Washington's 9th congressional district

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Washington's 9th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Adam Smith D–Bellevue
Population (2023)	765,854
Median household income	$95,293 [1]
Ethnicity	40.6% White 23.6% Asian 14.3% Hispanic 12.0% Black 6.7% Two or more races 1.8% Pacific Islander Americans 1.1% other
Cook PVI	D+21 [2]

Washington's 9th congressional district encompasses a long, somewhat narrow area in Western Washington, through the densely populated central Puget Sound region, from Auburn and Federal Way in the south to parts of Seattle and Bellevue in the north. Since 1997, the 9th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Adam Smith, a Democrat from Bellevue.

Established after the 1990 U.S. census, the 9th district was originally drawn as a "fair fight" district. The first representative from the 9th district, Mike Kreidler (D), was defeated after one term by Republican Randy Tate; Tate, in turn, was defeated after one term by Smith. Since being first elected in 1996, Smith's moderate voting record and a strong Democratic trend in the Puget Sound region turned the formerly contentious district into a fairly safe Democratic seat.

Barack Obama swept the district in 2008 and 2012, with 67% and 69% of the vote, respectively. Hillary Clinton won the district with 69% in 2016, Joe Biden received 71% in the district in 2020, and Kamala Harris received 68% here in 2024.

In 2011, the state began the process of redistricting in response to population changes determined by the 2010 census. In the final report by the bipartisan redistricting commission issued in January 2012, the 9th district shifted to the north. The new district covered Bellevue, Southeast Seattle, and Mercer Island, but only went as far south as the southern tip of Commencement Bay in Tacoma. As of the 2022 redistricting, it is a majority-minority district and the second-most Democratic district in the state; only the neighboring 7th district, covering the rest of Seattle, is more Democratic.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results [3] [4] [5]
2008	President	Obama 67% - 31%
2010	Senate	Murray 62% - 38%
2012	President	Obama 69% - 31%
2016	President	Clinton 69% - 25%
	Senate	Murray 71% - 29%
	Governor	Inslee 66% - 34%
	Lt. Governor	Habib 67% - 33%
	Secretary of State	Podlodowski 57% - 43%
	Auditor	McCarthy 62% - 38%
	Attorney General	Ferguson 77% - 23%
2018	Senate	Cantwell 71% - 29%
2020	President	Biden 71% - 26%
	Governor	Inslee 71% - 29%
	Secretary of State	Tarleton 57% - 43%
	Treasurer	Pellicciotti 66% - 34%
	Auditor	McCarthy 71% - 29%
	Attorney General	Ferguson 69% - 31%
2022	Senate	Murray 71% - 29%
	Secretary of State (Spec.)	Hobbs 62% - 35%
2024	President	Harris 68% - 27%
	Senate	Cantwell 71% - 28%
	Governor	Ferguson 67% - 33%
	Lt. Governor	Heck 68% - 32%
	Secretary of State	Hobbs 71% - 29%
	Treasurer	Pellicciotti 69% - 31%
	Auditor	McCarthy 70% - 30%
	Attorney General	Brown 67% - 33%
	Commissioner of Public Lands	Upthegrove 65% - 35%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities: ^[6]

KingCounty (20)

Algona, Auburn (part; also 8th and 10th; shared with Pierce County), Beaux Arts Village, Bellevue (part; also 1st), Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Des Moines, East Renton Highlands (part; also 8th), Fairwood (part; also 8th), Federal Way, Kent (part; also 8th), Lakeland North, Lakeland South, Mercer Island, Milton (part; also 6th; shared with Pierce County), Newcastle, Pacific (part; also 10th; shared with Pierce County), Renton (part; also 8th), SeaTac, Seattle (part; also 7th), Tukwila

List of members representing the district

Member (District home)	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established January 3, 1993
Mike Kreidler (Olympia)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd	Elected in 1992. Lost re-election.	1993–2003 Parts of King, Pierce, and Thurston
Randy Tate (Puyallup)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	104th	Elected in 1994. Lost re-election.
Adam Smith (Bellevue)	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – present	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected in 1996. Re-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. Re-elected 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.
					2003–2013 Parts of King, Pierce, and Thurston
					2013–2023 Parts of King and Pierce
					2023–present Parts of King

Recent election results

2012

Washington's 9th Congressional District, 2012 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (Incumbent)	192,034	71.6
	Republican	Jim Postma	76,105	28.4
Total votes			268,139	100.0

2014

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2014 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	118,132	70.8
	Republican	Doug Basler	48,662	29.2
Total votes			166,794	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2016 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	205,165	72.9
	Republican	Doug Basler	76,317	27.1
Total votes			281,482	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2018 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	163,345	67.9
	Democratic	Sarah Smith	77,222	32.1
Total votes			240,567	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2020 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	258,771	74.1
	Republican	Doug Basler	89,697	25.7
	Write-in		582	0.17
Total votes			349,050	100
	Democratic hold

2022

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2022 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	171,746	71.6
	Republican	Doug Basler	67,631	28.2
	Write-in		471	0.2
Total votes			239,848	100
	Democratic hold

2024

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2024 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	182,780	65.4
	Democratic	Melissa Chaudhry	90,601	32.4
	Write-in		5,917	2.1
Total votes			279,298	100
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

The district from 2003 to 2013

The district from 2013 to 2023

See also

• 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
• 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
• 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
• 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

References

1. "My Congressional District".
2. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
3. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::3dd8f07d-8f9b-4905-a155-573bdc084b06
4. 2022Gen Results by Congressional District (PDF). sos.wa.gov (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 29, 2022.
5. 2024Gen Results by Congressional District (PDF). sos.wa.gov (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 28, 2024.
6. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST53/CD118_WA09.pdf
7. "Federal - All Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
8. "Federal - All Results". Washington Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
9. "November 8, 2016 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
10. Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019.
11. "Official Canvass of the Returns" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
12. "Official Canvass of the Returns" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
13. "Official Canvass of the Returns" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington . Retrieved December 4, 2024.

External links

• Interactive Map at Adam Smith's House website
• Washington State Redistricting Commission
• Find your new congressional district: a searchable map, Seattle Times , January 13, 2012
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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