Washington's 7th congressional district
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The 7th is the most Democratic district in the Pacific Northwest, and the most Democratic district on the West Coast outside the San Francisco Bay Area. It is also the most Democratic majority-white district in the United States. Democrats dominate every level of government, and routinely win elections with well over 80% of the vote in this district. Barack Obama swept the district in 2008 and 2012, with 82% and 83% of the vote, respectively. Hillary Clinton won the district with 83% in 2016, Joe Biden received 86% in the district in 2020, and Kamala Harris received 85% here in 2024.
Washington's seventh seat in the U.S. House was added after the 1950 census, but the state did not immediately reapportion. It was contested as a statewide at-large seat in three elections, 1952, 1954, and 1956, and voters cast ballots for two congressional seats, their district and the at-large. Democrat Donald H. Magnuson won all three at-large elections. The 1958 election was the first after the state reapportioned to seven districts; Magnuson was elected to the new district in 1958 and 1960, but lost in 1962.
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results[2][3][4] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 82% - 17% |
| 2010 | Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Murray 79% - 21% |
| 2012 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 83% - 17% |
| 2016 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Clinton 83% - 11% |
| Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Murray 84% - 16% | |
| Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Inslee 80% - 20% | |
| Lt. Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Habib 82% - 18% | |
| Secretary of State | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Podlodowski 71% - 29% | |
| Auditor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|McCarthy 76% - 24% | |
| 2018 | Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Cantwell 86% - 14% |
| 2020 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Biden 86% - 11% |
| Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Inslee 86% - 14% | |
| Secretary of State | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Tarleton 69% - 31% | |
| Treasurer | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Pellicciotti 78% - 22% | |
| Auditor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|McCarthy 85% - 15% | |
| Attorney General | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Ferguson 84% - 16% | |
| 2022 | Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Murray 87% - 13% |
| Secretary of State (Spec.) | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hobbs 75% - 24% | |
| 2024 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Harris 85% - 11% |
| Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Cantwell 86% - 13% | |
| Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Ferguson 84% - 16% | |
| Lt. Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Heck 85% - 15% | |
| Secretary of State | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hobbs 88% - 12% | |
| Treasurer | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Pellicciotti 85% - 14% | |
| Auditor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|McCarthy 86% - 13% | |
| Attorney General | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Brown 84% - 16% | |
| Commissioner of Public Lands | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Upthegrove 79% - 21% |
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:[5]
King County (8)
- Boulevard Park, Burien, Lake Forest Park, Normandy Park, Seattle (part; also 9th), Shoreline, Vashon, White Center
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". | Jim McDermott (Incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 79.6 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ron Bemis | Script error: No such module "string". | 20.4 | |
| 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". | Jim McDermott (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 81.0 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Craig Keller | Script error: No such module "string". | 19.0 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||
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2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Pramila Jayapal | Script error: No such module "string". | 56.0 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Brady Walkinshaw | Script error: No such module "string". | 44.0 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||
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2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Pramila Jayapal (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 83.6 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Craig Keller | Script error: No such module "string". | 16.4 | |
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2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Pramila Jayapal (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 83.0 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Craig Keller | Script error: No such module "string". | 16.8 | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color; width: 2px;" | | Write-in | 1,113 | 0.2 | |
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2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Pramila Jayapal (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 85.4 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Cliff Moon | Script error: No such module "string". | 14.2 | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color; width: 2px;" | | Write-in | 1,442 | 0.4 | |
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2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Pramila Jayapal (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 83.9 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dan Alexander | Script error: No such module "string". | 15.8 | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color; width: 2px;" | | Write-in | 1,313 | 0.3 | |
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Historical district boundaries
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2008
- United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010
- United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012
References
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Further reading
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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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