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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

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election_name	2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
country	Washington
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
previous_year	2000
next_election	2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
next_year	2004
seats_for_election	All 9 Washington seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election1	6
seats1	6
seat_change1
popular_vote1	907,440
percentage1	52.18%
swing1	3.34%
party2	Republican Party (United States)
last_election2	3
seats2	3
seat_change2
popular_vote2	778,922
percentage2	44.79%
swing2	0.32%
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|[[File:Washington Congressional Election Results 2002.svg|x200px]] |District results |[[File:2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington results map by county.svg|x200px]] |County results}} Democratic Republican

The 2002 House elections in Washington occurred on November 5, 2002 to elect the members of the State of Washington's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Washington has nine seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Though competitive races occurred in several districts, no seat switched hands as a result of the elections this year.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2002	Party	Votes	Percentage	Seats
Democratic	907,440	52.18%	6	—
Republican	778,922	44.79%	3	—
Independents	52,754	3.03%	0	—
Totals		1,739,116		100.00%	9	—

District 1

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee ran for a fourth nonconsecutive term in Congress from this fairly liberal district rooted in portions of the Kitsap Peninsula and Seattle’s northern suburbs. Inslee faced Republican candidate Joe Marine, a former Mukilteo City Councilman and State Representative. Though Marine gave Inslee one of the closest races of his career, the Congressman was successful on election day and bested Marine by a fourteen-point margin.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

By county

County	Jay Inslee	Joe Marine	Mark B. Wilson	Margin	Total votes	#	%	#	%
King (part)	43,854	57.50%	30,255	39.67%	2,157	2.83%	13,599	17.83%	76,266
Kitsap (part)	22,742	57.55%	15,509	39.24%	1,268	3.21%	7,233	18.30%	39,519
Snohomish (part)	47,491	53.21%	38,932	43.62%	2,826	3.17%	8,559	9.59%	89,249

District 2

Freshman Democratic Congressman Rick Larsen, who represents this northwestern Washington-based district, ran for re-election. Larsen faced Republican Norma Smith, an aide to former Congressman Jack Metcalf and a former South Whidbey school board member in the general election. Though Larsen attained a majority of the vote and retained his seat, Smith was able to keep her Democratic opponent to only a four-point margin, surprisingly close in this marginally liberal district.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

By county

County	Rick Larsen
Democratic	Norma Smith
Republican	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	101,219	50.07%	92,528	45.77%	8,403	4.16%	8,691	4.30%	202,150
	Island		11,731		46.83%		12,580		50.22%		737		2.94%		-849		-3.39%		25,048
	King (part)		114		56.72%		77		38.31%		10		4.98%		37		18.41%		201
	San Juan		4,031		58.86%		2,371		34.62%		446		6.51%		1,660		24.24%		6,848
	Skagit		16,233		49.52%		15,519		47.34%		1,029		3.14%		714		2.18%		32,781
	Snohomish (part)		42,322		50.51%		38,250		45.65%		3,224		3.85%		4,072		4.86%		83,796
	Whatcom		26,788		50.09%		23,731		44.38%		2,957		5.53%		3,057		5.72%		53,476

District 3

Baird:

Though the southwestern Washington-based district that two-term Democratic incumbent Congressman Brian Baird represents is essentially a centrist district, the Congressman was able to perform surprisingly well against Republican State Senator Joseph Zarelli. Baird was overwhelmingly re-elected over Zarelli, receiving over sixty percent of the vote on election day.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

By county

County	Brian Baird	Joseph Zarelli	Margin	Total votes	#	%	#
Clark	53,573	59.30%	36,776	40.70%	16,797	18.59%	90,349
Cowlitz	17,682	66.17%	9,042	33.83%	8,640	32.33%	26,724
Lewis	11,378	50.14%	11,314	49.86%	64	0.28%	22,692
Pacific	5,283	70.57%	2,203	29.43%	3,080	41.14%	7,486
Skamania (part)	1,415	59.81%	951	40.19%	464	19.61%	2,366
Thurston (part)	28,657	68.40%	13,241	31.60%	15,416	36.79%	41,898
Wahkiakum	1,276	70.34%	538	29.66%	738	40.68%	1,814

District 4

In this solidly conservative, central Washington congressional district, incumbent Republican Congressman Doc Hastings faced Democrat Craig Mason, a sociology professor at Columbia Basin College in the general election. Owing to Congressman Hastings’s popularity and his district’s strong proclivity towards electing Republican candidates, the Congressman was re-elected in a landslide.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

By county

County	Doc Hastings	Craig Mason	Margin	Total votes	#	%	#
Adams (part)	1,195	75.82%	381	24.18%	814	51.65%	1,576
Benton	27,779	69.31%	12,299	30.69%	15,480	38.62%	40,078
Chelan	13,313	67.70%	6,351	32.30%	6,962	35.40%	19,664
Douglas	6,213	70.34%	2,620	29.66%	3,593	40.68%	8,833
Franklin	6,839	69.38%	3,019	30.62%	3,820	38.75%	9,858
Grant	12,991	73.49%	4,687	26.51%	8,304	46.97%	17,678
Kittitas	6,086	62.05%	3,723	37.95%	2,363	24.09%	9,809
Klickitat	3,911	63.59%	2,239	36.41%	1,672	27.19%	6,150
Skamania (part)	459	50.77%	445	49.23%	14	1.55%	904
Yakima	29,471	62.33%	17,808	37.67%	11,663	24.67%	47,279

District 5

Running for his fifth term in Congress, incumbent Republican Congressman George Nethercutt faced Democratic candidate Bart Haggin and Libertarian candidate Rob Chase as obstacles to another term. In this staunchly conservative district rooted in the socially conservative counties of eastern Washington, Congressman Nethercutt hardly faced a challenge and easily won another term.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

