Washington's congressional districts

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WA congressional districts after 2012 redistricting

The following is a list of the ten congressional districts in the U.S. state of Washington.

This article partially describes districts prior to the 2012 redistricting.

At large[]

From the time that Washington Territory was formed in 1853, through statehood in 1889, Washington Territory elected an at-large non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives. At different times in its history, the state of Washington has also elected one or more representatives At-large statewide.

Current districts and representatives[]

List of members of the Washington United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 10 members, including 7 Democrats and 3 Republicans.

District Representative Party CPVI Incumbent time in office District map
1st Suzan DelBene, official portrait, 115th Congress.jpg Suzan DelBene (D–Medina) Democratic D+8 November 13, 2012 – present WA CD 01-2013.pdf
2nd Rick Larsen 116th Congress official photo.jpg Rick Larsen (D–Everett) Democratic D+11 January 3, 2001 – present WA CD 02-2013.pdf
3rd Jaime Herrera Beutler, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg Jaime Herrera Beutler (R–Battle Ground) Republican R+5 January 3, 2011 – present WA CD 03-2013.pdf
4th Dan Newhouse official congressional photo.jpg Dan Newhouse (R–Sunnyside) Republican R+13 January 3, 2015 – present WA CD 04-2013.pdf
5th Cathy McMorris Rodgers official photo.jpg Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R–Spokane) Republican R+8 January 3, 2005 – present WA CD 05-2013.pdf
6th Derek Kilmer 113th Congress.jpg Derek Kilmer (D–Gig Harbor) Democratic D+6 January 3, 2013 – present WA CD 06-2013.pdf
7th Pramila Jayapal 115th Congress photo.jpg Pramila Jayapal (D–Seattle) Democratic D+36 January 3, 2017 – present CD 07.pdf
8th Kim Schrier, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg Kim Schrier (D–Sammamish) Democratic D+1 January 3, 2019 – present WA CD 08-2013.pdf
9th Adam Smith official photo.jpg Adam Smith (D–Bellevue) Democratic D+23 January 3, 1997 – present WA CD 09-2013.pdf
10th Marilyn Strickland 117th U.S Congress.jpg Marilyn Strickland (D–Tacoma) Democratic D+5 January 3, 2021 – present WA CD 10-2013.pdf

Historical and present district boundaries[]

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Washington, presented chronologically.[1] All redistricting events that took place in Washington between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Year Statewide map Puget Sound highlight
1973–1982 United States Congressional Districts in Washington, 1973 – 1982.tif United States Congressional Districts in Washington (metro highlight), 1973 – 1982.tif
1983–1984 United States Congressional Districts in Washington, 1983 – 1984.tif United States Congressional Districts in Washington (metro highlight), 1983 – 1984.tif
1985–1992[2] United States Congressional Districts in Washington, 1985 – 1992.tif United States Congressional Districts in Washington (metro highlight), 1985 – 1992.tif
1993–2002 United States Congressional Districts in Washington, 1993 – 2002.tif United States Congressional Districts in Washington (metro highlight), 1993 – 2002.tif
2003–2013 United States Congressional Districts in Washington, 2003 – 2013.tif United States Congressional Districts in Washington (metro highlight), 2003 – 2013.tif
Since 2013 United States Congressional Districts in Washington, since 2013.tif United States Congressional Districts in Washington (metro highlight), since 2013.tif

State redistricting procedures[]

Washington is one of 22 states that do not give direct control of redistricting to the state's legislature.

The state's congressional districts are determined by a four-member Washington State Redistricting Commission that is appointed every ten years. Two members are appointed by both of the state's legislative branches, with the majority leader and minority leader from each selecting one person. The four appointed members then vote to appoint a fifth, non-partisan chairperson that cannot vote. The commission is disbanded once they have approved a redistricting plan.[3]

In 1981 Republicans attempted to gerrymander Tom Foley's fifth district by cracking Spokane into two districts, but this was vetoed by Governor John Spellman.[4] After they redrew districts in 1982, a federal court threw out the map for excessive population variation. New maps were drawn in 1983 by a five-member commission appointed by the legislature to avoid continued deadlock under a court-imposed deadline;[5] the legislature had historically often failed to redistrict.[4] In 1983, the voters approved a ballot measure to amend the state constitution to permanently establish a redistricting commission. The first commission created under the changes completed their work as part of the 1991 redistricting.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Non-contiguous eastern portion of district 6 (green) is actually part of district 8 (blue). Seattle Daily Times "Key Congressional Races are Heating Up" November 4, 1984. p. 12.
  3. ^ Redistrincting. "Washington State Redistricting Commission". www.redistricting.wa.gov. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Clipped From The Spokesman-Review". The Spokesman-Review. 1983-04-03. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  5. ^ "Clipped From Longview Daily News". Longview Daily News. 1983-03-14. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  6. ^ Redistrincting. "Washington State Redistricting Commission". www.redistricting.wa.gov. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

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