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{{Short description|U.S. House district for Washington}}
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{{Infobox U.S. congressional district
{{Infobox U.S. congressional district
|state = Washington
|state = Washington
|district number = 1
|district number = 1
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|image name =WA_CD_01-2013.pdf
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|image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
|representative = [[Suzan DelBene]]
|representative = [[Suzan DelBene]]
|party = Democratic
|party = Democratic
|residence = Medina
|residence = Medina
|english area =
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|metric area =
|metric area =
|percent urban =
|percent urban =
|percent rural =
|percent rural =
|population = 654,904
|population = 786,950
|population year = 2000
|population year = 2023
|median income = $131,682<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=53&cd=01|title=My Congressional District|first=US Census Bureau|last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP)|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
|median income = 58,565
|percent white = 83.8
|percent white = 59.7
|percent black = 1.8
|percent black = 2.6
|percent asian = 7.9
|percent asian = 19.7
|percent native american = 0.9
|percent hispanic = 9.8
|percent hispanic = 4.3
|percent more than one race = 6.6
|percent other race = 0.6
|percent other race = 1.5
|percent blue collar =
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|percent gray collar =
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|cpvi = D+6<ref name=Cook>{{cite web|url=http://cookpolitical.com/file/Arranged_by_State_District.pdf|title=Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress|publisher=The Cook Political Report|date=April 7, 2017|accessdate=April 7, 2017}}</ref>
|cpvi = D+13<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2023-01-05|website=Cook Political Report|language=en}}</ref>
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'''Washington's 1st congressional district''' encompasses the majority of [[Whatcom County, Washington|Whatcom]], [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit]], and [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]] counties, as well as nearly one-third of [[King County, Washington|King County]]. The eastern edge of the district follows county lines from the [[Canada–United States border|Canada–US border]] down to the [[Interstate 90 in Washington|I-90]] corridor. Then it follows I-90 west to West [[Lake Sammamish]], and from there north to [[Interstate 5 in Washington|I-5]]. The western border follows the I-5 corridor north to [[Bellingham, Washington|Bellingham]], then along the coast to Canada.
'''Washington's 1st congressional district''' encompasses parts of [[King County, Washington|King]] and [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]] counties. The district covers several cities in the north of the [[Seattle metropolitan area]], east of [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]], including parts of [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]], [[Marysville, Washington|Marysville]], and up north toward [[Arlington, Washington|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 United States presidential election|2000]] and [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]], with 48% and 51% of the vote, respectively. In [[2008 United States presidential election|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]].
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. [[Jay Inslee]] (D) was the representative of the 1st District until resigning to run for [[Governor of Washington|Governor]] of the state, but most of the district has been represented by [[Rick Larsen]] (D), of the [[Washington's 2nd congressional district|2nd District]], in the past.


==History==
Soon after the 2012 general election polls closed, the [[Seattle Times]] and national news organizations called the district for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Suzan DelBene]], defeating [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[John Koster]] with a margin that the [[Seattle Times]] called "unexpectedly decisive",<ref> [http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2019621624_elex1stcongdistrict07m.html DelBene beats Koster in race for U.S. House], Seattle Times</ref> reflecting the difficulty of predicting the vote in the new district. The certified results confirmed her significant margin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Federal - All Results|url=http://vote.wa.gov/results/current/Federal-All.html|publisher=[[Secretary of State of Washington|Washington Secretary of State]] [[Sam Reed]]|accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref> DelBene also won the election for the remainder of Inslee's term in the old First District, and after being sworn in on November 13, 2012, is serving in the [[112th Congress]].


