House districts / Washington
Washington's 9th congressional district
WA-9. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- D. Adam Smith Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.2mSpent $2.1m · Cash $627k
- Douglas Michael Basler Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $44kSpent $36k · Cash $9k
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 73.6% | Trump 22.3% | 4.0% | D+51.3 |
| 2020 | Biden 71.0% | Trump 26.3% | 2.7% | D+44.7 |
| 2016 | Clinton 68.7% | Trump 25.0% | 6.3% | D+43.7 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 772,812 | |
| Adults (18+) | 607,576 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 83.2% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 20.5% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 30.2% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 31.1% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 18.3% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 39.1% | 57.4% |
| Black | 12.1% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 15.1% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 23.4% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 10.3% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 42.0% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $100,420 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Adam Smith Democrat | 65.4% | Melissa Chaudhry Democrat others 2.1% | 32.4% | D+33.0 |
| 2022 | Adam Smith Democrat | 71.6% | Doug Basler Republican others 0.2% | 28.2% | D+43.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 9 to 10 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Adam Smith Democrat | 74.1% | Doug Basler Republican others 0.2% | 25.7% | D+48.4 |
| 2018 | Adam Smith Democrat | 67.9% | Sarah Smith Democrat | 32.1% | D+35.8 |
| 2016 | Adam Smith Democrat | 72.9% | Doug Basler Republican | 27.1% | D+45.8 |
| 2014 | Adam Smith Democrat | 70.8% | Doug Basler Republican | 29.2% | D+41.7 |
| 2012 | Adam Smith Democrat | 71.6% | Jim Postma Republican | 28.4% | D+43.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Adam Smith Democrat | 54.9% | Richard (Dick) Muri Republican | 45.1% | D+9.7 |
| 2008 | Adam Smith Democrat | 65.5% | James Postma Republican | 34.5% | D+30.9 |
| 2006 | Adam Smith Democrat | 65.7% | Steven C. Cofchin Republican | 34.3% | D+31.4 |
| 2004 | Adam Smith Democrat | 63.3% | Paul J. Lord Republican others 2.3% | 34.4% | D+28.9 |
| 2002 | Adam Smith Democrat | 58.5% | Sarah Casada Republican others 2.9% | 38.6% | D+19.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 8 to 9 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Adam Smith Democrat | 61.7% | Chris Vance Republican others 3.4% | 35.0% | D+26.7 |
| 1998 | Adam Smith Democrat | 64.7% | Ron Taber Republican | 35.3% | D+29.4 |
| 1996 | Adam Smith Democrat | 50.1% | Randy Tate Republican others 2.6% | 47.3% | D+2.9 |
| 1994 | Randy Tate Republican | 51.8% | MikeKreidler Democrat | 48.2% | R+3.6 |
| 1992 | Mike Kreidler Democrat | 52.1% | Pete von Reichbauer Republican others 4.7% | 43.2% | D+8.9 |
| WA-9 did not exist before 1992: Washington had 7 districts in 1976-1980 and 8 in 1982-1990. | |||||
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits