Washington's 8th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 (King County highlighted, where most of the district's population resides)
Representative	Kim Schrier D–Sammamish
Area	7,359.70 sq mi (19,061.5 km2)
Distribution	83.4% urban 16.6% rural
Population (2024)	794,910[1]
Median household income	$130,695[2]
Ethnicity	69.1%White 10.5%Hispanic 9.8%Asian 6.6%Two or more races 2.0%Black 1.9% other
Cook PVI	D+3[3]

Washington's 8th congressional district is a district for theUnited States House of Representatives located in western Washington State. It includes the eastern portions ofKing,Pierce, andSnohomish counties, and crosses theCascade Range to includeChelan andKittitas counties, as well as a precinct inEast Wenatchee inDouglas County. The district's western part includes the suburban communities ofSammamish,Issaquah, andMaple Valley but does not include Seattle and Tacoma's more immediate suburbs. On its east side, the 8th's population centers include the rural communitiesWenatchee,Leavenworth, andEllensburg.^[4] It is currently represented in theU.S. House of Representatives byDemocratKim Schrier, who was elected to the seat in 2018.

The 8th district was created afterredistricting cycle after the1980 census. For its first 30 years, it was centered on theEastside region of the Seattle metropolitan area. After the2010 U.S. census, the state responded to population changes by shifting much of the Eastside to the9th district. To make up for the loss in population, areas east of the Cascades were shifted to the 8th district.

For the first 35 years of its existence, the 8th district was held by aRepublican. It was located in an area that was historically the most Republican portion of the Seattle area. However, it was swept up in the largerDemocratic trend in the Pacific Northwest since the 1990s, and has supported the Democratic nominee in every presidential election since 1992. Prior to the 2011 redistricting, the district had the peculiarity of having a Democratic advantage according to itsCook PVI, but only having elected Republicans to Congress throughout its history. After the district was pushed east of the Cascades with the 2010 redistricting, its PVI became even. The GOP winning streak ended with the 2018 election.

For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:^[8]

ChelanCounty(9)

All 9 communities

KingCounty(32)

Ames Lake,Auburn (part; also9th and10th; shared withPierce County),Black Diamond,Carnation,Cottage Lake (part; also1st),Covington,Duvall,Enumclaw,East Renton Highlands (part; also9th),Hobart,Fairwood (part; also9th),Fall City,Hobart,Issaquah,Kent (part; also9th),Lake Holm,Lake Marcel-Stillwater,Lake Morton-Berrydale,Maple Heights-Lake Desire,Maple Valley,Mirrormont,North Bend,Ravensdale,Redmond (part; also1st),Renton (part; also9th),Riverbend,Riverpoint,Sammamish,Shadow Lake,Snoqualmie,Union Hill-Novelty Hill (part; also1st),Wilderness Rim

KittitasCounty(10)

All 10 communities

PierceCounty(26)

Alder,Alderton (part; also10th),Ashford,Bonney Lake (part; also10th),Buckley,Carbonado,Clear Lake,Crocker,Eatonville,Elbe,Elk Plain,Graham (part; also10th),La Grande,Lake Tapps,Kapowsin,McKenna,McMillin (part; also10th),Orting,Prairie Heights,Prairie Ridge,South Creek,South Hill (part; also10th),South Prairie,Sumner (part; also10th),Tehaleh,Wilkeson

SnohomishCounty(19)

Arlington Heights,Bryant,Canyon Creek,Darrington,Everett (part; also2nd),Gold Bar,Granite Falls,Index,Lake Bosworth,Lake Roesiger,May Creek,North Sultan,Oso,Snohomish (part; also1st),Startup,Sultan,Swede Heaven,Verlot,Woods Creek

In 2004,Dave Reichert, at the time serving as the sheriff of King County, beat his Democratic opponentDave Ross 52% to 47% in the race to replace 12-year incumbentJennifer Dunn; that year, voters in the district favored Democratic presidential candidateJohn Kerry.

Responding to Reichert's perceived vulnerability, formerMicrosoft program managerDarcy Burner (D) challenged Rep. Reichert in 2006, in what was widely expected to be a close election. Influential election analystCharlie Cook listed the contest among 68 competitive or potentially competitive House races to watch in 2006, categorizing it as a "toss-up" (defined as "the most competitive; Either party has a good chance of winning").^[9] Burner was one of 22 House challengers selected by theDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) for fundraising assistance with its "Red to Blue" program, aimed at unseating vulnerable Republicanincumbents around the country.^[10]

In the end, Reichert won re-election, defeating Burner by just 7,341 votes out of more than 250,000 cast.^[11] The outcome of the race was not decided for almost a week after the election, as severe flooding in the eastern part of the district delayed the counting ofabsentee ballots.^[12]

In the2008 election, Reichert faced Burner again in a rematch that many election watchers again described as one of the nation's hottest contests. This time, Reichert defeated Burner 53 percent to 47 percent, a solid victory despite Barack Obama's 15-point margin in the district.

In the2010 election, Reichert and DemocratSuzan DelBene advanced out of the Washington State Top 2 Primaries with 47.2% and 26.9% of the vote, respectively. Reichert prevailed over DelBene in the General Election 52.1% to 47.9%. In this election, Reichert won both King and Pierce counties even after losing some key endorsements, including the Seattle Times, which endorsedSuzan DelBene andTim Dillon in the primaries.^[15][16]

In the2012 election, Reichert ran against Democrat Karen Porterfield, Associate Dean and Public Administration Lecturer at Seattle University.James Windle ofSnoqualmie Pass also ran against Reichert as an independent candidate, but dropped out of the race in August 2012.^[18]

In the2014 election, Reichert defeated Democrat Jason Ritchie, a small business owner from Issaquah.

In the2016 election, Reichert defeated Democrat Tony Ventrella, a former sportscaster. Ventrella did not think he would beat the other candidates in the field and dropped out in July 2016 only to finish second overall and restart his campaign in the general election.^[19]

Reichert announced in September 2017 that he would not seek re-election.^[20] Former State Senator and gubernatorial nomineeDino Rossi advanced from the top-two primary alongside pediatricianKim Schrier.^[21] In the general election, Schrier defeated Rossi with 52% of the vote to become the first Democrat to represent the district.^[22]

Schrier defeated Republican Jesse Jensen with 52% of the vote, a similar percentage as in 2018.^[23]

Schrier defeated Republican Matt Larkin with 53% of the vote.

Schrier defeated Republican Carmen Goers with 54% of the vote.

Member (District Home)	Party	Dates	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established January 3, 1983
Rod Chandler (Bellevue)[30]	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired torun for U.S. senator.	1983–1985 Parts ofKing andPierce
					1985–1993 Parts ofKing andPierce
Jennifer Dunn (Bellevue)[31]	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired.	1993–2003 Parts ofKing andPierce
					2003–2013 Parts ofKing andPierce
Dave Reichert (Auburn)	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2019	109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	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. Retired.
					2013–2023 Chelan andKittitas; parts ofDouglas,King, andPierce
Kim Schrier (Sammamish)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
					2023–present Chelan andKittitas; parts ofDouglas,King,Pierce, andSnohomish

• 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
• 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
• 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
• 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
• 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989).The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–presentArchived April 23, 2010, at theWayback Machine

• Washington State Redistricting Commission
• Find your new congressional district: a searchable map,Seattle Times, January 13, 2012

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