Washington's 1st congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in Washington's 1st congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Suzan K. DelBene (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 63.0% | 26.3 |
| 2022 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 63.5% | 27.1 |
| 2020 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 58.6% | 17.2 |
| 2018 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 59.3% | 18.5 |
| 2016 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 55.4% | 10.8 |
| 2014 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 55.0% | 10.1 |
| 2012 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 53.9% | 7.9 |
| 2012 special | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 60.4% | 20.8 |
| 2010 | Jay Robert Inslee | Democratic | 57.7% | 15.3 |
| 2008 | Jay Robert Inslee | Democratic | 67.8% | 35.5 |
| 2006 | Jay Robert Inslee | Democratic | 67.7% | 35.4 |
| 2004 | Jay Robert Inslee | Democratic | 62.3% | 26.3 |
| 2002 | Jay Robert Inslee | Democratic | 55.6% | 14.3 |
| 2000 | Jay Robert Inslee | Democratic | 54.6% | 11.9 |
| 1998 | Jay Robert Inslee | Democratic | 49.8% | 5.7 |
| 1980 | Joel Pritchard | Republican | 78.3% | 60.1 |
| 1978 | Joel Pritchard | Republican | 64.0% | 30.2 |
| 1976 | Joel Pritchard | Republican | 71.9% | 46.0 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzan DelBene Won | DEM | 227,213 | 63.00% | |
| Jeb Brewer | REP | 132,538 | 36.75% | |
| Write-in | — | 907 | 0.25% | |
| Total | 360,658 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzan DelBene Won | DEM | 181,992 | 63.48% | |
| Vincent J. Cavaleri | REP | 104,329 | 36.39% | |
| Write-in | — | 363 | 0.13% | |
| Total | 286,684 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzan DelBene Won | DEM | 249,944 | 58.55% | |
| Jeffrey Beeler | REP | 176,407 | 41.33% | |
| Write-in | — | 511 | 0.12% | |
| Total | 426,862 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents Washington's 1st congressional district?
Suzan K. DelBene (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in Washington's 1st congressional district?
Suzan DelBene won in 2024 by 26.3 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.