In presidential elections, the 1st district has leaned Democratic. Under the old boundaries, Al Gore and John Kerry narrowly carried the district in 2000 and 2004, with 48% and 51% of the vote, respectively. In 2008, Barack Obama swept the district with 55.60% of the vote, while John McCain received 42%. Similarly, Hillary Clinton won the district in 2016 with 54% of the vote over Donald Trump with 38%, and in 2020 Joe Biden polled 59% to 38% for Donald Trump.
The former House seat of powerful U.S. SenatorWarren G. Magnuson, the district was a swing district throughout much of the 1990s, changing hands and parties three times in four elections. Before the election of future U.S. SenatorMaria Cantwell in 1992, the district had been in Republican hands for 40 years (and 42 of the previous 46 years). Since the 1998 election, when Inslee was first elected, the growing Democratic trend in the Seattle area enabled him to turn it into a fairly safe seat. He had been re-elected six times, with little difficulty, most recently in 2010.
Post-2012Edit
The district from 2013 to 2023
The 2012 redistricting drastically changed the 1st district. Much of this area was previously part of the 2nd district, but in the new map, the 2nd has shrunk significantly. Jay Inslee (D) was the representative of the 1st district until resigning to run for governor of the state, but most of the district has been represented by Rick Larsen (D), of the 2nd district, in the past.
Soon after the 2012 general election polls closed, the Seattle Times and national news organizations called the district for DemocratSuzan DelBene, defeating RepublicanJohn Koster with a margin that the Seattle Times called "unexpectedly decisive",[6] reflecting the difficulty of predicting the vote in the new district. The certified results confirmed her significant margin.[7] DelBene also won the election for the remainder of Inslee's term in the old first district, and after being sworn in on November 13, 2012.
Recent election results from presidential racesEdit
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Washington s 1st congressional district encompasses parts of King and Snohomish counties The district covers several cities in the north of the Seattle metropolitan area east of Interstate 5 including parts of Bellevue Marysville and up north toward Arlington Washington s 1st congressional districtInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3 2023Representative Suzan DelBeneD MedinaPopulation 2021 770 301Median householdincome 120 671 1 Ethnicity83 8 White7 9 Asian4 3 Hispanic1 8 Black0 9 Native American0 6 otherCook PVID 13 2 In presidential elections the 1st district has leaned Democratic Under the old boundaries Al Gore and John Kerry narrowly carried the district in 2000 and 2004 with 48 and 51 of the vote respectively In 2008 Barack Obama swept the district with 55 60 of the vote while John McCain received 42 Similarly Hillary Clinton won the district in 2016 with 54 of the vote over Donald Trump with 38 and in 2020 Joe Biden polled 59 to 38 for Donald Trump Contents 1 History 1 1 Pre 2012 1 2 Post 2012 2 Recent election results from presidential races 3 List of members representing the district 4 Recent election results 4 1 2010 4 2 2012 short term 2010 boundaries 4 3 2012 4 4 2014 4 5 2016 4 6 2018 4 7 2020 4 8 2022 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditPre 2012 Edit The district from 2003 to 2013Prior to the 2012 redistricting the district encompassed part of Northwest Seattle and largely suburban areas north and east of Seattle including Shoreline Edmonds Lynnwood Mountlake Terrace Kenmore Bothell Kirkland and Redmond as well as Bainbridge Island and part of the Kitsap Peninsula Until March 20 2012 it was represented by Democrat Jay Inslee from Bainbridge Island Inslee resigned to focus on his run for Governor of the state 3 the seat remained vacant until the special election that coincided with the November 2012 general election 4 5 The former House seat of powerful U S Senator Warren G Magnuson the district was a swing district throughout much of the 1990s changing hands and parties three times in four elections Before the election of future U S Senator Maria Cantwell in 1992 the district had been in Republican hands for 40 years and 42 of the previous 46 years Since the 1998 election when Inslee was first elected the growing Democratic trend in the Seattle area enabled him to turn it into a fairly safe seat He had been re elected six times with little difficulty most recently in 2010 Post 2012 Edit The district from 2013 to 2023The 2012 redistricting drastically changed the 1st district Much of this area was previously part of the 2nd district but in the new map the 2nd has shrunk significantly Jay Inslee D was the representative of the 1st district until resigning to run for governor of the state but most of the district has been represented by Rick Larsen D of the 2nd district in the past Soon after the 2012 general election polls closed the Seattle Times and national news organizations called the district for Democrat Suzan DelBene defeating Republican John Koster with a margin that the Seattle Times called unexpectedly decisive 6 reflecting the difficulty of predicting the vote in the new district The certified results confirmed her significant margin 7 DelBene also won the election for the remainder of Inslee s term in the old first district and after being sworn in on November 13 2012 Recent election results from presidential races EditYear Results1952 Eisenhower 52 48 1956 Eisenhower 54 46 1960 Nixon 57 43 1964 Johnson 59 41 1968 Nixon 50 45 1972 Nixon 58 42 1976 Ford 53 44 1980 Reagan 43 39 1984 Reagan 57 42 1988 Dukakis 50 49 1992 Clinton 42 32 1996 Clinton 51 37 2000 Gore 54 42 2004 Kerry 56 42 2008 Obama 62 36 2012 Obama 54 43 2016 Clinton 54 38 2020 Biden 59 38 List of members representing the district EditBeginning in 1909 members were elected from districted seats instead of at large statewide See Washington s at large congressional district Member Party Years Congress Electoral