===Pre-2012===
In presidential elections, the 1st District has leaned Democratic. Under the old boundaries, [[Al Gore]] and [[John Kerry]] narrowly carried the district in [[United States presidential election, 2000|2000]] and [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004]] with 48% and 51% of the vote, respectively. In [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008]], [[Barack Obama]] swept the district with 55.60% of the vote while [[John McCain]] received 42%.
[[File:WA01 109.png|The district from 2003 to 2013|thumb]]
Prior to the 2012 redistricting, the district encompassed part of Northwest [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] and largely suburban areas north and east of Seattle, including [[Shoreline, Washington|Shoreline]], [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]], [[Lynnwood, Washington|Lynnwood]], [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]], [[Kenmore, Washington|Kenmore]], [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]], [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]], and [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]], as well as [[Bainbridge Island, Washington|Bainbridge Island]] and part of the [[Kitsap Peninsula]]. Until March 20, 2012, it was represented by [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] Jay Inslee from [[Bainbridge Island]]. Inslee resigned to focus on his run for Governor of the state;<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-campaign-congress-inslee-idUSBRE82A02K20120311 Congressman Inslee to step down and focus on run for governor], Reuters</ref> the seat remained vacant until the special election that coincided with the November 2012 general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120329/NEWS01/703309933#Gregoire-Election-in-works-to-replace-Inslee | title= Gregoire: Election in works to replace Inslee | date=March 29, 2012 | access-date= March 31, 2012 | work=HeraldNet | publisher= The Daily Herald | first= Jerry | last=Cornfield}}</ref><ref>[http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=29A.28.041 RCW 29A.28.041 Congress — Special election], Revised Code of Washington</ref>


The former House seat of powerful [[U.S. Senator]] [[Warren G. Magnuson]], the district was a swing district throughout much of the 1990s, changing hands and parties three times in four elections. Before the election of future [[U.S. Senator]] [[Maria Cantwell]] in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1992|1992]], the district had been in [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] hands for 40 years (and 42 of the previous 46 years). Since the [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1998|1998]] election, when Inslee was first elected, the growing Democratic trend in the Seattle area enabled him to turn it into a fairly safe seat. He had been re-elected six times, with little difficulty, [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010|most recently in 2010]].
[[File:WA01 109.png|150px|The district from 2003 to 2013|300px|thumb]]
===Post-2012===


[[File:WA_CD_01-2013.pdf|thumb|The district from 2013 to 2023]]
==Pre-2012 redistricting History==
Prior to the 2012 redistricting, the district encompassed part of Northwest [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] and largely suburban areas north and east of Seattle including [[Shoreline, Washington|Shoreline]], [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]], [[Lynnwood, Washington|Lynnwood]], [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]], [[Kenmore, Washington|Kenmore]], [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]], [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]] and [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]] as well as [[Bainbridge Island, Washington|Bainbridge Island]] and part of the [[Kitsap Peninsula]]. Until March 20, 2012, it was represented by [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] Jay Inslee from [[Bainbridge Island]]. Inslee resigned to focus on his run for Governor of the state;<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/11/us-campaign-congress-inslee-idUSBRE82A02K20120311 Congressman Inslee to step down and focus on run for governor], Reuters</ref> the seat remained vacant until the special election that coincided with the November 2012 general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120329/NEWS01/703309933#Gregoire-Election-in-works-to-replace-Inslee | title= Gregoire: Election in works to replace Inslee | date=March 29, 2012 | accessdate= March 31, 2012 | work=HeraldNet | publisher= The Daily Herald | first= Jerry | last=Cornfield}}</ref><ref>[http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=29A.28.041 RCW 29A.28.041 Congress — Special election], Revised Code of Washington</ref>


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. [[Jay Inslee]] (D) was the representative of the 1st district until resigning to run for [[Governor of Washington|governor]] of the state, but most of the district has been represented by [[Rick Larsen]] (D), of the [[Washington's 2nd congressional district|2nd district]], in the past.
The former House seat of powerful [[U.S. Senator]] [[Warren G. Magnuson]], the district was a swing district throughout much of the 1990s, changing hands and parties three times in four elections. Before the election of future [[U.S. Senator]] [[Maria Cantwell]] in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1992|1992]], the district had been in [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] hands for 40 years (and 42 of the previous 46 years). Since the [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1998|1998]] election, when Inslee was first elected, the growing Democratic trend in the Seattle area enabled him to turn it into a fairly safe seat. He had been reelected six times with little difficulty, [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010|most recently in 2010]].


