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Washington's 9th congressional district

Coordinates: 47°10′N 122°18′W / 47.167°N 122.300°W / 47.167; -122.300
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Washington's 9th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)765,854
Median household
income		$95,293[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+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.

Al Gore and John Kerry each carried the 9th district, with 53% in 2000 and 2004, respectively. Barack Obama won the district in 2008, with 59% of the vote.

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 results from presidential races

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Year Office Results[3][4]
2020 President Biden 73 - 24%
2016 President Clinton 71 - 23%
2012 President Obama 68 - 30%
2008 President Obama 59 - 39%
2004 President Kerry 53 - 46%
2000 President Gore 54 - 42%
1996 President Clinton 51 - 36%
1992 President Clinton 42 - 31%

List of members representing the district

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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 		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.
2003–2013

Parts of King, Pierce, and Thurston
2013–2023

Parts of King and Pierce
2023–present

Parts of King

Recent election results

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2012

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Washington's 9th Congressional District, 2012 [5]
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

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Washington's 9th congressional district, 2014 [6]
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

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Washington's 9th congressional district, 2016[7]
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

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Washington's 9th congressional district, 2018[8]
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

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Washington's 9th congressional district, 2020[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam Smith (incumbent) 258,771 74.14
Republican Doug Basler 89,697 25.7
Write-in 582 0.17
Total votes 349,050 100
Democratic hold

2022

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Washington's 9th congressional district, 2022[10]
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

Historical district boundaries

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The district from 2003 to 2013
The district from 2013 to 2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "2020 General results by Congressional district" (PDF). Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Presidential Results by Congressional District, 2000-2008 – Swing State Project". December 15, 2008.
  5. ^ "Federal - All Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  6. ^ "Federal - All Results". Washington Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  7. ^ "November 8, 2016 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "November 3, 2020 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "November 8, 2022 General Election Results - CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 9". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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