Washington's 9th congressional district

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Washington's 9th congressional district
Washington's 9th congressional district (since 2023).svg
Washington's 9th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)765,854
Median household
income
$95,293 [1]
Ethnicity
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.

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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

YearOfficeResults [3] [4] [5]
2008 President Obama 67% - 31%
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%

List of members representing the district

Member
(District home)
PartyTermCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District established January 3, 1993
Mike Kreidler.jpg
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.jpg
Randy Tate
(Puyallup)
Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
104th Elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.
US Congressman Adam Smith (born 1965).jpg
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
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Parts of King, Pierce, and Thurston
2013–2023
Washington US Congressional District 9 (since 2013).tif
Parts of King and Pierce
2023–present
Washington's 9th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg
Parts of King

Recent election results

2012

Washington's 9th Congressional District, 2012 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Smith (Incumbent)192,03471.6
Republican Jim Postma76,10528.4
Total votes268,139 100.0

2014

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2014 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Smith (incumbent) 118,132 70.8
Republican Doug Basler48,66229.2
Total votes166,794 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2016 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Smith (incumbent) 205,165 72.9
Republican Doug Basler76,31727.1
Total votes281,482 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2018 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Smith (incumbent) 163,345 67.9
Democratic Sarah Smith77,22232.1
Total votes240,567 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Smith (incumbent) 258,771 74.1
Republican Doug Basler89,69725.7
Write-in 5820.17
Total votes349,050 100
Democratic hold

2022

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Smith (incumbent) 171,746 71.6
Republican Doug Basler67,63128.2
Write-in 4710.2
Total votes239,848 100
Democratic hold

2024

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2024 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Smith (incumbent) 182,780 65.4
Democratic Melissa Chaundry90,60132.4
Write-in 5,9172.1
Total votes279,298 100
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

The district from 2003 to 2013 WA09 109.png
The district from 2003 to 2013
The district from 2013 to 2023 WA CD 09-2013.pdf
The district from 2013 to 2023

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