Soon after the 2012 general election polls closed, the [[Seattle Times]] and national news organizations called the district for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Suzan DelBene]], defeating [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[John Koster]] with a margin that the [[Seattle Times]] called "unexpectedly decisive",<ref>[http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2019621624_elex1stcongdistrict07m.html DelBene beats Koster in race for U.S. House], Seattle Times</ref> reflecting the difficulty of predicting the vote in the new district. The certified results confirmed her significant margin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Federal - All Results|url=http://vote.wa.gov/results/current/Federal-All.html|publisher=[[Secretary of State of Washington|Washington Secretary of State]] [[Sam Reed]]|access-date=10 December 2012}}</ref> DelBene also won the election for the remainder of Inslee's term in the old first district, and after being sworn in on November 13, 2012.
==Recent election results from presidential races==
==Recent election results from presidential races==

{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable


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! Results
! Results
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 1964|1964]]
| [[1956 United States presidential election|1952]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Dwight Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] 52 - 48%
|-
| [[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Dwight Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] 54 - 46%
|-
| [[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] 57 - 43%
|-
| [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Lyndon Johnson|Johnson]] 59 - 41%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Lyndon Johnson|Johnson]] 59 - 41%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 1968|1968]]
| [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] 50 - 45%
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] 50 - 45%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 1972|1972]]
| [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] 58 - 42%
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] 58 - 42%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 1976|1976]]
| [[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Gerald Ford|Ford]] 53 - 44%
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Gerald Ford|Ford]] 53 - 44%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 1980|1980]]
| [[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] 43 - 39%
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] 43 - 39%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 1984|1984]]
| [[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] 57 - 42%
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] 57 - 42%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 1988|1988]]
| [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Michael Dukakis|Dukakis]] 50 - 49%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Michael Dukakis|Dukakis]] 50 - 49%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 1992|1992]]
| [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] 42 - 32%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] 42 - 32%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 1996|1996]]
| [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] 51 - 37%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] 51 - 37%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 2000|2000]]
| [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Al Gore|Gore]] 54 - 42%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Al Gore|Gore]] 54 - 42%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004]]
| [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John Kerry|Kerry]] 56 - 42%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John Kerry|Kerry]] 56 - 42%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008]]
| [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Barack Obama|Obama]] 62 - 36%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Barack Obama|Obama]] 62 - 36%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012]]
| [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Barack Obama|Obama]] 54 - 43%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Barack Obama|Obama]] 54 - 43%
|-
|-
| [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016]]
| [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]] 54 - 38%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]] 54 - 38%
|-
| [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Joe Biden|Biden]] 59 - 38%
|}
|}


==List of representatives==
== 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]].)
Beginning in 1909, members were elected from districted seats, instead of at-large statewide. (See {{ushr|WA|AL}}.)


{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! Member
! Party
! Years
! Years
! Cong<br/>ress
! Representative
! Party
! Electoral history
! Electoral history
! District location


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| nowrap | March 4, 1909
| colspan=6 | District established March 4, 1909
| colspan=3 | District created


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:WilliamEHumphrey.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William E. Humphrey]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Seattle]])}}
| nowrap | March 4, 1909 –<br />March 3, 1917
| align=left nowrap | [[File:WilliamEHumphrey.jpg|75px]] [[William E. Humphrey]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1909 –<br/>March 3, 1917
| Redistricted from the {{Ushr|Washington|AL|At-large seat}}
| {{USCongressOrdinal|61|64}}
| Redistricted from the {{Ushr|Washington|AL|C}} and [[1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|re-elected in 1908]].<br/>[[1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1910]].<br/>[[1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1912]].<br/>[[1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1914]].<br/>Retired to [[1916 United States Senate election in Washington|run for U.S. senator]].


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:John F. Miller, 1921.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John Franklin Miller (representative)|John Franklin Miller]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Seattle]])}}
| nowrap | March 4, 1917 –<br />March 3, 1931
| align=left nowrap | [[File:John Franklin Miller (congressman).jpg|75px]] [[John Franklin Miller (Washington representative)|John F. Miller]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1917 –<br/>March 3, 1931
| {{dm}}
| {{USCongressOrdinal|65|71}}
| [[1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1916]].<br/>[[1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1918]].<br/>[[1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1920]].<br/>[[1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1922]].<br/>[[1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1924]].<br/>[[1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1926]].<br/>[[1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1928]].<br/>Lost renomination.


