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U.S. House district for Washington
Washington's 6th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 (
Kitsap County and
Tacoma highlighted, where most of the district's population resides)
Representative Population (2022) 773,605 Median household income $84,233
[1] Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+6
[2]
Washington's 6th congressional district encompasses the
Olympic Peninsula , the
Kitsap Peninsula , and most of the city of
Tacoma . Its counties include the entirety of
Clallam ,
Kitsap ,
Mason ,
Jefferson , and
Grays Harbor counties, and part of
Pierce County . The 6th district has been represented in the
U.S. House of Representatives by
Derek Kilmer , a
Democrat from
Gig Harbor , since January 2013. He succeeded 36-year incumbent and fellow Democrat
Norm Dicks , at the time the dean of the Washington delegation.
Established after the
1930 U.S. census , the 6th district is a
working class district, with many of its jobs provided by
tourism and a declining
timber industry on the Pacific and
Juan de Fuca coasts, and by the
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton.
Presidentially, the 6th leans Democratic. It was one of only two districts in Washington retained by the Democrats in the
Republican
realignment election of 1994.
Al Gore and
John Kerry carried the district in
2000 and
2004 , with 52% and 53% of the vote, respectively.
Barack Obama swept the district in
2008 and
2012 , with 57% and 56% of the vote.
Hillary Clinton won the district with 51% in
2016 , with a diminished, but still large, margin.
Joe Biden received 57% in the district in
2020 .
Recent election results from presidential races
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Term
Cong ress
Electoral history
District location
District established March 4, 1933
Wesley Lloyd (
Tacoma )
Democratic
March 4, 1933 – January 10, 1936
73rd
74th
Elected in 1932 .
Re-elected in 1934 . Died.
1933–1959 [
data missing ]
Vacant
January 10, 1936 – January 3, 1937
74th
John M. Coffee (
Tacoma )
Democratic
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1947
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
Elected in 1936 .
Re-elected in 1938 .
Re-elected in 1940 .
Re-elected in 1942 .
Re-elected in 1944 . Lost re-election.
Thor C. Tollefson (
Tacoma )
Republican
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1965
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
Elected in 1946 .
Re-elected in 1948 .
Re-elected in 1950 .
Re-elected in 1952 .
Re-elected in 1954 .
Re-elected in 1956 .
Re-elected in 1958 .
Re-elected in 1960 .
Re-elected in 1962 . Lost re-election.
1959–1961 [
data missing ]
1961–1969 [
data missing ]
Floyd Hicks (
Tacoma )
Democratic
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1977
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
Elected in 1964 .
Re-elected in 1966 .
Re-elected in 1968 .
Re-elected in 1970 .
Re-elected in 1972 .
Re-elected in 1974 . Retired.
1969–1973
Kitsap and
Pierce ; parts of
King
1973–1983 [
data missing ]
Norm Dicks (
Bremerton )
Democratic
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
Elected in 1976 .
Re-elected in 1978 .
Re-elected in 1980 .
Re-elected in 1982 .
Re-elected in 1984 .
Re-elected in 1986 .
Re-elected in 1988 .
Re-elected in 1990 .
Re-elected in 1992 .
Re-elected in 1994 .
Re-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 . Retired.
1983–1985 Parts of
Kitsap ,
Mason , and
Pierce
1985–1993 Parts of
Kitsap and
Pierce
1993–2003
Clallam ,
Jefferson , and
Mason ; parts of
Grays Harbor ,
Kitsap , and
Pierce
2003–2013
Clallam ,
Grays Harbor ,
Jefferson , and
Mason ; parts of
Kitsap and
Pierce
Derek Kilmer (
Gig Harbor )
Democratic
January 3, 2013 – present
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2012 .
Re-elected in 2014 .
Re-elected in 2016 .
Re-elected in 2018 .
Re-elected in 2020 .
Re-elected in 2022 . Retiring at the end of term.
2013–2023
Clallam ,
Grays Harbor ,
Jefferson , and
Kitsap ; parts of
Mason and
Pierce
2023–present
Clallam ,
Grays Harbor ,
Jefferson ,
Kitsap , and
Mason ; parts of
Pierce
Recent election results
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
Historical district boundaries
The district from 2003 to 2013
The district from 2013 to 2023
See also
References
^
"My Congressional District" .
^
"2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^
"Federal - All Results" . Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved November 27, 2012 .
^
"Federal - All Results" . Washington Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014 .
^
"November 8, 2016 General Election Results" . Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved December 3, 2016 .
^ 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 .
^
"November 3, 2020 General Election Results" . Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved December 4, 2020 .
External links
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