Washington's 5th congressional district

The 5th Congressional District of Washington is a congressional district encompassing the eastern portion of Washington.

Washington's 5th congressional district is located in the eastern portion of the state, and includes Pend Orelle, Stevens, Ferry, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman, Asotin, Garfield, Whitman, Columbia, and Walla Walla counties.

Previously, counties in the district included Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin. It was centered around Spokane, the state's second largest city.

The current representative of the 5th congressional district is Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R).

Elections

2012

See also: Washington's 5th congressional district elections, 2012

The 5th congressional district of Washington held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Washington, District 5 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers Incumbent	61.9%	191,066
	Democratic	Rich Cowan	38.1%	117,512
Total Votes				308,578
Source: Washington Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Cathy McMorris Rodgers won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Daryl Romeyn (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Washington District 5 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers incumbent	67.6%	156,726
	Democratic	Daryl Romeyn	32.4%	74,973
Total Votes				231,699

2008
On November 4, 2008, Cathy McMorris Rodgers won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Mark Mays (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Washington District 5 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers incumbent	65.3%	211,305
	Democratic	Mark Mays	34.7%	112,382
Total Votes				323,687

2006
On November 7, 2006, Cathy McMorris won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Peter J. Goldmark (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Washington General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cathy McMorris incumbent	56.4%	134,967
	Democratic	Peter J. Goldmark	43.6%	104,357
Total Votes				239,324

2004
On November 2, 2004, Cathy McMorris won election to the United States House. She defeated Don Barbieri (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Washington District 5 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cathy McMorris	59.7%	179,600
	Democratic	Don Barbieri	40.3%	121,333
Total Votes				300,933

2002
On November 5, 2002, George R. Nethercutt, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bart Haggin (D) and Rob Chase (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Washington District 5 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	George R. Nethercutt, Jr. incumbent	62.7%	126,757
	Democratic	Bart Haggin	32.2%	65,146
	Libertarian	Rob Chase	5.1%	10,379
Total Votes				202,282

2000
On November 7, 2000, George R. Nethercutt, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Keefe (D) and Greg Holmes (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Washington District 5 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	George R. Nethercutt, Jr. incumbent	57.3%	144,038
	Democratic	Tom Keefe	38.9%	97,703
	Libertarian	Greg Holmes	3.8%	9,473
Total Votes				251,214

Redistricting

2010-2011

This is the 5th congressional district of Washington after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Washington

In 2011, the Washington State Legislature re-drew the Congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

External links

• Open Congress District 5

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See also

• Redistricting in Washington
• Washington's 5th congressional district elections, 2012