Washington's 2nd congressional district

Washington's 2nd congressional district
Washington's 2nd congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
	Rick Larsen; D–Everett
Population (2022)	782,277
Median household; income	$82,997
Ethnicity	69.0% White; 12.4% Hispanic; 7.0% Asian; 6.3% Two or more races; 2.6% Black; 1.6% Native American; 1.1% other;
Cook PVI	D+9

Washington's 2nd congressional district includes all of

Democrat Rick Larsen

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Originally created in 1909, when Washington was broken up into districts, the second district was represented by future

U.S. Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson between 1941 and 1953. It was a reliably Democratic district for most of the latter half of the 20th century, until the Republican Revolution of 1994, when retiring Rep. Al Swift was replaced by Jack Metcalf. Larsen has represented the district since Metcalf's retirement in 2001. He faced a close re-election in 2002, but was handily re-elected in 2004, and didn't face serious opposition until 2010. In the 2008 election, Larsen easily defeated Republican challenger Rick Bart. In the 2010 election, Larsen narrowly avoided defeat against Republican challenger John Koster

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The district has leaned Democratic in presidential elections since the 1988 election. 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 won the district by a wide margin, carrying 55.60% of the vote while John McCain received 42%.

Recent presidential election results

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
1952	President	Eisenhower 55 - 45%
1956	President	Eisenhower 55 - 45%
1960	President	Kennedy 50 - 50%
1964	President	Johnson 66 - 34%
1968	President	Humphrey 48 - 46%
1972	President	Nixon 62 - 38%
1976	President	Ford 51 - 47%
1980	President	Reagan 50 - 37%
1984	President	Reagan 55 - 44%
1988	President	Dukakis 49 - 48%
1992	President	Clinton 39 - 33%
1996	President	Clinton 47 - 39%
2000	President	Gore 48 - 47%
2004	President	Kerry 51 - 47%
2008	President	Obama 56 - 42%
2012	President	Obama 59 - 38%
2016	President	Clinton 57 - 35%
2020	President	Biden 62 - 35%

List of members representing the district

Member (District home)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established March 4, 1909
Francis W. Cushman (Tacoma)^[3]	Republican	March 4, 1909 – July 6, 1909	61st	Redistricted from the re-elected in 1908 . Died.
Vacant		July 6, 1909 – November 2, 1909
William W. McCredie (Vancouver)^[3]	Republican	November 2, 1909 – March 3, 1911		Elected to finish Cushman's term . Lost renomination.
Stanton Warburton (Tacoma)^[3]	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910 . Lost renomination.
Albert Johnson (Hoquiam)^[3]	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Redistricted to the 3rd district .
Lindley H. Hadley (Bellingham)^[3]	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Re-elected in 1930 . Lost re-election.
Monrad Wallgren (Everett)^[3]	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – December 19, 1940	73rd 74th 75th 76th	Re-elected in 1938. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected.
Vacant		December 19, 1940 – January 3, 1941	76th
Henry M. Jackson (Everett)^[3]	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953	77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd	Re-elected in 1950. Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Jack Westland (Everett)^[3]	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	Re-elected in 1962 . Lost re-election.
Lloyd Meeds (Lake Stevens)^[3]	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1979	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Re-elected in 1976 . Retired.
Al Swift (Bellingham)^[3]	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	Re-elected in 1992 . Retired.
Jack Metcalf (Langley)^[4]	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001	104th 105th 106th	Re-elected in 1998 . Retired.
Rick Larsen (Everett)^[3]	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – present	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.
					2003–2013
					2013–2023
					2023–present

Recent election results

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (Incumbent)	155,241	51.1
	Republican	John Koster	148,722	48.9
Total votes			303,963	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (Incumbent)	184,826	61.1
	Republican	Dan Matthews	117,465	38.9
Total votes			302,291	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (Incumbent)	122,173	60.6
	Republican	B.J. Guillot	79,518	39.4
Total votes			201,691	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (Incumbent)	208,314	64.0
	Republican	Marc Hennemann	117,094	36.0
Total votes			325,408	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (Incumbent)	155,009	72.3
	Libertarian	Brian Luke	59,314	27.7
Total votes			214,323	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (incumbent)	255,252	63.1
	Republican	Timothy Hazelo	148,384	36.7
	Write-in		962	0.2
Total votes			404,598	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (incumbent)	202,980	60.1
	Republican	Dan Matthews	134,335	39.7
	Write-in		608	0.2
Total votes			337,923	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

References

^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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ISBN 0160731763
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^ "Larsen makes first visit to Whidbey as Congressman - South Whidbey Record". South Whidbey Record. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

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

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[1] "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[2] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

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[4] "Larsen makes first visit to Whidbey as Congressman - South Whidbey Record". South Whidbey Record. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

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