Washington's 8th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 (King County highlighted, where most of the district's population resides) | |
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Area | 7,359.70 sq mi (19,061.5 km2) |
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Population (2023) | 778,099 [1] |
Median household income | $119,057 [2] |
Ethnicity |
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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.
Year | Office | Results [5] [6] [7] |
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2008 | President | Obama 52% - 47% |
2012 | President | Obama 51% - 49% |
2016 | President | Clinton 48% - 44% |
Senate | Murray 51% - 49% | |
Governor | Bryant 54% - 46% | |
Lt. Governor | McClendon 82% - 18% | |
Secretary of State | Wyman 63% - 37% | |
Auditor | Miloscia 56% - 44% | |
Attorney General | Ferguson 62% - 38% | |
2018 | Senate | Cantwell 51% - 49% |
2020 | President | Biden 52% - 45% |
Governor | Culp 51% - 49% | |
Secretary of State | Wyman 62% - 38% | |
Treasurer | Davidson 54% - 46% | |
Auditor | McCarthy 51% - 49% | |
Attorney General | Larkin 51% - 49% | |
2022 | Senate | Murray 51% - 49% |
Secretary of State (Spec.) | Anderson 51% - 44% | |
2024 | President | Harris 51% - 45% |
Senate | Cantwell 52% - 48% | |
Governor | Reichert 53% - 47% | |
Lt. Governor | Matthews 52% - 48% | |
Secretary of State | Hobbs 52% - 48% | |
Treasurer | Pellicciotti 50.1% - 49.8% | |
Auditor | McCarthy 51% - 49% | |
Attorney General | Serrano 51% - 48% | |
Commissioner of Public Lands | Herrera Beutler 54% - 46% |
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.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Reichert | 173,298 | 51.50 | |
Democratic | Dave Ross | 157,148 | 46.70 | |
Libertarian | Spencer Garrett | 6,053 | 1.80 | |
Total votes | 336,499 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
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"). [8] 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. [9]
In the end, Reichert won re-election, defeating Burner by just 7,341 votes out of more than 250,000 cast. [10] 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. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Reichert (inc.) | 129,362 | 51.46 | |
Democratic | Darcy Burner | 122,021 | 48.54 | |
Total votes | 251,383 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Reichert | 74,140 | 48.54% | |
Democratic | Darcy Burner | 68,010 | 44.53% | |
Democratic | James E. Vaughn | 5,051 | 3.31% | |
Independent | Richard Todd | 2,116 | 1.39% | |
Democratic | Keith Arnold | 1,886 | 1.23% | |
Independent | Boleslaw Orlinski | 1,523 | 1.00% | |
Total votes | 152,726 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Reichert | 191,568 | 52.78% | |
Democratic | Darcy Burner | 171,358 | 47.22% | |
Total votes | 362,926 | 100% |
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. [14] [15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Reichert (incumbent) | 76,118 | 47.23 | |
Democratic | Suzan DelBene | 43,272 | 26.85 | |
Democratic | Tom Cramer | 15,313 | 9.50 | |
Republican | Ernest Huber | 9,376 | 5.82 | |
Republican | Tim Dillon | 8,291 | 5.14 | |
Democratic | Keith Arnold | 3,405 | 2.11 | |
Independent | Robin Adair | 2,648 | 1.64 | |
Democratic | Boleslaw (John) Orlinski | 1,761 | 1.09 | |
Independent | Caleb Love Mardini | 987 | 0.61 | |
Total votes | 161,171 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Reichert (incumbent) | 161,296 | 52.05 | |
Democratic | Suzan DelBene | 148,581 | 47.95 | |
Total votes | 309,877 | 100.00 |
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. [17]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Reichert (Incumbent) | 180,204 | 59.7 | |
Democratic | Karen Porterfield | 121,886 | 40.3 | |
Total votes | 302,090 | 100.0 |
In the 2014 election, Reichert defeated Democrat Jason Ritchie, a small business owner from Issaquah.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Reichert (incumbent) | 66,715 | 62.5 | |
Democratic | Jason Ritchie | 30,759 | 28.8 | |
Democratic | Keith Arnold | 9,273 | 8.7 | |
Total votes | 105,746 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Reichert (incumbent) | 125,741 | 63.3 | |
Democratic | Jason Ritchie | 73,003 | 36.7 | |
