| State: | Washington |
| District Number: | 6 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 (Kitsap County and Tacoma highlighted, where most of the district's population resides) |
| Representative: | Emily Randall |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Bremerton |
| Population: | 799,758 |
| Population Year: | 2024 |
| Median Income: | $94,385[1] |
| Percent White: | 72.5 |
| Percent Black: | 3.4 |
| Percent Asian: | 4.3 |
| Percent Native American: | 2.1 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 9.1 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.6 |
| Percent Native Hawaiian: | 0.9 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 7.8 |
| Cpvi: | D+10[2] |
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.
| Year | Office | Results[3] [4] [5] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 57% - 41% |
| 2010 | Senate | Murray 52% - 48% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 57% - 43% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 52% - 40% |
| Senate | Murray 58% - 42% | |
| Governor | Inslee 53% - 47% | |
| Lt. Governor | Habib 53% - 47% | |
| Secretary of State | Wyman 56% - 44% | |
| Auditor | McCarthy 53% - 47% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Cantwell 57% - 43% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 57% - 40% |
| Governor | Inslee 55% - 44% | |
| Secretary of State | Wyman 55% - 45% | |
| Treasurer | Pellicciotti 53% - 46% | |
| Auditor | McCarthy 57% - 42% | |
| Attorney General | Ferguson 55% - 44% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Murray 57% - 43% |
| Secretary of State (Spec.) | Anderson 49% - 47% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 58% - 39% |
| Senate | Cantwell 59% - 41% | |
| Governor | Ferguson 56% - 44% | |
| Lt. Governor | Heck 56% - 44% | |
| Secretary of State | Hobbs 60% - 40% | |
| Treasurer | Pellicciotti 58% - 42% | |
| Auditor | McCarthy 59% - 41% | |
| Attorney General | Brown 56% - 44% | |
| Commissioner of Public Lands | Upthegrove 54% - 46% |
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:[6]
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
| Member | Party | Term | Cong ress | Electoral history | width=350 | District location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1933 | ||||||||
| align=left | Wesley Lloyd | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 10, 1936 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Died. | 1933–1959 | ||
| Colspan=2 | Vacant | nowrap | January 10, 1936 – January 3, 1937 | |||||
| align=left | John M. Coffee | Democratic | nowrap | 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. | |||||
| 1969–1973 Kitsap 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. | |||||
| 1983–1985 Parts of Kitsap, Mason, and Pierce | ||||||||
| 1985–1993 Parts of Kitsap and Pierce | ||||||||
| 1993–2003 Clallam, Jefferson, and Mason; parts of Grays Harbor, Kitsap, and Pierce | ||||||||
| 2003–2013 Clallam, 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. | 2013–2023 Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, and Kitsap; parts of Mason and Pierce | ||||
| 2023–present Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, and Mason; parts of Pierce | ||||||||
| align=left | Emily Randall | Democratic | January 3, 2025 – present | Elected in 2024. | ||||