historyDistrict established March 4 1909 William E Humphrey Republican March 4 1909 March 3 1917 61st62nd63rd64th Redistricted from the at large district and re elected in 1908 Re elected in 1910 Re elected in 1912 Re elected in 1914 Retired to run for U S senator John Franklin Miller Republican March 4 1917 March 3 1931 65th66th67th68th69th70th71st Elected in 1916 Re elected in 1918 Re elected in 1920 Re elected in 1922 Re elected in 1924 Re elected in 1926 Re elected in 1928 Lost renomination Ralph Horr Republican March 4 1931 March 3 1933 72nd Elected in 1930 Lost renomination Marion Zioncheck Democratic March 4 1933 August 7 1936 73rd74th Elected in 1932 Re elected in 1934 Died Vacant August 7 1936 January 3 1937 74th Warren Magnuson Democratic January 3 1937 December 13 1944 75th76th77th78th Elected in 1936 Re elected in 1938 Re elected in 1940 Re elected in 1942 Retired to run for U S senator and resigned when elected Vacant December 13 1944 January 3 1945 78th Hugh De Lacy Democratic January 3 1945 January 3 1947 79th Elected in 1944 Lost re election Homer Jones Republican January 3 1947 January 3 1949 80th Elected in 1946 Lost re election Hugh Mitchell Democratic January 3 1949 January 3 1953 81st82nd Elected in 1948 Re elected in 1950 Retired to run for Governor of Washington Thomas Pelly Republican January 3 1953 January 3 1973 83rd84th85th86th87th88th89th90th91st92nd Elected in 1952 Re elected in 1954 Re elected in 1956 Re elected in 1958 Re elected in 1960 Re elected in 1962 Re elected in 1964 Re elected in 1966 Re elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Retired Joel Pritchard Republican January 3 1973 January 3 1985 93rd94th95th96th97th98th Elected in 1972 Re elected in 1974 Re elected in 1976 Re elected in 1978 Re elected in 1980 Re elected in 1982 Retired John Miller Republican January 3 1985 January 3 1993 99th100th101st102nd Elected in 1984 Re elected in 1986 Re elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 Retired Maria Cantwell Democratic January 3 1993 January 3 1995 103rd Elected in 1992 Lost re election Rick White Republican January 3 1995 January 3 1999 104th105th Elected in 1994 Re elected in 1996 Lost re election Jay Inslee Democratic January 3 1999 March 20 2012 106th107th108th109th110th111th112th 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 Resigned to run for Governor of Washington Vacant March 20 2012 November 6 2012 112th Suzan DelBene Democratic November 6 2012 present 112th113th114th115th116th117th118th Elected to finish Inslee s term Elected on the same day in 2012 to the next term Re elected in 2014 Re elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Re elected in 2022 Recent election results Edit2010 Edit United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2010 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jay Inslee incumbent 172 642 57 67Republican James Watkins 126 737 42 33Total votes 299 379 100 0Turnout Democratic hold2012 short term 2010 boundaries Edit United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2012 One Month Short Term Party Candidate Votes Democratic Suzan DelBene 216 144 60 42Republican John Koster 141 591 39 58Total votes 357 735 100 0Turnout Democratic hold2012 Edit United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2012 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Suzan DelBene incumbent a 177 025 53 94Republican John Koster 151 187 46 06Total votes 328 212 100 0Turnout Democratic hold2014 Edit Washington s 1st Congressional District November 4 2014 8 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Suzan DelBene Incumbent 124 151 55 04Republican Pedro Celis 101 428 44 96Total votes 225 579 100Democratic hold2016 Edit Washington s 1st Congressional District November 8 2016 9 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Suzan DelBene Incumbent 193 619 55 42Republican Robert J Sutherland 155 779 44 58Total votes 349 398 100Democratic hold2018 Edit Washington s 1st Congressional District November 6 2018 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Suzan DelBene Incumbent 197 209 59 27Republican Jeffrey Beeler 135 534 40 73Total votes 332 743 100Democratic hold2020 Edit Washington s 1st Congressional District November 3 2020 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Suzan DelBene Incumbent 249 944 58 55Republican Jeffrey Beeler 176 407 41 33Write in 511 0 12Total votes 426 862 100Democratic hold2022 Edit Washington s 1st Congressional District November 8 2022 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Suzan DelBene incumbent 181 992 63 5Republican Vincent Cavaleri 104 329 36 4Write in 363 0 1Total votes 286 684 100Democratic holdSee also Edit2008 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 WashingtonNotes Edit DelBene was incumbent by virtue of winning the simultaneous One Month Short Term electionReferences Edit Center for New Media amp Promotion CNMP US Census Bureau My Congressional District www census gov 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 5 2023 Congressman Inslee to step down and focus on run for governor Reuters Cornfield Jerry March 29 2012 Gregoire Election in works to replace Inslee HeraldNet The Daily Herald Retrieved March 31 2012 RCW 29A 28 041 Congress Special election Revised Code of Washington DelBene beats Koster in race for U S House Seattle Times Federal All Results Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed Retrieved December 10 2012 November 4 2014 General Election Results Washington Secretary of State November 4 2014 Retrieved January 8 2015 November 8 2016 General Election Results Washington Secretary of State November 8 2016 Retrieved June 2 2017 Martis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774 presentExternal links EditWashington State Redistricting Commission Find your new congressional district a searchable map Seattle Times January 13 2012 47 50 N 122 24 W 47 833 N 122 400 W 47 833 122 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Washington 27s 1st congressional district amp oldid 1171046210, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