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:Ralph Horr.jpeg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Ralph Horr]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Seattle]])}}
| nowrap | March 4, 1931 –<br />March 3, 1933
| align=left nowrap | [[File:No image.svg|75px]] [[Ralph Horr|Ralph A. Horr]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1931 –<br/>March 3, 1933
| {{dm}}
| {{USCongressOrdinal|72}}
| [[1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1930]].<br/>Lost renomination.


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:Marion Zioncheck 1936.jpeg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Marion Zioncheck]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Seattle]])}}
| nowrap | March 4, 1933 –<br />August 7, 1936
| align=left nowrap | [[File:No image.svg|75px]] [[Marion Zioncheck]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1933 –<br/>August 7, 1936
| Died
| {{USCongressOrdinal|73|74}}
| [[1932 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1932]].<br/>[[1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1934]].<br/>Died.


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | August 7, 1936 –<br />January 3, 1937
| nowrap | August 7, 1936 –<br/>January 3, 1937
| colspan=3 | Vacant
| {{USCongressOrdinal|74}}
|


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:Warren Magnuson.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[Warren Magnuson]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Seattle]])}}
| nowrap | January 3, 1937 –<br />December 13, 1944
| align=left nowrap | [[File:WarrenGMagnuson.jpg|75px]] [[Warren G. Magnuson]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1937 –<br/>December 13, 1944
| Resigned after being appointed to the [[List of United States Senators from Washington|U.S. Senate]]
| {{USCongressOrdinal|75|78}}
| [[1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1936]].<br/>[[1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1938]].<br/>[[1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1940]].<br/>[[1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1942]].<br/>Retired to [[1944 United States Senate election in Washington|run for U.S. senator]] and resigned when elected.


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | December 13, 1944 –<br />January 3, 1945
| nowrap | December 13, 1944 –<br/>January 3, 1945
| colspan=3 | Vacant
| {{USCongressOrdinal|78}}
|


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:Hugh De Lacy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Hugh De Lacy (politician)|Hugh De Lacy]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Seattle]])}}
| nowrap | January 3, 1945 –<br />January 3, 1947
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Hugh De Lacy.jpg|75px]] [[Emerson DeLacy|Emerson H. DeLacy]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1945 –<br/>January 3, 1947
| {{dm}}
| {{USCongressOrdinal|79}}
| [[1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1944]].<br/>Lost re-election.


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:Homer R. Jones (Washington state Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Homer Jones (politician)|Homer Jones]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Bremerton, Washington|Bremerton]])}}
| nowrap | January 3, 1947 –<br />January 3, 1949
| align=left nowrap | [[File:No image.svg|75px]] [[Homer Jones (politician)|Homer R. Jones]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1947 –<br/>January 3, 1949
| {{dm}}
| {{USCongressOrdinal|80}}
| [[1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1946]].<br/>Lost re-election.


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:Hugh Mitchell.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Hugh Mitchell (politician)|Hugh Mitchell]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Seattle]])}}
| nowrap | January 3, 1949 –<br />January 3, 1953
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Hugh Mitchell.jpg|75px]] [[Hugh Burnton Mitchell|Hugh B. Mitchell]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1949 –<br/>January 3, 1953
| [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1948|First elected in 1948]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1950|Re-elected in 1950]]<br/>Retired, ran in and lost the [[Washington gubernatorial election, 1952]]
| {{USCongressOrdinal|81|82}}
| [[1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1948]].<br/>[[1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1950]].<br/>Retired to [[1952 Washington gubernatorial election|run for Governor of Washington]].


