Washington's at-large congressional district

At different times in its history, Washington elected one or more U.S. representatives at-large statewide.

From statehood in 1889 until 1909, Washington elected all of its U.S. representatives statewide. In 1909, Washington was divided into congressional districts for purposes of electing representatives.

Following the 1950 census, Washington was granted a seventh seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but the state legislature was unable to agree on a plan to create a geographic district for the seat until 1957, so the seat was filled by a representative elected statewide.

From statehood in 1889 to 1893, Washington elected one representative at-large statewide.

From 1893 to 1903, Washington elected two representatives at-large statewide, then added a third seat in 1903. The third seat at large continued until 1909, when all representatives were elected from districts.

From 1913 to 1915, Washington elected two representatives at-large statewide, with the remaining three representatives elected from districts.

From 1953 to 1959, Washington elected one representative at-large statewide, with the remaining six representatives elected from districts.

After 1959, all representatives were elected from districts.

List of representatives

Cong ress	Years	Seat A				Seat B				Seat C
		Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history
Template:USCongressOrd	November 20, 1889 – March 3, 1891	File:John L. Wilson.jpg John L. Wilson (Spokane)	rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Elected in 1889. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected.		Seat added in 1893				Seat added in 1903
Template:USCongressOrd	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Template:USCongressOrd	March 4, 1893 – February 18, 1895		File:William Hall Doolittle (Washington Congressman).jpg William H. Doolittle (Tacoma)			rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Lost re-election.
	February 18, 1895 – March 3, 1895	Vacant
Template:USCongressOrd	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	File:Samuel C. Hyde (Washington State Congressman).jpg Samuel C. Hyde (Spokane)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.
Template:USCongressOrd	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	File:Jones-William-C-1898.jpg William C. Jones (Spokane)	style="background:Template:Party color" | Silver Republican	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election.		File:Hamilton lewis.jpg J. Hamilton Lewis (Seattle)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election.
Template:USCongressOrd	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	File:Wesley Livsey Jones cph.3b31006.jpg Wesley L. Jones (North Yakima)	rowspan=5 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Retired to run for U.S. senator.		File:Francis W. Cushman (1904).jpg Francis W. Cushman (Tacoma)	rowspan=5 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
Template:USCongressOrd	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
Template:USCongressOrd	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905		File:WilliamEHumphrey.jpg William E. Humphrey (Seattle)				rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican			Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
Template:USCongressOrd	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
Template:USCongressOrd	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
Template:USCongressOrd–Template:USCongressOrd	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	Inactive				Inactive				Seat eliminated
Template:USCongressOrd	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	File:James W. Bryant (Washington state Congressman).jpg James W. Bryan (Seattle)	Template:Party shading/Bull Moose | Progressive	Elected in 1912. Lost renomination.		File:JacobFalconer.jpg Jacob Falconer (Everett)	Template:Party shading/Bull Moose | Progressive	Elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Template:USCongressOrd–Template:USCongressOrd	March 4, 1916 – January 2, 1953	Inactive				Seat eliminated
Template:USCongressOrd	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957	File:DonaldHMagnuson.jpg Donald H. Magnuson (Seattle)	rowspan=3 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
Template:USCongressOrd	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957
Template:USCongressOrd	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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