Washington's 1st congressional district

Washington's 1st congressional district
Washington's 1st congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
	Suzan DelBene ; D–Medina
Population (2022)	782,320
Median household; income	$125,412
Ethnicity	59.7% White ; 19.7% Asian ; 9.8% Hispanic ; 6.6% Two or more races ; 2.6% Black ; 1.5% other;
Cook PVI	D+13

Last updated March 08, 2024

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 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

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

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

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.
Jay Inslee (Bainbridge Island)	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – March 20, 2012	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th		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

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)

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

United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzan DelBene (incumbent)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	177,025	53.94
	Republican	John Koster	151,187	46.06
Total votes			328,212	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2014

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

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

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

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

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

Notes

↑ DelBene was incumbent by virtue of winning the simultaneous One Month Short Term election

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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

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[8] DelBene was incumbent by virtue of winning the simultaneous One Month Short Term election

[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.

[Results_2014-9] "November 4, 2014 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[Results_2016-10] "November 8, 2016 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

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