| State: | Washington |
| District Number: | 2 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Rick Larsen |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Everett |
| Population: | 782,277 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $82,997[1] |
| Percent White: | 69.0 |
| Percent Black: | 2.6 |
| Percent Asian: | 7.0 |
| Percent Native American: | 1.6 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 12.4 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 6.3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.1 |
| Cpvi: | D+9[2] |
Washington's 2nd congressional district includes all of Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom counties, as well as coastal western Snohomish County. It stretches from Bellingham and the Canada–US border in the north down to the Skagit/Snohomish county line, with a narrow strip along the coast running down to Lynnwood and the King/Snohomish county line in the south. Since 2001, it has been represented by Democrat Rick Larsen.
Originally created in 1909, when Washington was broken up into districts, the second district was represented by future U.S. Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson between 1941 and 1953. It was a reliably Democratic district for most of the latter half of the 20th century, until the Republican Revolution of 1994, when retiring Rep. Al Swift was replaced by Jack Metcalf. Larsen has represented the district since Metcalf's retirement in 2001. He faced a close re-election in 2002, but was handily re-elected in 2004, and didn't face serious opposition until 2010. In the 2008 election, Larsen easily defeated Republican challenger Rick Bart. In the 2010 election, Larsen narrowly avoided defeat against Republican challenger John Koster.
The district has leaned Democratic in presidential elections since the 1988 election. Al Gore and John Kerry narrowly carried the district in 2000 and 2004 with 48% and 51% of the vote, respectively. In 2008, Barack Obama won the district by a wide margin, carrying 55.60% of the vote while John McCain received 42%.
| Election results from presidential races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results | |
| 1952 | President | Eisenhower 55 - 45% | |
| 1956 | President | Eisenhower 55 - 45% | |
| 1960 | President | Kennedy 50 - 50% | |
| 1964 | President | Johnson 66 - 34% | |
| 1968 | President | Humphrey 48 - 46% | |
| 1972 | President | Nixon 62 - 38% | |
| 1976 | President | Ford 51 - 47% | |
| 1980 | President | Reagan 50 - 37% | |
| 1984 | President | Reagan 55 - 44% | |
| 1988 | President | Dukakis 49 - 48% | |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 39 - 33% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 47 - 39% | |
| 2000 | President | Gore 48 - 47% | |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 51 - 47% | |
| 2008 | President | Obama 56 - 42% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 59 - 38% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 57 - 35% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 62 - 35% | |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1909 | ||||||||
| align=left | Francis W. Cushman | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1909 – July 6, 1909 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1908. Died. | |||
| Colspan=2 | Vacant | nowrap | July 6, 1909 – November 2, 1909 | |||||
| align=left | William W. McCredie | Republican | nowrap | November 2, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | Elected to finish Cushman's term. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Stanton Warburton | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1910. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Albert Johnson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Elected in 1912. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Lindley H. Hadley | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Monrad Wallgren | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – December 19, 1940 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected. | |||
| Colspan=2 | Vacant | nowrap | December 19, 1940 – January 3, 1941 | |||||
| align=left | Henry M. Jackson | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953 | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |||
| align=left | Jack Westland | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965 | 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. | |||
| align=left | Lloyd Meeds | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1979 | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Al Swift | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995 | 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. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Jack Metcalf | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired. | |||
Rick Larsen | Democratic | January 3, 2001 – present | Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |||||
| 2003–2013 | ||||||||
| 2013–2023 | ||||||||
| 2023–present | ||||||||