At different times in its history,
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
elected one or more U.S. Representatives at-large statewide.
From statehood in 1889 until 1909, Washington elected all of its U.S. representatives statewide. In 1909, Washington was divided into
congressional districts
Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...
for purposes of electing representatives.
Following the
1950 Census, Washington was granted a seventh seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but the
state legislature was unable to agree on a plan to create a geographic district for the seat until 1957, so the seat was filled by a representative elected statewide.
[Holden, Ashley E. "Seventh District Ahead." '']The Spokesman-Review
''The Spokesman-Review'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Spokane, Washington, the city's sole remaining daily publication. It has the third-highest readership among daily newspapers in the state, with most of its readership base in ...
'', Nov. 17, 1956, p. 4.
From statehood in 1889 to 1893, Washington elected one representative at-large statewide.
From 1893 to 1903, Washington elected two representatives at-large statewide, then added a third seat in 1903. The third seat at large continued until 1909, when all representatives were elected from districts.
From 1913 to 1915, Washington elected two representatives at-large statewide, with the remaining three representatives elected from districts.
From 1953 to 1959, Washington elected one representative at-large statewide, with the remaining six representatives elected from districts.
After 1959, all representatives were elected from districts.
List of representatives
References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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At-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...
Former congressional districts of the United States
At-large United States congressional districts