Washington's 2nd congressional district

Washington's 2nd congressional district
	Rick Larsen; D–Lake Stevens
Population (2000)	654,903
Median income	$69,599[1]
Ethnicity	88.0% white; 5.8% Hispanic; 2.8% Asian; 2.0% Native American; 1.1% black; 0.6% other;
Cook PVI	D+10[2]

Washington's 2nd congressional district includes all of Island and San Juan counties, and neighboring areas on the mainland, from Bellingham in the north to Lynnwood in the south. Before re-districting in 2012, the district encompassed the northern portion of Western Washington, from the vicinity of the King/Snohomish county line to the Canada–US border, including the San Juan Islands and the exclave of Point Roberts. Since 2001, it has been represented by Democrat Rick Larsen.

Originally created in 1909, when Washington was broken up into districts, the Second District was represented by future U.S. Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson between 1941 and 1953. It was a reliably Democratic district for most of the latter half of the 20th century, until the Republican Revolution of 1994, when retiring Rep. Al Swift was replaced by Jack Metcalf. Larsen has represented the district since Metcalf's retirement in 2001. He faced a close re-election in 2002, but was handily re-elected in 2004, and didn't face serious opposition until 2010. In the 2008 election, Larsen easily defeated Republican challenger Rick Bart. In the 2010 election, Larsen narrowly avoided defeat against Republican challenger John Koster.

The district has leaned Democratic in presidential elections since the 1988 election. Al Gore and John Kerry narrowly carried the district in 2000 and 2004 with 48% and 51% of the vote, respectively. In 2008, Barack Obama won the district by a wide margin, carrying 55.60% of the vote while John McCain received 42%.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Recent presidential election results

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
1952	President	Eisenhower 55 - 45%
1956	President	Eisenhower 55 - 45%
1960	President	Kennedy 50 - 50%
1964	President	Johnson 66 - 34%
1968	President	Humphrey 48 - 46%
1972	President	Nixon 62 - 38%
1976	President	Ford 51 - 47%
1980	President	Reagan 50 - 37%
1984	President	Reagan 55 - 44%
1988	President	Dukakis 49 - 48%
1992	President	Clinton 39 - 33%
1996	President	Clinton 47 - 39%
2000	President	Gore 48 - 47%
2004	President	Kerry 51 - 47%
2008	President	Obama 56 - 42%
2012	President	Obama 59 - 38%
2016	President	Clinton 57 - 35%

List of members representing the district

Member District home	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1909
Francis W. Cushman Tacoma[3]	Republican	March 4, 1909 – July 6, 1909	61st	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1908. Died.
Vacant		July 6, 1909 – November 2, 1909	61st
William W. McCredie Vancouver[3]	Republican	November 2, 1909 – March 3, 1911	61st 62nd	Elected to finish Cushman's term. [data unknown/missing]
Stanton Warburton Tacoma[3]	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	63rd	[data unknown/missing]
Albert Johnson Hoquiam[3]	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	64th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 3rd district.
Lindley H. Hadley Bellingham[3]	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933	65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	[data unknown/missing]
Monrad C. Wallgren Everett[3]	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – December 19, 1940	74th 75th 76th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned when elected to the US Senate
Vacant		December 19, 1940 – January 3, 1941	76th
Henry M. Jackson Everett[3]	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953	77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd	[data unknown/missing]
Alfred Westland Everett[3]	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	[data unknown/missing]
Lloyd Meeds Everett[3]	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1979	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	[data unknown/missing]
Al Swift Bellingham[3]	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	[data unknown/missing]
Jack Metcalf Langley[4]	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001	104th 105th 106th	[data unknown/missing]
Rick Larsen Everett[3]	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – present	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 2000.

Recent election results

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (Incumbent)	155,241	51.07
	Republican	John Koster	148,722	48.93
Total votes			303,963	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (Incumbent)	184,826	61.1
	Republican	Dan Matthews	117,465	38.9
Total votes			302,291	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (Incumbent)	122,173	60.6
	Republican	B.J. Guillot	79,518	39.4
Total votes			201,691	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (Incumbent)	208,314	64.0
	Republican	Marc Hennemann	117,094	36.0
Total votes			325,408	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (Incumbent)	155,009	72.32
	Libertarian	Brian Luke	59,314	27.68
Total votes			214,323	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
[comp.; ] (2005). Biographical directory of the United States Congress : 1774-2005 ; the Continental Congress, Sept. 5, 1774 to Oct. 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States from the First through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789 to Jan. 3, 2005 inclusive ([2005 ed., closing date of compilation, January 3, 2005] ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O. ISBN 0160731763.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
"Larsen makes first visit to Whidbey as Congressman - South Whidbey Record". South Whidbey Record. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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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[1] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[Congress-Home-3] [comp.; ] (2005). Biographical directory of the United States Congress : 1774-2005 ; the Continental Congress, Sept. 5, 1774 to Oct. 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States from the First through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789 to Jan. 3, 2005 inclusive ([2005 ed., closing date of compilation, January 3, 2005] ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O. ISBN 0160731763.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] "Larsen makes first visit to Whidbey as Congressman - South Whidbey Record". South Whidbey Record. Retrieved 26 October 2016.