By county

County	George Nethercutt	Bart Haggin	Rob Chase	Margin	Total votes	#	%	#	%
Adams (part)	1,542	81.37%	285	15.03%	68	3.59%	1,257	66.33%	1,895
Asotin	3,643	60.45%	2,110	35.01%	273	4.53%	1,533	25.44%	6,026
Columbia	1,381	77.98%	331	18.69%	59	3.33%	1,050	59.29%	1,771
Ferry	1,802	68.13%	682	25.78%	161	6.09%	1,120	42.34%	2,645
Garfield	691	72.13%	223	23.28%	44	4.59%	468	48.85%	958
Lincoln	2,900	72.50%	949	23.73%	151	3.78%	1,951	48.78%	4,000
Okanogan	7,355	66.06%	3,050	27.40%	728	6.54%	4,305	38.67%	11,133
Pend Oreille	2,914	63.64%	1,345	29.37%	320	6.99%	1,569	34.27%	4,579
Spokane	78,016	60.12%	45,100	34.76%	6,647	5.12%	32,916	25.37%	129,763
Stevens	9,586	67.97%	3,623	25.69%	895	6.35%	5,963	42.28%	14,104
Walla Walla	10,084	68.20%	4,086	27.64%	615	4.16%	5,998	40.57%	14,785
Whitman	6,843	64.42%	3,362	31.65%	418	3.93%	3,481	32.77%	10,623

District 6

Long-serving Democratic Congressman Norm Dicks, the longest-serving of Washington congressmen, has represented this liberal-leaning, Kitsap Peninsula-based district since he was first elected in United States House of Representatives elections, 1980#Washington. Congressman Dicks faced Republican nominee Bob Lawrence in the general election, who was also his opponent in the previous two elections. Lawrence hardly faced a chance in the general election, and Dicks was swept into his fourteenth term in a landslide.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

By county

County	Norm Dicks	Bob Lawrence	John A. Bennett	Margin	Total votes	#	%	#	%
Clallam	13,748	52.36%	10,582	40.30%	1,926	7.34%	3,166	12.06%	26,256
Grays Harbor	11,683	66.74%	4,957	28.32%	864	4.94%	6,726	38.43%	17,504
Jefferson	8,426	64.59%	3,909	29.97%	710	5.44%	4,517	34.63%	13,045
Kitsap (part)	24,845	67.99%	10,332	28.28%	1,363	3.73%	14,513	39.72%	36,540
Mason	10,211	61.49%	5,429	32.69%	966	5.82%	4,782	28.80%	16,606
Pierce (part)	57,203	66.14%	26,375	30.49%	2,915	3.37%	30,828	35.64%	86,493

District 7

This district, the most liberal in Washington, encompasses most of the city of Seattle and has been represented by Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott since he was first elected in 1988. Running for a seventh term this year, McDermott faced off against Republican Carol Cassady and Libertarian Stan Lippmann, whom he crushed in the general election by a convincing margin.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

By county

County	Jim McDermott	Carol Cassady	Stan Lippmann	Margin	Total votes	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	156,300	74.07%	46,256	21.92%	8,447	4.00%	110,044	52.15%	211,003
King (part)	156,300	74.07%	46,256	21.92%	8,447	4.00%	110,044	52.15%	211,003

District 8

Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn ran for a seventh term in this liberal-leaning district and faced Democratic nominee Heidi Behrens-Benedict and Libertarian Mark Taff in the general election. Though this district, based in the eastern suburbs of Seattle, has a tendency to vote Democratic, the potential potency of Behrens-Benedict’s candidacy was hampered by the fact that she has achieved perennial status, running for the same seat two previous times. Ultimately, Congresswoman Dunn was re-elected by a solid margin on election day.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

By county

County	Jennifer Dunn	Heidi Behrens-Benedict	Mark A. Taff	Margin	Total votes	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	121,633	59.82%	75,931	37.34%	5,771	2.84%	45,702	22.48%	203,335
King (part)	98,565	59.44%	62,876	37.92%	4,377	2.64%	35,689	21.52%	165,818
Pierce (part)	23,068	61.49%	13,055	34.80%	1,394	3.72%	10,013	26.69%	37,517

District 9

In his bid for a fourth term, incumbent Democratic Congressman Adam Smith was opposed by Republican State Representative Sarah Casada and Libertarian candidate John Mills in the general election. Congressman Smith represents a liberal-leaning district that runs from the state’s capital of Olympia to some of the southern suburbs of Seattle, and, true to the liberal tendencies of his constituency, Smith was re-elected by a substantial margin over Casada and Mills.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

By county

County	Adam Smith	Sarah Casada	John Mills	Margin	Total votes	#	%	#	%
King (part)	45,639	62.09%	25,773	35.06%	2,092	2.85%	19,866	27.03%	73,504
Pierce (part)	33,462	53.83%	26,978	43.40%	1,728	2.78%	6,484	10.43%	62,168
Thurston (part)	16,704	59.58%	10,395	37.07%	939	3.35%	6,309	22.50%	28,038

References

"Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
(6 November 2002). "50 most competitive House races of 2002". Sabato's Crystal Ball.
(14 October 2002). "2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings". The New York Times.
Reed, Sam. (November 5, 2002). "Elections Search Results November 2002 General U. S. Representative District #1". [[Secretary of State of Washington]].
Reed, Sam. (November 5, 2002). "Elections Search Results November 2002 General U. S. Representative District #2". [[Secretary of State of Washington]].
Reed, Sam. (November 5, 2002). "Elections Search Results November 2002 General U. S. Representative District #3". [[Secretary of State of Washington]].
Reed, Sam. (November 5, 2002). "Elections Search Results November 2002 General U. S. Representative District #4". [[Secretary of State of Washington]].
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