Washington's congressional districts


The following is a list of the ten congressional districts in the U.S. state of Washington.
This article partially describes districts prior to the 2012 redistricting.

At large

From the time that Washington Territory was formed in 1853, through statehood in 1889, Washington Territory elected an at-large non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives. At different times in its history, the state of Washington has also elected one or more representatives At-large statewide.
List of members of the Washington United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 10 members, including 7 Democrats and 3 Republicans.
DistrictRepresentativePartyCPVIIncumbent time in officeDistrict map
1st Suzan DelBene DemocraticD+6November 13, 2012 – present
2nd Rick Larsen DemocraticD+10January 3, 2001 – present
3rd Jaime Herrera Beutler RepublicanR+4January 3, 2011 – present
4th Dan Newhouse RepublicanR+13January 3, 2015 – present
5th Cathy McMorris Rodgers RepublicanR+8January 3, 2005 – present
6th Derek Kilmer DemocraticD+6January 3, 2013 – present
7th Pramila Jayapal DemocraticD+33January 3, 2017 – present
8th Kim Schrier DemocraticEVENJanuary 3, 2019 – present
9th Adam Smith DemocraticD+21January 3, 1997 – present
10th Denny Heck DemocraticD+5January 3, 2013 – present

Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Washington, presented chronologically. All redistricting events that took place in Washington between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
YearStatewide mapPuget Sound highlight
1973–1982
1983–1984
1985–1992
1993–2002
2003–2013
Since 2013

State redistricting procedures

Washington is one of 22 states that do not give direct control of redistricting to the state's legislature.
The state's congressional districts are determined by a four-member Washington State Redistricting Commission that is appointed every ten years. Two members are appointed by both of the state's legislative branches, with the majority leader and minority leader from each selecting one person. The four appointed members then vote to appoint a fifth, non-partisan chairperson that cannot vote. The commission is disbanded once they have approved a redistricting plan.
In 1981 Republicans attempted to gerrymander Tom Foley's fifth district by cracking Spokane into two districts, but this was vetoed by Governor John Spellman. After they redrew districts in 1982, a federal court threw out the map for excessive population variation. New maps were drawn in 1983 by a five-member commission appointed by the legislature to avoid continued deadlock under a court-imposed deadline; the legislature had historically often failed to redistrict. In 1983, the voters approved a ballot measure to amend the state constitution to permanently establish a redistricting commission. The first commission created under the changes completed their work as part of the 1991 redistricting.