Washington Territory's at-large congressional district

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Until statehood in 1889, Washington Territory elected a non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives, at-large.

List of delegates representing the district[]

Delegate	Party	Years	Cong ress	District home
District created April 12, 1854
Columbia Lancaster	Democratic	April 12, 1854 – March 3, 1855	33rd	. Lost renomination.
James Patton Anderson	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	. Retired.
Isaac Ingalls Stevens	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	35th 36th	. . Retired.
William H. Wallace	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1860. Retired.
George Edward Cole	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	. Retired.
Arthur Armstrong Denny	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	39th	. Retired.
Alvan Flanders	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	40th	. Retired.
Selucius Garfielde	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	. Re-elected in 1870. Lost re-election.
Obadiah Benton McFadden	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	. Retired.
Orange Jacobs	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	44th 45th	. . Retired.
Thomas Hurley Brents	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885	46th 47th 48th	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. . Lost renomination.
Charles Stewart Voorhees	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	. . Lost re-election.
John B. Allen	Republican	March 4, 1889 – November 11, 1889	51st	. Retired to run for U.S. senator upon statehood.
District eliminated November 11, 1889

References[]

• 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
• "Our Campaigns - United States - Territory of Washington - WA Territorial Delegate". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-12-28.