Total votes | 198,744 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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. [18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Reichert (incumbent) | 73,600 | 56.8 | |
Democratic | Tony Ventrella | 22,035 | 17.0 | |
Democratic | Santiago Ramos | 17,900 | 13.8 | |
Democratic | Alida Skold | 10,825 | 8.4 | |
Independent | Keith Arnold | 3,153 | 2.4 | |
Independent | Margaret M. Walsh | 2,024 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 129,537 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Reichert (incumbent) | 193,145 | 60.2 | |
Democratic | Tony Ventrella | 127,720 | 39.8 | |
Total votes | 320,865 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Reichert announced in September 2017 that he would not seek re-election. [19] Former State Senator and gubernatorial nominee Dino Rossi advanced from the top-two primary alongside pediatrician Kim Schrier. [20] In the general election, Schrier defeated Rossi with 52% of the vote to become the first Democrat to represent the district. [21]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dino Rossi | 73,288 | 43.1 | |
Democratic | Kim Schrier | 31,837 | 18.7 | |
Democratic | Jason Rittereiser | 30,708 | 18.1 | |
Democratic | Shannon Hader | 21,317 | 12.5 | |
Republican | Jack Hughes-Hageman | 4,270 | 2.5 | |
Republican | Gordon Allen Pross | 2,081 | 1.2 | |
Democratic | Tom Cramer | 1,468 | 0.9 | |
Independent Centrist | Bill Grassie | 1,163 | 0.7 | |
Libertarian | Richard Travis Reyes | 1,154 | 0.7 | |
Independent | Keith Arnold | 1,090 | 0.6 | |
Neither Major Party | Patrick Dillon | 898 | 0.5 | |
No party preference | Todd Mahaffey | 673 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 169,947 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kim Schrier | 164,089 | 52.4 | |
Republican | Dino Rossi | 148,968 | 47.6 | |
Total votes | 313,057 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Schrier defeated Republican Jesse Jensen with 52% of the vote, a similar percentage as in 2018. [22]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kim Schrier (incumbent) | 106,611 | 43.3 | |
Republican | Jesse Jensen | 49,368 | 20.0 | |
Republican | Keith R. Swank | 42,809 | 17.4 | |
Trump Republican Party | Dean Saulibio | 28,976 | 11.8 | |
Independent | Corey Bailey | 6,552 | 2.7 | |
Democratic | James Mitchell | 6,187 | 2.5 | |
Democratic | Keith Arnold | 4,111 | 1.7 | |
No party preference | Ryan Dean Burkett | 1,458 | 0.6 | |
Write-in | 289 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 246,361 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kim Schrier (incumbent) | 213,123 | 51.7 | |
Republican | Jesse Jensen | 198,423 | 48.2 | |
Write-in | 566 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 412,112 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Schrier defeated Republican Matt Larkin with 53% of the vote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kim Schrier (incumbent) | 97,700 | 47.9 | |
Republican | Matt Larkin | 34,684 | 17.0 | |
Republican | Reagan Dunn | 29,494 | 14.4 | |
Republican | Jesse Jensen | 26,350 | 12.9 | |
Republican | Scott Stephenson | 7,954 | 3.9 | |
Democratic | Emet Ward | 1,832 | 0.9 | |
Republican | Dave Chapman | 1,811 | 0.9 | |
Democratic | Keith Arnold | 1,669 | 0.8 | |
Libertarian | Justin Greywolf | 1,518 | 0.7 | |
Independent | Ryan Burkett | 701 | 0.3 | |
Independent | Patrick Dillon | 296 | 0.1 | |
Write-in | 122 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 204,131 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kim Schrier (incumbent) | 179,003 | 53.3 | |
Republican | Matt Larkin | 155,976 | 46.4 | |
Write-in | 1,059 | 0.3 | ||
Total votes | 336,038 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Schrier defeated Republican Carmen Goers with 54% of the vote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kim Schrier (incumbent) | 105,069 | 50.1 | |
Republican | Carmen Goers | 94,322 | 45.0 | |
Democratic | Imraan Siddiqi | 7,374 | 3.5 | |
Democratic | Keith Arnold | 2,603 | 1.2 | |
Write-in | 291 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 209,659 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kim Schrier (incumbent) | 224,607 | 54.0 | |
Republican | Carmen Goers | 190,675 | 45.8 | |
Write-in | 995 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 416,277 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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