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:Thomas M. Pelly.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Thomas Pelly]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Seattle]])}}
| nowrap | January 3, 1953 –<br />January 3, 1973
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Thomas M. Pelly.jpg|75px]] [[Thomas Pelly|Thomas M. Pelly]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1953 –<br/>January 3, 1973
| [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1952|First elected in 1952]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1954|Re-elected in 1954]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1956|Re-elected in 1956]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1958|Re-elected in 1958]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1960|Re-elected in 1960]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1962|Re-elected in 1962]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1964|Re-elected in 1964]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1966|Re-elected in 1966]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1968|Re-elected in 1968]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1970|Re-elected in 1970]]<br/>Retired
| {{USCongressOrdinal|83|92}}
| [[1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1952]].<br/>[[1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1954]].<br/>[[1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1956]].<br/>[[1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1958]].<br/>[[1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1960]].<br/>[[1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1962]].<br/>[[1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1964]].<br/>[[1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1966]].<br/>[[1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1968]].<br/>[[1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1970]].<br/>Retired.


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:Joel Pritchard.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[Joel Pritchard]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Seattle]])}}
| nowrap | January 3, 1973 –<br />January 3, 1985
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Senator Joel M. Pritchard, 1967.jpg|75px]] [[Joel Pritchard|Joel M. Pritchard]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1973 –<br/>January 3, 1985
| [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1972|First elected in 1972]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1974|Re-elected in 1974]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1976|Re-elected in 1976]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1978|Re-elected in 1978]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1980|Re-elected in 1980]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1982|Re-elected in 1982]]<br/>Retired
| {{USCongressOrdinal|93|98}}
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1972]].<br/>[[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1974]].<br/>[[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1976]].<br/>[[1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1978]].<br/>[[1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1980]].<br/>[[1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1982]].<br/>Retired.


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:JohnMiller.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[John Miller (Washington politician)|John Miller]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Seattle]])}}
| nowrap | January 3, 1985 –<br />January 3, 1993
| align=left nowrap | [[File:JohnMiller.png|75px]] [[John Miller (Washington politician)|John R. Miller]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1985 –<br/>January 3, 1993
| [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1984|First elected in 1984]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1986|Re-elected in 1986]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1988|Re-elected in 1988]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1990|Re-elected in 1990]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1992|Re-elected in 1992]]<br/>Retired
| {{USCongressOrdinal|99|102}}
| [[1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1984]].<br/>[[1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1986]].<br/>[[1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1988]].<br/>[[1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1990]].<br/>Retired.


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:Rep Maria Cantwell.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Maria Cantwell]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]])}}
| nowrap | January 3, 1993 –<br />January 3, 1995
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Maria Cantwell, official portrait, 110th Congress.jpg|75px]] [[Maria Cantwell|Maria E. Cantwell]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1993 –<br/>January 3, 1995
| [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1992|First elected in 1992]]<br/>Lost re-election
| {{USCongressOrdinal|103}}
| [[1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1992]].<br/>Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 |


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:RichWhite.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Rick White (politician)|Rick White]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Bainbridge Island, Washington|Bainbridge Island]])}}
| nowrap | January 3, 1995 –<br />January 3, 1999
| align=left nowrap | [[File:RichWhite.jpg|75px]] [[Rick White (politician)|Rick White]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1995 –<br/>January 3, 1999
| [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1994|First elected in 1994]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1996|Re-elected in 1996]]<br/>Lost re-election
| {{USCongressOrdinal|104|105}}
| [[1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1994]].<br/>[[1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 1996]].<br/>Lost re-election.


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Jay Inslee, Official Portrait, c112th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Jay Inslee]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Bainbridge Island, Washington|Bainbridge Island]])}}
| nowrap | January 3, 1999 –<br />March 20, 2012
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Jay Inslee, Official Portrait, c112th Congress.jpg|75px]] [[Jay Inslee]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 1999 –<br/>March 20, 2012
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|106|112}}
| [[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1998|First elected in 1998]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2000|Re-elected in 2000]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2002|Re-elected in 2002]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2004|Re-elected in 2004]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2006|Re-elected in 2006]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2008|Re-elected in 2008]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010|Re-elected in 2010]]<br/>Resigned to [[Washington gubernatorial election, 2012|run for Governor]]
| rowspan=2 | [[1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected in 1998]].<br/>[[2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 2000]].<br/>[[2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 2002]].<br/>[[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 2004]].<br/>[[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 2006]].<br/>[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 2008]].<br/>[[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 2010]].<br/>Resigned to [[2012 Washington gubernatorial election|run for Governor of Washington]].


