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Washington's 9th congressional district
Washington's 9th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Adam Smith; D–Bellevue
Population (2023)	765,854
Median household; income	$95,293
Ethnicity	40.6% White; 23.6% Asian; 14.3% Hispanic; 12.0% Black; 6.7% Two or more races; 1.8% Pacific Islander Americans; 1.1% other;
Cook PVI	D+21

Washington's 9th congressional district encompasses a long, somewhat narrow area in Western Washington, through the densely populated central Puget Sound region, from Auburn and Federal Way in the south to parts of Seattle and Bellevue in the north. Since 1997, the 9th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Adam Smith, a Democrat from Bellevue.

Established after the 1990 U.S. census, the 9th district was originally drawn as a "fair fight" district. The first representative from the 9th district, Mike Kreidler (D), was defeated after one term by Republican Randy Tate; Tate, in turn, was defeated after one term by Smith. Since being first elected in 1996, Smith's moderate voting record and a strong Democratic trend in the Puget Sound region turned the formerly contentious district into a fairly safe Democratic seat.

Al Gore and John Kerry each carried the 9th district, with 53% in 2000 and 2004, respectively. Barack Obama won the district in 2008, with 59% of the vote.

In 2011, the state began the process of redistricting in response to population changes determined by the 2010 census. In the final report by the bipartisan redistricting commission issued in January 2012, the 9th district shifted to the north. The new district covered Bellevue, Southeast Seattle, and Mercer Island, but only went as far south as the southern tip of Commencement Bay in Tacoma. As of the 2022 redistricting, it is a majority-minority district and the second-most Democratic district in the state; only the neighboring 7th district, covering the rest of Seattle, is more Democratic.

Recent results from presidential races

Year	Office	Results^[3]^[4]^[5]
2024	President	Harris 68 - 27%
2020	President	Biden 73 - 24%
2016	President	Clinton 71 - 23%
2012	President	Obama 68 - 30%
2008	President	Obama 59 - 39%
2004	President	Kerry 53 - 46%
2000	President	Gore 54 - 42%
1996	President	Clinton 51 - 36%
1992	President	Clinton 42 - 31%

List of members representing the district

Member (District home)	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established January 3, 1993
Mike Kreidler (Olympia)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd	Elected in 1992. Lost re-election.	1993–2003 Parts of King, Pierce, and Thurston
Randy Tate (Puyallup)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	104th	Elected in 1994. Lost re-election.
Adam Smith (Bellevue)	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – present	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	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. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
					2003–2013 Parts of King, Pierce, and Thurston
					2013–2023 Parts of King and Pierce
					2023–present Parts of King

Recent election results

2012

Washington's 9th Congressional District, 2012 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (Incumbent)	192,034	71.6
	Republican	Jim Postma	76,105	28.4
Total votes			268,139	100.0

2014

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2014 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	118,132	70.8
	Republican	Doug Basler	48,662	29.2
Total votes			166,794	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2016^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	205,165	72.9
	Republican	Doug Basler	76,317	27.1
Total votes			281,482	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2018^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	163,345	67.9
	Democratic	Sarah Smith	77,222	32.1
Total votes			240,567	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2020^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	258,771	74.1
	Republican	Doug Basler	89,697	25.7
	Write-in		582	0.17
Total votes			349,050	100
	Democratic hold

2022

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	171,746	71.6
	Republican	Doug Basler	67,631	28.2
	Write-in		471	0.2
Total votes			239,848	100
	Democratic hold

2024

Washington's 9th congressional district, 2024^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Smith (incumbent)	182,780	65.4
	Democratic	Melissa Chaundry	90,601	32.4
	Write-in		5,917	2.1
Total votes			279,298	100
	Democratic hold