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
Derek Kilmer , a
Democrat from
Gig Harbor , since January 2013. He succeeded 36-year incumbent and fellow Democrat
Norm Dicks , at the time the dean of the Washington delegation.
Established after the 1930 U.S. census , the 6th district is a working class district, with many of its jobs provided by tourism and a declining 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.
Al Gore and John Kerry carried the district in 2000 and 2004 , with 52% and 53% of the vote, respectively. Barack Obama swept the district in 2008 and 2012 , with 57% and 56% of the vote. Hillary Clinton won the district with 51% in 2016 , with a diminished, but still large, margin. Joe Biden received 57% in the district in 2020 .
Recent election results from presidential races
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Term
Cong ress
Electoral history
District location
District established March 4, 1933
Wesley Lloyd (Tacoma )
Democratic
March 4, 1933 – January 10, 1936
73rd 74th
Elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 . Died.
1933–1959 [data missing ]
Vacant
January 10, 1936 – January 3, 1937
74th
John M. Coffee (Tacoma )
Democratic
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1947
75th 76th 77th 78th 79th
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 (Tacoma )
Republican
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1965
80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th
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 [data missing ]
1961–1969 [data missing ]
Floyd Hicks (Tacoma )
Democratic
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1977
89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th
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 [data missing ]
Norm Dicks (Bremerton )
Democratic
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th
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 (Gig Harbor )
Democratic
January 3, 2013 – present
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
Elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 . Retiring at the end of term.
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
Recent election results
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
Historical district boundaries
The district from 2003 to 2013
The district from 2013 to 2023
See also