Washington's 8th congressional district

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Washington's 8th congressional district
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Washington's 8th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 (King County highlighted, where most of the district's population resides)
Representative
Area7,359.70 sq mi (19,061.5 km2)
Distribution
  • 83.4% urban
  • 16.6% rural
Population (2023)778,099 [1]
Median household
income		$119,057 [2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+1 [3]

Washington's 8th congressional district is a district for the United States House of Representatives located in western Washington State. It includes the eastern portions of King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, and crosses the Cascade Range to include Chelan and Kittitas counties, as well as a precinct in East Wenatchee in Douglas County. The district's western part includes the exurban communities of Sammamish, Issaquah, and Maple Valley but does not include Seattle and Tacoma's more immediate suburbs. On its east side, the 8th's population centers include the rural communities Wenatchee, Leavenworth, and Ellensburg. [4] It is currently represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Democrat Kim Schrier, who was first elected to the seat in 2018.

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Election results from presidential races

YearOfficeResults
1984 President Reagan 62 - 37%
1988 President Bush 56 - 43%
1992 President Clinton 38 - 34%
1996 President Clinton 47 - 41%
2000 President Gore 49 - 47%
2004 President Kerry 51 - 48%
2008 President Obama 57 - 42%
2012 President Obama 50 - 48%
2016 President Clinton 48 - 45%
2020 President Biden 52 - 45%

History

The 8th district was created after redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. For its first 30 years, it was centered on the Eastside region of the Seattle metropolitan area. After the 2010 U.S. census, the state responded to population changes by shifting much of the Eastside to the 9th district. To make up for the loss in population, areas east of the Cascades were shifted to the 8th district.

For the first 35 years of its existence, the 8th district was held by a Republican. It was located in an area that was historically the most Republican portion of the Seattle area. However, it was swept up in the larger Democratic trend in the Pacific Northwest since the 1990s, and has supported the Democratic nominee in every presidential election since 1992. Prior to the 2011 redistricting, the district had the peculiarity of having a Democratic advantage according to its Cook PVI, but only having elected Republicans to Congress throughout its history. After the district was pushed east of the Cascades with the 2010 redistricting, its PVI became even. The GOP winning streak ended with the 2018 election.

The district from 2003 to 2013 United States House of Representatives, Washington District 8 map.png
The district from 2003 to 2013
The district from 2013 to 2023 WA CD 08-2013.pdf
The district from 2013 to 2023

Recent election results

2004

In 2004, Dave Reichert, at the time serving as the sheriff of King County, beat his Democratic opponent Dave Ross by 52% to 47% in the race to replace 12-year incumbent Jennifer Dunn; that year, voters in the district favored Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

Washington's 8th congressional district election, 2004)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert 173,298 51.50
Democratic Dave Ross 157,14846.70
Libertarian Spencer Garrett6,0531.80
Total votes336,499 100.00
Republican hold

2006

Responding to Reichert's perceived vulnerability, former Microsoft program manager Darcy Burner (D) challenged Rep. Reichert in 2006, in what was widely expected to be a close election. Influential election analyst Charlie Cook listed the contest among 68 competitive or potentially competitive House races to watch in 2006, categorizing it as a "toss-up" (defined as "the most competitive; Either party has a good chance of winning"). [5] Burner was one of 22 House challengers selected by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) for fundraising assistance with its "Red to Blue" program, aimed at unseating vulnerable Republican incumbents around the country. [6]

In the end, Reichert won re-election, defeating Burner by just 7,341 votes out of more than 250,000 cast. [7] The outcome of the race was not decided for almost a week after the election, as severe flooding in the eastern part of the district delayed the counting of absentee ballots. [8]

Washington's 8th congressional district election, 2006)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert (inc.) 129,362 51.46
Democratic Darcy Burner 122,02148.54
Total votes251,383 100.00
Republican hold

2008

In the 2008 election, Reichert faced Burner again in a rematch that many election watchers again described as one of the nation's hottest contests. This time, Reichert defeated Burner 53 percent to 47 percent, a solid victory despite Barack Obama's 15-point margin in the district.

Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert 74,140 48.54%
Democratic Darcy Burner 68,010 44.53%
Democratic James E. Vaughn5,0513.31%
Independent Richard Todd2,1161.39%
Democratic Keith Arnold1,8861.23%
Independent Boleslaw Orlinski1,5231.00%
Total votes152,726 100%
Washington's 8th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert 191,568 52.78%
Democratic Darcy Burner171,35847.22%
Total votes362,926 100%

2010

In the 2010 election, Reichert and Democrat Suzan DelBene advanced out of the Washington State Top 2 Primaries with 47.2% and 26.9% of the vote, respectively. Reichert prevailed over DelBene in the General Election 52.1% to 47.9%. In this election, Reichert won both King and Pierce counties even after losing some key endorsements, including the Seattle Times, which endorsed Suzan DelBene and Tim Dillon in the primaries. [11] [12]

Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 17, 2010 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert (incumbent) 76,118 47.23
Democratic Suzan DelBene 43,272 26.85
Democratic Tom Cramer15,3139.50
Republican Ernest Huber9,3765.82
Republican Tim Dillon8,2915.14
Democratic Keith Arnold3,4052.11
Independent Robin Adair2,6481.64
Democratic Boleslaw (John) Orlinski1,7611.09
Independent Caleb Love Mardini9870.61
Total votes161,171 100.00
Washington's 8th congressional district general election, November 2, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert (incumbent) 161,296 52.05
Democratic Suzan DelBene148,58147.95
Total votes309,877 100.00

2012

In the 2012 election, Reichert ran against Democrat Karen Porterfield, Associate Dean and Public Administration Lecturer at Seattle University. James Windle of Snoqualmie Pass also ran against Reichert as an independent candidate, but dropped out of the race in August 2012. [14]

Washington 8th Congressional District - 6 November 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert (Incumbent)180,20459.7
Democratic Karen Porterfield121,88640.3
Total votes302,090 100.0

2014

In the 2014 election, Reichert defeated Democrat Jason Ritchie, a small business owner from Issaquah.

Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 5, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert (incumbent) 66,715 62.5
Democratic Jason Ritchie 30,759 28.8
Democratic Keith Arnold9,2738.7
Total votes105,746 100.0
Washington's 8th congressional district, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert (incumbent) 125,741 63.3
Democratic Jason Ritchie73,00336.7
Total votes198,744 100.0
Republican hold

2016

In the 2016 election, Reichert defeated Democrat Tony Ventrella, a former sportscaster. Ventrella did not think he would beat the other candidates in the field and dropped out in July 2016 only to finish second overall and restart his campaign in the general election. [15]

Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 2nd, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert (incumbent) 73,600 56.8
Democratic Tony Ventrella 22,035 17.0
Democratic Santiago Ramos17,90013.8
Democratic Alida Skold10,8258.4
Independent Keith Arnold3,1532.4
Independent Margaret M. Walsh2,0241.6
Total votes129,537 100.0
Washington's 8th congressional district, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert (incumbent) 193,145 60.2
Democratic Tony Ventrella127,72039.8
Total votes320,865 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Reichert announced in September 2017 that he would not seek re-election. [16] Former State Senator and gubernatorial nominee Dino Rossi advanced from the top-two primary alongside pediatrician Kim Schrier. [17] In the general election, Schrier defeated Rossi with 52% of the vote to become the first Democrat to represent the district. [18]

Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 7, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dino Rossi 73,288 43.1
Democratic Kim Schrier 31,837 18.7
Democratic Jason Rittereiser30,70818.1
Democratic Shannon Hader 21,31712.5
Republican Jack Hughes-Hageman4,2702.5
Republican Gordon Allen Pross2,0811.2
Democratic Tom Cramer1,4680.9
Independent Centrist Bill Grassie1,1630.7
Libertarian Richard Travis Reyes1,1540.7
Independent Keith Arnold1,0900.6
Neither Major Party Patrick Dillon8980.5
No party preference Todd Mahaffey6730.4
Total votes169,947 100.0
Washington's 8th congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kim Schrier 164,089 52.4
Republican Dino Rossi 148,96847.6
Total votes313,057 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2020

Schrier defeated Republican Jesse Jensen with 52% of the vote, a similar percentage as in 2018. [19]

Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 4, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kim Schrier (incumbent) 106,611 43.3
Republican Jesse Jensen 49,368 20.0
Republican Keith R. Swank42,80917.4
Trump Republican PartyDean Saulibio28,97611.8
Independent Corey Bailey6,5522.7
Democratic James Mitchell6,1872.5
Democratic Keith Arnold4,1111.7
No party preference Ryan Dean Burkett1,4580.6
Write-in 2890.1
Total votes246,361 100.0
Washington's 8th congressional district, 2020 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kim Schrier (incumbent) 213,123 51.7
Republican Jesse Jensen198,42348.2
Write-in 5660.1
Total votes412,112 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

Schrier defeated Republican Matt Larkin with 53% of the vote.

Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 2, 2022 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kim Schrier (incumbent) 97,700 47.9
Republican Matt Larkin 34,684 17.0
Republican Reagan Dunn 29,49414.4
Republican Jesse Jensen26,35012.9
Republican Scott Stephenson7,9543.9
Democratic Emet Ward1,8320.9
Republican Dave Chapman1,8110.9
Democratic Keith Arnold1,6690.8
Libertarian Justin Greywolf1,5180.7
Independent Ryan Burkett7010.3
Independent Patrick Dillon2960.1
Write-in 1220.1
Total votes204,131 100.0
2022 Washington's 8th congressional district election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kim Schrier (incumbent) 179,003 53.3
Republican Matt Larkin155,97646.4
Write-in 1,0590.3
Total votes336,038 100.0
Democratic hold

List of members representing the district

Member
(District Home)		PartyDatesCong
ress		Electoral historyDistrict location
District established January 3, 1983
Rod Chandler.jpg
Rod Chandler
(Bellevue) [22] 		Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd 		Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.		1983–1985
Parts of King and Pierce
1985–1993
Parts of King and Pierce
Jenniferdunn.jpg
Jennifer Dunn
(Bellevue) [23] 		Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2005		 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th 		Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Retired.		1993–2003
Parts of King and Pierce
2003–2013
United States House of Representatives, Washington District 8 map.png
Parts of King and Pierce
Dave Reichert official portrait.jpg
Dave Reichert
(Auburn)		 Republican January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2019		 109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th 		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.
Retired.
2013–2023
Washington US Congressional District 8 (since 2013).tif
Chelan and Kittitas; parts of Douglas, King, and Pierce
Kim Schrier Official Portrait 116th Congress.jpg
Kim Schrier
(Sammamish)		 Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present		 116th
117th
118th 		Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present
Washington's 8th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg
Chelan and Kittitas; parts of Douglas, King, Pierce, and Snohomish

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