Washington's 7th Congressional District
Washington's 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Pramila Jayapal (D).
As of the 2020 Census, Washington representatives represented an average of 771,595 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 675,337 residents.
Elections
2024
See also: Washington's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
Washington's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 7
Incumbent Pramila Jayapal defeated Dan Alexander in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pramila Jayapal (D) | 85.0 | 244,150 |
 | Dan Alexander (R) | 15.0 | 42,958 | |
| Total votes: 287,108 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 7
Incumbent Pramila Jayapal and Dan Alexander defeated Liz Hallock and Cliff Moon in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 7 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pramila Jayapal (D) | 79.9 | 174,019 |
| ✔ | | Dan Alexander (R) | 7.8 | 16,902 |
 | Liz Hallock (D) | 7.6 | 16,494 | |
 | Cliff Moon (R) | 4.6 | 10,070 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 409 | ||
| Total votes: 217,894 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 7
Incumbent Pramila Jayapal defeated Cliff Moon in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pramila Jayapal (D) | 85.4 | 295,998 |
| Cliff Moon (R) | 14.2 | 49,207 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,442 | ||
| Total votes: 346,647 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 7
Incumbent Pramila Jayapal and Cliff Moon defeated Paul Glumaz and Jesse A. James in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 7 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pramila Jayapal (D) | 84.6 | 177,665 |
| ✔ | | Cliff Moon (R) | 7.5 | 15,834 |
 | Paul Glumaz (R) | 5.2 | 10,982 | |
 | Jesse A. James (Independent) | 2.3 | 4,859 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 551 | ||
| Total votes: 209,891 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Earnest Thompson (Independent)
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 7
Incumbent Pramila Jayapal defeated Craig Keller in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pramila Jayapal (D) | 83.0 | 387,109 |
 | Craig Keller (R) | 16.8 | 78,240 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,113 | ||
| Total votes: 466,462 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 7
Incumbent Pramila Jayapal and Craig Keller defeated Rick Lewis, Scott Sutherland, and Jack Hughes-Hageman in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 7 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pramila Jayapal (D) | 80.0 | 240,801 |
| ✔ | | Craig Keller (R) | 8.1 | 24,477 |
 | Rick Lewis (Independent) | 4.6 | 13,885 | |
| Scott Sutherland (R) | 3.8 | 11,332 | |
 | Jack Hughes-Hageman (D) | 3.3 | 10,052 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 537 | ||
| Total votes: 301,084 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Martin (R)
- David Ishii (D)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 7
Incumbent Pramila Jayapal defeated Craig Keller in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pramila Jayapal (D) | 83.6 | 329,800 |
| Craig Keller (R) | 16.4 | 64,881 | |
| Total votes: 394,681 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 7
Incumbent Pramila Jayapal and Craig Keller advanced from the primary for U.S. House Washington District 7 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pramila Jayapal (D) | 82.7 | 189,175 |
| ✔ | | Craig Keller (R) | 17.3 | 39,657 |
| Total votes: 228,832 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Pramila Jayapal (D) defeated Brady Walkinshaw (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Jayapal and Walkinshaw defeated seven other candidates in the primary. Incumbent Jim McDermott (D) did not seek re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Pramila Jayapal |
56% | 212,010 | |
| Democratic | Brady Walkinshaw | 44% | 166,744 | |
| Total Votes | 378,754 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Pramila Jayapal |
42.1% | 82,753 | |
| Democratic | Brady Walkinshaw |
21.3% | 41,773 | |
| Democratic | Joe McDermott | 19.1% | 37,495 | |
| Republican | Craig Keller | 8.2% | 16,058 | |
| Republican | Scott Sutherland | 4.6% | 9,008 | |
| Democratic | Arun Jhaveri | 1.7% | 3,389 | |
| Independent | Leslie Regier | 1.3% | 2,592 | |
| Democratic | Donovan Rivers | 1.2% | 2,379 | |
| Independent | Carl Cooper | 0.5% | 1,056 | |
| Total Votes | 196,503 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State |
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2014
The 7th Congressional District of Washington held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Jim McDermott (D) defeated Craig Keller (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim McDermott Incumbent |
81% | 203,954 | |
| Republican | Craig Keller | 19% | 47,921 | |
| Total Votes | 251,875 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 7th Congressional District of Washington held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Jim McDermott won re-election in the district.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim McDermott Incumbent |
79.7% | 298,368 | |
| Republican | Ron Bemis | 20.3% | 76,212 | |
| Total Votes | 374,580 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Jim McDermott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bob Jeffers-Schroder (I) in the general election.[4]
| U.S. House, Washington District 7 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jim McDermott incumbent |
83% | 232,649 | |
| Independent | Bob Jeffers-Schroder | 17% | 47,741 | |
| Total Votes | 280,390 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Jim McDermott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Beren (R) in the general election.[5]
| U.S. House, Washington District 7 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jim McDermott incumbent |
83.7% | 291,963 | |
| Republican | Steve Beren | 16.3% | 57,054 | |
| Total Votes | 349,017 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Jim McDermott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Beren (R) and Linnea S. Noreen (I) in the general election.[6]
