[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15087]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, November 8, 2012.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     facsimile copy of a letter received from the Honorable Sam 
     Reed, Washington Secretary of State, indicating that, 
     according to the unofficial returns of the Special Election 
     held November 6, 2012, the Honorable Suzan DelBene was 
     elected Representative to Congress for the First 
     Congressional District, State of Washington.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Karen L. Haas,
                                                            Clerk.
       Enclosure.
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                                           Secretary of State,

                                    Olympia, WA, November 7, 2012.
     Hon. Karen L. Haas,
     Clerk, House of Representatives,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Haas: This is to advise you that the unofficial 
     results of the Special Election held on Tuesday, November 6, 
     2012, for Representative in Congress from the First 
     Congressional District of Washington, show that Suzan DelBene 
     received 128,638 votes, or 60.14%, of the total votes cast 
     for that office, tabulated so far.
       It would appear from these unofficial results that Suzan 
     DelBene was elected as Representative in Congress from the 
     First Congressional District of Washington.
       To the best of our knowledge and belief at this time, there 
     is no contest to this election.
       As soon as the official results are certified to this 
     office by all counties involved, an official Certificate of 
     Election will be prepared for transmittal as required by law.
           Sincerely,
     Sam Reed.

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