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Washington's at-large congressional district

39 members have held this seat since Dec 5, 1853. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
39
27 R · 9 D · 2 P · 1 SR
Longest tenure
4 years
Selucius Garfielde
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/wa-alEvery holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020Columbia Lancaster · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · DemocratJames Patton Anderson · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · DemocratIsaac Ingalls Stevens · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratIsaac Ingalls Stevens · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Henson Wallace · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Edward Cole · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · DemocratArthur Armstrong Denny · 1865-12-04 – 1867-03-04 · RepublicanAlvan Flanders · 1867-03-04 – 1869-03-04 · RepublicanSelucius Garfielde · 1869-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · RepublicanObadiah Benton McFadden · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · DemocratOrange Jacobs · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · RepublicanOrange Jacobs · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Hurley Brents · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Hurley Brents · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Hurley Brents · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Stewart Voorhees · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratCharles Stewart Voorhees · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratJohn Beard Allen · 1889-03-04 – 1889-11-12 · RepublicanWilliam Hall Doolittle · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Hall Doolittle · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Carey Jones · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · Silver RepublicanFrancis Wellington Cushman · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · RepublicanFrancis Wellington Cushman · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanFrancis Wellington Cushman · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanFrancis Wellington Cushman · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanFrancis Wellington Cushman · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanJames Wesley Bryan · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · ProgressiveJohn Lockwood Wilson · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · RepublicanSamuel Clarence Hyde · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanJames Hamilton Lewis · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · DemocratWesley Livsey Jones · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · RepublicanWesley Livsey Jones · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Ewart Humphrey · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Ewart Humphrey · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Ewart Humphrey · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanJacob Alexander Falconer · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · ProgressiveWesley Livsey Jones · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanWesley Livsey Jones · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanWesley Livsey Jones · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · Republican
James Wesley Bryan P
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Jacob Alexander Falconer P
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Francis Wellington Cushman R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
William Ewart Humphrey R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Wesley Livsey Jones R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Francis Wellington Cushman R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
William Ewart Humphrey R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Wesley Livsey Jones R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Francis Wellington Cushman R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
William Ewart Humphrey R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Wesley Livsey Jones R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Francis Wellington Cushman R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Wesley Livsey Jones R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Francis Wellington Cushman R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Wesley Livsey Jones R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
William Carey Jones SR
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
James Hamilton Lewis D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
William Hall Doolittle R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Samuel Clarence Hyde R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
William Hall Doolittle R
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
John Lockwood Wilson R
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
John Beard Allen R
Mar 4, 1889 – Nov 12, 1889 · 8 months
Charles Stewart Voorhees D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Charles Stewart Voorhees D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Thomas Hurley Brents R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Thomas Hurley Brents R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Thomas Hurley Brents R
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Orange Jacobs R
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Orange Jacobs R
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Obadiah Benton McFadden D
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Selucius Garfielde R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1873 · 4 years
Alvan Flanders R
Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1869 · 2 years
Arthur Armstrong Denny R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1867 · 15 months
George Edward Cole D
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
William Henson Wallace R
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
Isaac Ingalls Stevens D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
Isaac Ingalls Stevens D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
James Patton Anderson D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
Columbia Lancaster D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.