Washington's 1st congressional district
Washington's 1st congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 782,320 | ||
Median household income | $125,412[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+13[2] |
Washington's 1st congressional district encompasses parts of King and Snohomish counties. The district covers several cities in the north of the Seattle metropolitan area, east of Interstate 5, including parts of Bellevue, Marysville, and up north toward Arlington.
In presidential elections, the 1st district has leaned Democratic. Under the old boundaries, Al Gore and John Kerry narrowly carried the district in 2000 and 2004, with 48% and 51% of the vote, respectively. In 2008, Barack Obama swept the district with 55.60% of the vote, while John McCain received 42%. Similarly, Hillary Clinton won the district in 2016 with 54% of the vote over Donald Trump with 38%, and in 2020 Joe Biden polled 59% to 38% for Donald Trump.
History
Pre-2012
Prior to the 2012 redistricting, the district encompassed part of Northwest
The former House seat of powerful
Post-2012
The 2012 redistricting drastically changed the 1st district. Much of this area was previously part of the 2nd district, but in the new map, the 2nd has shrunk significantly.
Soon after the 2012 general election polls closed, the
Recent election results from presidential races
Year | Results |
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1952 | Eisenhower 52 - 48%
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1956 | Eisenhower 54 - 46%
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1960 | Nixon 57 - 43% |
1964 | Johnson 59 - 41%
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1968 | Nixon 50 - 45% |
1972 | Nixon 58 - 42% |
1976 | Ford 53 - 44% |
1980 | Reagan 43 - 39% |
1984 | Reagan 57 - 42% |
1988 | Dukakis 50 - 49% |
1992 | Clinton 42 - 32% |
1996 | Clinton 51 - 37% |
2000 | Gore 54 - 42% |
2004 | Kerry 56 - 42% |
2008 | Obama 62 - 36% |
2012 | Obama 54 - 43% |
2016 | Clinton 54 - 38% |
2020 | Biden 59 - 38% |
List of members representing the district
Beginning in 1909, members were elected from districted seats, instead of at-large statewide. (See Washington's at-large congressional district.)
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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District established March 4, 1909 | |||||
William E. Humphrey (Seattle) |
Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1917 |
61st 62nd 63rd 64th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1914. .
Retired to run for U.S. senator | |
John Franklin Miller )
(Seattle |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1931 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st |
Re-elected in 1928 .Lost renomination. | |
Ralph Horr (Seattle) |
Republican | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
72nd | Elected in 1930 .Lost renomination. | |
Marion Zioncheck (Seattle) |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – August 7, 1936 |
73rd 74th |
Re-elected in 1934 .Died. | |
Vacant | August 7, 1936 – January 3, 1937 |
74th | |||
Warren Magnuson (Seattle) |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – December 13, 1944 |
75th 76th 77th 78th |
Re-elected in 1942. and resigned when elected.
Retired to run for U.S. senator | |
Vacant | December 13, 1944 – January 3, 1945 |
78th | |||
Hugh De Lacy (Seattle) |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | Elected in 1944 .Lost re-election. | |
Homer Jones (Bremerton) |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
80th | Elected in 1946 .Lost re-election. | |
Hugh Mitchell (Seattle) |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 |
81st 82nd |
Re-elected in 1950. .
Retired to run for Governor of Washington | |
Thomas Pelly (Seattle) |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd |
Re-elected in 1970 .Retired. | |
Joel Pritchard (Seattle) |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1985 |
93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th |
Re-elected in 1982 .Retired. | |
John Miller (Seattle) |
Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 |
99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Re-elected in 1990 .Retired. | |
Maria Cantwell (Mountlake Terrace) |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
103rd | Elected in 1992 .Lost re-election. |
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Rick White (Bainbridge Island) |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999 |
104th 105th |
Re-elected in 1996 .Lost re-election. | |
Jay Inslee (Bainbridge Island) |
Democratic | January 3, 1999 – March 20, 2012 |
106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
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2003–2013 | |||||
Vacant | March 20, 2012 – November 6, 2012 |
112th | |||
Suzan DelBene (Medina) |
Democratic | November 6, 2012 – present |
112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected to finish Inslee's term. .
Elected on the same day in 2012 to the next term. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022 | |
2013–2023 | |||||
2023–present |
Recent election results
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 172,642 | 57.67 | |
Republican | James Watkins | 126,737 | 42.33 | |
Total votes | 299,379 | 100.0 | ||
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Democratic hold |
2012 short term (2010 boundaries)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzan DelBene | 216,144 | 60.42 | |
Republican | John Koster | 141,591 | 39.58 | |
Total votes | 357,735 | 100.0 | ||
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Democratic hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzan DelBene (incumbent)[a] | 177,025 | 53.94 | |
Republican | John Koster | 151,187 | 46.06 | |
Total votes | 328,212 | 100.0 | ||
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Democratic hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzan DelBene (Incumbent) | 124,151 | 55.04 | |
Republican | Pedro Celis | 101,428 | 44.96 | |
Total votes | 225,579 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzan DelBene (Incumbent) | 193,619 | 55.42 | |
Republican | Robert J. Sutherland | 155,779 | 44.58 | |
Total votes | 349,398 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzan DelBene (Incumbent) | 197,209 | 59.27 | |
Republican | Jeffrey Beeler | 135,534 | 40.73 | |
Total votes | 332,743 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzan DelBene (Incumbent) | 249,944 | 58.55 | |
Republican | Jeffrey Beeler | 176,407 | 41.33 | |
Write-in | 511 | 0.12 | ||
Total votes | 426,862 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzan DelBene (incumbent) | 181,992 | 63.5 | |
Republican | Vincent Cavaleri | 104,329 | 36.4 | |
Write-in | 363 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 286,684 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
- 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
- 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
- 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
Notes
- ^ DelBene was incumbent by virtue of winning the simultaneous One Month Short Term election
References
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ Congressman Inslee to step down and focus on run for governor, Reuters
- ^ Cornfield, Jerry (March 29, 2012). "Gregoire: Election in works to replace Inslee". HeraldNet. The Daily Herald. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ RCW 29A.28.041 Congress — Special election, Revised Code of Washington
- ^ DelBene beats Koster in race for U.S. House, Seattle Times
- ^ "Federal - All Results". Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "November 4, 2014 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "November 8, 2016 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
- Washington State Redistricting Commission
- Find your new congressional district: a searchable map, Seattle Times, January 13, 2012