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Map of Washington's congressional districts from 2023 Interactive map version. The following is a list of the ten congressional districts in the U.S. state of Washington.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.
This is a list of members of the current Washington delegation in the U.S. House, along with their respective tenures in office, district boundaries, and district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 10 members, including 8 Democrats and 2 Republicans.
The Apotheosis of Washington as seen looking up from the Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C. The Federalists were conscious of the need to boost voter identification with their party. Elections remained of central importance, but the rest of the political calendar was filled with celebrations, parades, festivals, and visual sensationalism. [53]
Resigned to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. J. Hamilton Lewis: Democratic: March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 At-large: Elected in 1896. Lost re-election to Cushman. Wesley Lloyd: Democratic: March 3, 1933 – January 10, 1936 6th: Elected in 1932. Died. Mike Lowry: Democratic: January 3, 1979 ...
Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, and elects its United States senators to class 1 and class 3.Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Patty Murray (since 1993) and Maria Cantwell (since 2001) making it one of only four states alongside Minnesota, Nevada and New Hampshire to have two female U.S. senators.
Although Washington was a Republican-leaning swing state until the 1980s, Democrats have won Washington in every presidential election starting in 1988 and have consistently done so by double digits since 2008. Washington is part of the Democratic-leaning West Coast, and was predicted to go comfortably to the Democratic Party in 2024.
State Rep. Brian Burnett, a Republican, said to Washington radio station KPQ, "We have the third-highest crime rate in the nation. We have the third-highest cost of gas, the third-highest homeless ...
As of the 2020 census, 6 million people resided in the Western District, representing 78% of the state's population. The district includes the cities of Bellingham , Bremerton , Seattle , Bellevue , Olympia , Vancouver , Everett , and Tacoma , amongst others.