Washington's 5th congressional district
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Since 2025, the 5th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Michael Baumgartner, a Republican. The seat was held by former Democratic Speaker of the House Tom Foley between 1965 and 1995 before he lost reelection to reelection to George Nethercutt in 1994.
In presidential elections, the 5th district was once fairly competitive, but in recent years has generally been a safe bet for the Republicans. John McCain only narrowly won the district in 2008 with 52% of the vote. Mitt Romney won the district with 56% in 2012, while Donald Trump won this district all three times he ran, with 53% in both 2016 and 2020, and 54% in 2024.
The first election in the 5th district was in 1914, won by Democrat Clarence Dill. Following the 1910 census, Washington gained two seats in the U.S. House, from three to five, but did not reapportion for the 1912 election. The two new seats were elected as statewide at-large, with each voter casting ballots for three congressional seats, their district and two at-large. After that election, the state was reapportioned to five districts for the 1914 election. The state's 6th district was added after the 1930 census and first contested in the 1932 election.
Recent election results from statewide races
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[4]
Adams County (4)
Asotin County (5)
- All 4 communities
Columbia County (2)
Ferry County (12)
- All 12 communities
Franklin County (7)
Garfield County (2)
Lincoln County (8)
- All 8 communities
- All 5 communities
Spokane County (20)
- All 20 communities
Stevens County (11)
- All 11 communities
Walla Walla County (10)
- All 10 communities
Whitman County (17)
- All 17 communities
List of members representing the district
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Recent election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 61.9 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Rich Cowan | Script error: No such module "string". | 38.1 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||
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2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 60.7 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joseph Pakootas | Script error: No such module "string". | 39.3 | |
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2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 59.6 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Pakootas | Script error: No such module "string". | 40.4 | |
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2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 54.8 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Lisa Brown | Script error: No such module "string". | 45.2 | |
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2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 61.3 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dave Wilson | Script error: No such module "string". | 38.5 | |
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2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 59.5 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Natasha Hill | Script error: No such module "string". | 40.3 | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color; width: 2px;" | | Write-in | 773 | 0.2 | |
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2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Michael Baumgartner | Script error: No such module "string". | 60.6 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Carmela Conroy | Script error: No such module "string". | 39.3 | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color; width: 2px;" | | Write-in | 753 | 0.1 | |
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Historical district boundaries
See also
- 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 Washington, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2018
- United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2020
- United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2022
References
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- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
- Washington State Redistricting Commission
- Find your new congressional district: a searchable map, Seattle Times, January 13, 2012
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