| U.S. House, Washington District 7 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jim McDermott incumbent |
79.4% | 195,462 | |
| Republican | Steve Beren | 15.7% | 38,715 | |
| Independent | Linnea S. Noreen | 4.9% | 11,956 | |
| Total Votes | 246,133 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Jim McDermott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Carol Cassady (R) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, Washington District 7 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jim McDermott incumbent |
80.7% | 272,302 | |
| Republican | Carol Cassady | 19.3% | 65,226 | |
| Total Votes | 337,528 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Jim McDermott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Carol Thorne Cassady (R) and Stan Lippmann (L) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, Washington District 7 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jim McDermott incumbent |
74.1% | 156,300 | |
| Republican | Carol Thorne Cassady | 21.9% | 46,256 | |
| Libertarian | Stan Lippman | 4% | 8,447 | |
| Total Votes | 211,003 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Jim McDermott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joel Grus (L) and Joe Szwaja (G) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House, Washington District 7 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jim McDermott incumbent |
72.8% | 193,470 | |
| Libertarian | Joel Grus | 7.6% | 20,197 | |
| Green | Joe Szwaja | 19.6% | 52,142 | |
| Total Votes | 265,809 | |||
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
The Washington House approved a final congressional map proposal 88-7 on February 2, 2022, and the Senate approved the congressional plan on February 8, 2022, in a 35-14 vote.[10][11] Washington’s four redistricting commissioners each released their proposed congressional maps on September 28, 2021. On November 16, 2021, the commission announced that it was not able to produce new maps by its November 15 deadline and had submitted plans to the Washington Supreme Court for consideration, as authority to draw new maps passes to the court if the commission fails to agree on maps before the deadline. The court decided to accept the final map drafts the commission submitted, ruling that it had "substantially complied" with the deadline. This map took effect for Washington's 2022 congressional elections.
How does redistricting in Washington work? In Washington, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by a five-member non-politician commission. The commission was established by constitutional amendment in 1983. The majority and minority leaders of the Washington State Senate and Washington House of Representatives each appoint one registered voter to the commission. These four commissioners appoint a fifth, non-voting member to serve as the commission's chair. In the event that the four voting commissioners cannot agree on a chair, the Washington Supreme Court must appoint one.[12]
The Washington Constitution stipulates that no commission member may have been an elected official or party officer in the two-year period prior to his or her appointment. Individuals who have registered with the state as lobbyists within the past year are also prohibited from serving on the commission.[12]
The Washington State Legislature may amend the commission's maps by a two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber.[12]
The state constitution requires that congressional and state legislative districts "should be contiguous, compact, and convenient, and follow natural, geographic, artificial, or political subdivision boundaries." The constitution states that the redistricting commission "must not purposely draw plans to favor or discriminate against any political party or group."[12]
State statutes require that congressional and state legislative districts "preserve areas recognized as communities of interest." State statutes also require the commission to draw districts that "provide fair and effective representation" and "encourage electoral competition."[12]
Washington District 7
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2010-2011
In 2011, the Washington State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
2024
Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+36. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 36 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Washington's 7th the 7th most Democratic district nationally.[13]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 86.8%-11.3%.[14]
2022
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+36. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 36 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Washington's 7th the 7th most Democratic district nationally.[15]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 86.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 11.3%.[16]
2018
Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+33. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 33 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Washington's 7th Congressional District the 20th most Democratic nationally.[17]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.81. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.81 points toward that party.[18]
See also
- Redistricting in Washington
- Washington's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
- Washington's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Washington's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
- Washington's 7th Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Unofficial List of Candidates in Ballot Order," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Washington House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Washington"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ The Spokesman-Review, "State Senate passes changes to redistricting process as House approves final maps with changes," February 2, 2022
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "HCR 4407 - 2021-22," accessed February 9, 2022
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 All About Redistricting, "Washington," accessed May 6, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
