Washington's 6th congressional district encompasses the Olympic Peninsula, the Kitsap Peninsula, and most of the city of Tacoma. Its counties include the entirety of Clallam, Kitsap, Mason, Jefferson, and Grays Harbor counties, and part of Pierce County. The 6th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Emily Randall, a Democrat from Bremerton, since January 2025.

Established after the 1930 U.S. census, the 6th district is a working class district, with many of its jobs provided by tourism and the timber industry on the Pacific and Juan de Fuca coasts, and by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton.

Presidentially, the 6th leans Democratic. It was one of only two districts in Washington retained by the Democrats in the Republican realignment election of 1994.

Barack Obama swept the district in 2008 and 2012, with 57% of the vote each time. Hillary Clinton won the district with 52% in 2016, with a diminished, but still large, margin. Joe Biden received 57% in the district in 2020 and Kamala Harris received 58% here in 2024.

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 57–41%2010 SenateMurray 52–48%2012 PresidentObama 57–43%2016 PresidentClinton 52–40% SenateMurray 58–42% GovernorInslee 53–47% Lt. GovernorHabib 53–47% Secretary of StateWyman 56–44% AuditorMcCarthy 53–47%2018 SenateCantwell 57–43%2020 PresidentBiden 57–40% GovernorInslee 55–44% Secretary of StateWyman 55–45% TreasurerPellicciotti 53–46% AuditorMcCarthy 57–42% Attorney GeneralFerguson 55–44%2022 SenateMurray 57–43% Secretary of State (Spec.)Anderson 49–47%2024 PresidentHarris 58–39% SenateCantwell 59–41% GovernorFerguson 56–44% Lt. GovernorHeck 56–44% Secretary of StateHobbs 60–40% TreasurerPellicciotti 58–42% AuditorMcCarthy 59–41% Attorney GeneralBrown 56–44% Commissioner of Public LandsUpthegrove 54–46%

Composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST53/CD118_WA06.pdf

Clallam County (12)

All 12 communities

Grays Harbor County (33)

All 33 communities

Jefferson County (7)

All 7 communities

Kitsap County (28)

All 28 communities

Mason County (7)

All 7 communities

Pierce County (22)

Artondale, Browns Point, Canterwood, Dash Point, Fife, Fife Heights, Fox Island, Gig Harbor, Herron Island, Home, Key Center, Longbranch, Maplewood, Milton (part; also 9th), Purdy, Rosedale, Ruston, Stansberry Lake, Tacoma (part; also 10th), Vaughn, Wauna, Wollochet

List of members representing the district Member Party Term Congress Electoral history District location District established March 4, 1933 Wesley Lloyd Democratic March 4, 1933 –January 10, 1936 Elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Died. 1933–1959 Vacant January 10, 1936 –January 3, 1937 John M. Coffee Democratic January 3, 1937 –January 3, 1947 Elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Re-elected in 1944.Lost re-election. Thor C. Tollefson Republican January 3, 1947 –January 3, 1965 Elected in 1946.Re-elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950.Re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Re-elected in 1962.Lost re-election. 1959–1961 1961–1969 Floyd Hicks Democratic January 3, 1965 –January 3, 1977 Elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Re-elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Retired. 1969–1973Kitsap and Pierce; parts of King 1973–1983 Norm Dicks Democratic January 3, 1977 –January 3, 2013 Elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-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.Retired. 1983–1985Parts of Kitsap, Mason, and Pierce 1985–1993Parts of Kitsap and Pierce 1993–2003Clallam, Jefferson, and Mason; parts of Grays Harbor, Kitsap, and Pierce 2003–2013Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, and Mason; parts of Kitsap and Pierce Derek Kilmer Democratic January 3, 2013 –January 3, 2025 Elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Retired. 2013–2023Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, and Kitsap; parts of Mason and Pierce 2023–presentClallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, and Mason; parts of PierceEmily Randall DemocraticJanuary 3, 2025 –presentElected in 2024.

Recent election results

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

See also United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012

References

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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