poll after an eight-way candidate forum.

Blanket primary
Poll	Clint Didier	Dan Newhouse	Janea Holmquist	Tony Sandoval	George Cicotte	Estakio Beltran	Josh Ramirez	Richard Wright	Gavin Seim	Glenn Stockwell	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Team Telcom May 26-28, 2014	17.5%	9.6%	7%	2.3%	1.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.8%	0.5%	0.5%	+/-2.5	400
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]

• The validity of the Team Telcom poll released by the Didier campaign was questioned by Jay Leve, editor of SurveyUSA polling. Leve said the 2.5 percent margin of error is “'impossible' with a sample size of 400." According to the Tri-City Herald, "Leve said it would take a sample of 1,500 likely voters in the district to have a margin of error of 2.5 percent. The margin of error on Didier’s poll is likely 5 percent or greater."

2012

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Didier ran unsuccessfully for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands in 2012. He faced incumbent Peter Goldmark (D) and Stephen Sharon (No party preference) in the top-two primary on August 7. Didier and Goldmark advanced to the general election. The night after the polls closed, on November 7, 2012, incumbent Peter Goldmark (D) was declared the race's winner.

Washington Commissioner of Public Lands General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Goldmark Incumbent	58.7%	1,692,083
	Republican	Clint Didier	41.3%	1,188,411
Total Votes				2,880,494
Election results via Washington Secretary of State

Washington Commissioner of Public Lands, Primary, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Goldmark	51.9%	683,448
	Republican	Clint Didier	41.1%	540,907
	No Party Preference	Stephen A. Sharon	7.1%	92,993
Total Votes				1,317,348
Election results via Washington Secretary of State (dead link)'

Didier was a favorite of the tea party. Regarding the office he stated, "This is way too important to be mismanaged. These lands are not being managed in a husband-like manner. We are not producing optimum revenues for school systems."

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Recent news

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See also

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• United States House of Representatives
• Washington's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
• Washington's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
• Washington's 4th Congressional District

External links

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• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2012

Footnotes

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Washington's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Maria Cantwell (D)

Patty Murray (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzan DelBene (D)

District 2

Rick Larsen (D)

District 3

Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D)

District 4

Dan Newhouse (R)

District 5

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)

District 6

Derek Kilmer (D)

District 7

Pramila Jayapal (D)

District 8

Kim Schrier (D)

District 9

D. Adam Smith (D)

District 10

Marilyn Strickland (D)

Democratic Party (10)

Republican Party (2)