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Washington's 1st U.S. House District

Washington · Next election 2026 · 2 active candidates · $3.7M raisedFederal

About This Office

U.S. House seat for Washington's 1st congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats

435

Term Length

2 years

Salary

$174,000

Current Officeholders

Rep. Suzan DelBeneD

U.S. Representative · WA-001

Tenure

15y

Bills Spon.

Votes Missed

1.24%

Cross-party

Committees

Ways and Means Committee

Trade Subcommittee

Oversight Subcommittee

+2 more

The 2026 Race

7 candidates filed, 2 active for the 2026 House election in Washington District 1. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary

—

General

Nov 3, 2026

Total Raised

$3.7M

Candidates

2 active / 7 filed

Incumbent

Suzan Kay DelBeneD

Cash on Hand

$1.1M

Election History

Year	Winner	Result	Runner-Up	Total Votes
2024	Suzan K. Delbene D	63.2%	Jeb Brewer R 36.8%	359,751
2022	Suzan K Delbene D	63.6%	Vincent J Caveleri R 36.4%	286,321
2020	Suzan K Delbene D	58.6%	Jeffrey Beeler Sr R 41.4%	426,351
2018	Suzan Delbene D	59.3%	Jeffrey Beeler R 40.7%	332,743
2016	Suzan K Delbene D	55.4%	Robert J Sutherland R 44.6%	349,398
2014	Suzan K Delbene D	55.0%	Pedro Celis R 45.0%	225,579
2012	Suzan Delbene D	53.9%	John Koster R 46.1%	328,212
2010	Jay Inslee D	57.7%	James Watkins R 42.3%	299,379
2008	Jay Inslee D	67.8%	Larry Ishmael R 32.2%	345,020
2006	Jay Inslee D	67.7%	Larry W Ishmael R 32.3%	241,937
2004	Jay Inslee D	62.3%	Randy Eastwood R 36.0%	327,769
2002	Jay Inslee D	55.6%	Joe Marine R 41.3%	205,034
2000	Jay Inslee D	54.6%	Dan Mcdonald R 42.6%	285,636
1998	Jay Inslee D	49.8%	Rick White R 44.1%	226,473
1996	Rick White R	53.7%	Jeff Coopersmith D 46.3%	264,135

District

Population

783,828

Median HH Income

$135K

Unemployment

4.3%

Bachelor's+

53.0%

Veterans

5.4%

Median Age

37.6

Mean HH Income

$183K

Poverty Rate

6.3%

HS or Higher

95.2%

Median Home Value

$834K

Median Rent

$2,308/mo

Owner-Occupied

62.7%

Under 18 / 65+

21.7% / 13.4%