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| rowspan=3 | '''2003–2013'''<br/>[[File:WA01 109.png|300px]]
| nowrap | March 20, 2012 –<br />November 6, 2012
| colspan=3 | Vacant


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| November 6, 2012 –<br />present
| nowrap | March 20, 2012 –<br/>November 6, 2012
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Suzan DelBene, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|75px]] [[Suzan DelBene]]
| {{USCongressOrdinal|112}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|
| Elected to finish Inslee's term and for the next term<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2014|Re-elected in 2014]]<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2016|Re-elected in 2016]]

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:Suzan K. DelBene 113th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Suzan DelBene]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Medina, Washington|Medina]])}}
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | November 6, 2012 –<br/>present
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|112|Present}}
| rowspan=3 | [[2012 Washington's 1st congressional district special election|Elected to finish Inslee's term]].<br/>[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Elected to full term in 2012]].<br/>[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 2014]].<br/>[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 2016]].<br/>[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 2018]].<br/>[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 2020]].<br/>[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|Re-elected in 2022]].<br/>[[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 1|Re-elected in 2024]].

|- style="height:3em"
| '''2013–2023'''<br/>[[File:Washington US Congressional District 1 (since 2013).tif|300px]]

|- style="height:3em"
| '''2023–present'''<br/>[[File:Washington's 1st congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|300px]]
|}
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| party = Republican Party (United States)
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| candidate = [[John Koster]]
| votes = 141,591
| votes = 141,591
| percentage = 39.58
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| candidate = [[Suzan DelBene]] ([[incumbent]]){{efn|DelBene was the incumbent by virtue of winning the simultaneous One Month Short Term election}}
| votes = 177,025
| votes = 177,025
| percentage = 53.94
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| party = Republican Party (United States)
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| candidate = [[John Koster]]
| votes = 151,187
| votes = 151,187
| percentage = 46.06
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===2014===
===2014===
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|title = Washington's 1st Congressional District - November 4, 2014<ref name="Results 2014">{{cite web |url=http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20141104/Federal-All.html |title=November 4, 2014 General Election Results |publisher=Washington Secretary of State|date=November 4, 2014 |access-date=January 8, 2015}}</ref>
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| candidate = Suzan DelBene (Incumbent)
| candidate = Suzan DelBene (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 124,151
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| candidate = Pedro Celis
| candidate = [[Pedro Celis]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 101,428
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===2016===
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|title = Washington's 1st Congressional District - November 8, 2016<ref name="Results 2016">{{cite web |url=http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20161108/Federal-All.html |title=November 8, 2016 General Election Results |publisher=Washington Secretary of State|date=November 8, 2016 |access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref>
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| candidate = Suzan DelBene (Incumbent)
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| candidate = Robert J. Sutherland
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| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 155,779
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=== 2018 ===
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Suzan DelBene (incumbent)|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=197,209|percentage=59.27}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jeffrey Beeler|votes=135,534|percentage=40.73}}
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=== 2020 ===
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Suzan DelBene]] (incumbent)
| votes = 249,944
| percentage = 58.55
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jeffrey Beeler
| votes = 176,407
| percentage = 41.33
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| votes = 511
| percentage = 0.12
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| votes = 426,862
| percentage = 100
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|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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=== 2022 ===
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Suzan DelBene]] (incumbent)
| votes = 181,992
| percentage = 63.5
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| candidate = Vincent Cavaleri
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 104,329
| percentage = 36.4
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| votes = 363
| percentage = 0.1
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| votes = 286,684
| percentage = 100
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| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2008]]
*[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington]]
*[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010]]
*[[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington]]
*[[United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012]]
*[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==References==
==References==
<references />
<references />
*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =}}
*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =}}
*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]


Latest revision as of 03:01, 9 December 2024

Washington's 1st congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)786,950
Median household
income		$131,682[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+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

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Pre-2012

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The district from 2003 to 2013

Prior to the 2012 redistricting, the district encompassed part of Northwest Seattle and largely suburban areas north and east of Seattle, including Shoreline, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Kenmore, Bothell, Kirkland, and Redmond, as well as Bainbridge Island and part of the Kitsap Peninsula. Until March 20, 2012, it was represented by Democrat Jay Inslee from Bainbridge Island. Inslee resigned to focus on his run for Governor of the state;[3] the seat remained vacant until the special election that coincided with the November 2012 general election.[4][5]

The former House seat of powerful U.S. Senator Warren G. Magnuson, the district was a swing district throughout much of the 1990s, changing hands and parties three times in four elections. Before the election of future U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell in 1992, the district had been in Republican hands for 40 years (and 42 of the previous 46 years). Since the 1998 election, when Inslee was first elected, the growing Democratic trend in the Seattle area enabled him to turn it into a fairly safe seat. He had been re-elected six times, with little difficulty, most recently in 2010.

Post-2012

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The district from 2013 to 2023

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. Jay Inslee (D) was the representative of the 1st district until resigning to run for governor of the state, but most of the district has been represented by Rick Larsen (D), of the 2nd district, in the past.

Soon after the 2012 general election polls closed, the Seattle Times and national news organizations called the district for Democrat Suzan DelBene, defeating Republican John Koster with a margin that the Seattle Times called "unexpectedly decisive",[6] reflecting the difficulty of predicting the vote in the new district. The certified results confirmed her significant margin.[7] DelBene also won the election for the remainder of Inslee's term in the old first district, and after being sworn in on November 13, 2012.

Recent election results from presidential races

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Year Results
1952 Eisenhower 52 - 48%
1956 Eisenhower 54 - 46%
1960 Nixon 57 - 43%
1964 Johnson 59 - 41%
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

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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
District established March 4, 1909

William E. Humphrey
(Seattle) 		Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1917 		61st
62nd
63rd
64th 		Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
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 		Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
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 		Elected in 1932.
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 		Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected.
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 		Elected in 1948.
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 		Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired.

Joel Pritchard
(Seattle) 		Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1985 		93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th 		Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Retired.

John Miller
(Seattle) 		Republican January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1993 		99th
100th
101st
102nd 		Elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.

Maria Cantwell
(Mountlake Terrace) 		Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		103rd Elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.

Rick White
(Bainbridge Island) 		Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1999 		104th
105th 		Elected in 1994.
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 		Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Resigned to run for Governor of Washington.
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 to full term in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2013–2023
2023–present

Recent election results

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2010

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United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Inslee (incumbent) 172,642 57.67
Republican James Watkins 126,737 42.33
Total votes 299,379 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2012 short term (2010 boundaries)

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United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012 One Month Short Term
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Suzan DelBene 216,144 60.42
Republican John Koster 141,591 39.58
Total votes 357,735 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2012

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United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Suzan DelBene (incumbent)[a] 177,025 53.94
Republican John Koster 151,187 46.06
Total votes 328,212 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2014

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Washington's 1st Congressional District - November 4, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Suzan DelBene (incumbent) 124,151 55.04
Republican Pedro Celis 101,428 44.96
Total votes 225,579 100
Democratic hold

2016

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Washington's 1st Congressional District - November 8, 2016[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Suzan DelBene (incumbent) 193,619 55.42
Republican Robert J. Sutherland 155,779 44.58
Total votes 349,398 100
Democratic hold

2018

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Washington's 1st Congressional District - November 6, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Suzan DelBene (incumbent) 197,209 59.27
Republican Jeffrey Beeler 135,534 40.73
Total votes 332,743 100
Democratic hold

2020

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Washington's 1st Congressional District - November 3, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Washington's 1st Congressional District - November 8, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ DelBene was the incumbent by virtue of winning the simultaneous One Month Short Term election

References

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  1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Congressman Inslee to step down and focus on run for governor, Reuters
  4. ^ Cornfield, Jerry (March 29, 2012). "Gregoire: Election in works to replace Inslee". HeraldNet. The Daily Herald. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  5. ^ RCW 29A.28.041 Congress — Special election, Revised Code of Washington
  6. ^ DelBene beats Koster in race for U.S. House, Seattle Times
  7. ^ "Federal - All Results". Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  8. ^ "November 4, 2014 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  9. ^ "November 8, 2016 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
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